Bookkeeping & accounting all-in-one for dummies / by Colin Barrow [and five other] ; edited by Jane Kelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrow, Colin, author.

Contributor:

Kelly, Jane, editor.

Series:

--For dummies.

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bookkeeping--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Bookkeeping.

Accounting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Accounting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (491 p.)

Edition:

Uk edition.

Other Title:

Bookkeeping and accounting all-in-one for dummies

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bookkeeping and accounting basics for the rest of us Unless you're one of those rare ""numbers people,"" the thought of accounting and bookkeeping probably make your head spin. While these pragmatic and confusing practices may not be fun for the rest of us, mastering them is absolutely essential in order to run and maintain a successful business. Thankfully, Bookkeeping & Accounting All-in-One For Dummies, UK Edition, is here to take the intimidation out of crunching numbers and offers easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction on keeping your business' finances in order with information specif

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Book I Basic Bookkeeping; Chapter 1 So You Want to Do the Books; Delving into Bookkeeping Basics; Looking at basic accounting methods; Understanding assets, capital and liabilities; Introducing debits and credits; Charting your bookkeeping course; Discovering different business types; Planning and controlling your activities; Instituting internal controls; Defining and Maintaining a Ledger

Acknowledging the other costsSetting Up Your Chart of Accounts; Have a Go; Answering the Have a Go Questions; Chapter 4 Looking at Ledgers; Developing Entries for the Ledger; Posting Sales Invoices; Posting Purchase Invoices; Entering Items into the Nominal Ledger; Cashbook Transactions; Bank payments; Supplier payments; Bank receipts; Customer receipts; Introducing Control Accounts; Debtors Control account; Creditors Control account; Understanding How the Ledgers Impact the Accounts; Adjusting for Nominal Ledger Errors; Have a Go; Answering the Have a Go Questions

Book II Bookkeeping Day to DayChapter 1 Planning and Controlling Your Workload; Introducing Checklists; Sorting Out Your Sales Invoices; Entering Your Purchases Invoices; Sequential numbering and coding; Paying your suppliers; Checking Cash Payments and Receipts; Cash payments; Cash receipts; Reconciling Your Bank Account; Entering Your Journals; Controlling Your Books, Records and Money; Dividing staff responsibilities; Balancing control costs; Have a Go; Answering the Have a Go Questions; Chapter 2 Counting Your Sales; Collecting on Cash Sales; Discovering the value of sales receipts

Recording cash transactions in the books

Notes:

"Making Everything Easier"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-02661-X

1-119-02660-1