| Description |
xviii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
--for dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Keeping the books. Basic bookkeeping ; Charting the accounts ; The general ledger ; Keeping journals ; Controlling your records ; Computer options for bookkeeping ; Financial statements and accounting standards -- Accounting and financial reports. Financial report basics ; Reporting profit ; Exploring business structures ; The balance sheet: assets, liabilities, and equity ; The income statement ; The statement of cash flows ; Getting a financial report ready ; Accounting alternatives -- Day-to-day bookkeeping. Buying and tracking your purchases ; Counting your sales ; Employee payroll and benefits ; Employer-paid taxes and government payroll reporting -- Preparing for year's end. Depreciating your assets ; Paying and collecting interest ; Proving out thecash ; Closing the journals ; Checking your accuracy ; Adjusting the books -- Accounting and managing your business. Managing profit ; Budgeting ; Cost accounting ; Filing and paying business taxes ; Prepping the books for a new accounting cycle. |
| Summary |
Helps you get up and running on bookkeeping basics and the latest tools and technology used in the field. Covers everything from learning to keep track of transactions, unraveling up-to-date tax information recognizing your assets, and wrapping up your quarter or your year. Bringing you accessible information on the new technologies and programs that develop with the art of bookkeeping, it cuts through confusing jargon and gives you friendly instruction you can put to use right away. --Publsiher's description. |
| Subject |
Bookkeeping -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Tracy, John A., author.
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| ISBN |
9781119094210 29.99 |
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1119094216 29.99 |
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