Bookkeeping for Dummies

by Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis

Created especially for the Australian customer!Take the stress out of bookkeeping with easy-to-follow advice from the expertsDo you have trouble balancing the books for your small business every month? Or are you a professional bookkeeper wishing to hone your skills? Whatever your bookkeeping needs, this practical guide to the ins and outs of business transactions will help you ensure that the numbers add up every time.Follow the bookkeeping cycle -- make the end of the month hassle-free by recording transactions properly Translate the financial lingo -- know your assets from your equity and don't get depressed about depreciation Prepare financial reports -- understand how a business is doing by analysing Profit Use accounting software -- throw out the shoebox of receipts and discover a new world of technology Stay on the right side of the law -- tick all the boxes, from registering a business to paying employees correctly Get qualified -- succeed in Certificate IV Bookkeeping with lots of tips and info for your core units Crack the GST code -- keep the tax wolves from the door by calculating GST correctly Tame the bookkeeping tiger -- understand accruals, general journals, inventory management and more

Genres: Business, Accounting, Bookkeeping

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 3, 2010

Reviews

[Narelle Clauscen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great place to start if you need to get your head around booking, but would say it speaks more in a language suited to skilled professionals in the field, so can get a bit overwhelming in parts for the beginner. I've taken what I need initially and will most likely revisit sections as they become relevant.

[Rhonda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid introduction to bookkeeping - but I'll never understand double-entry accounting.