Mastering Book-Keeping


Book Description

Double-entry accounting can be easy if it's explained well, and Mastering Book-keeping does just that. Now in its updated 8th edition, this popular book has helped thousands of people to get to grips with book-keeping. It explains the principles and practice of book-keeping sequentially, and includes: - The daybooks and ledger accounts - End of year accounting - Sole proprietorships, limited companies, partnerships and not-for-profit organisations - Using computers for accounting - Accounting for VAT - Progressing to more advanced management accounting - The implications of the Data Protection Act 1998 on book-keepers Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts, and much more. Everything is made clear with easy-to-follow explanations. Typical transactions are illustrated throughout to make the information even easier to understand. This book is suitable for those preparing for the examinations of ICB, AAT, IAB, OCR, AQA and all other courses in book-keeping and accounts.




Mastering Bookkeeping, 10th Edition


Book Description

The book explains the principles and practice of bookkeeping sequentially, including: ·The bank reconciliation ·Writing up the petty cash book ·Extracting a trial balance ·Accruals and prepayments ·Setting up a limited company ·Accounting for VAT Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts and much more. The 10th edition also includes significant enhancements to reflect the teachings of the principle bookkeeping institutes as they endeavour to raise the professional competence of their members. For example, accounting staff are increasingly being required to extend their record keeping into management accounts areas. The new edition includes chapters on stock control and budgetary control accounting. In addition, it will include more detailed guidance on the significance and importance of ratio analysis and statements of sources and application of funds, plus the latest available IAB and ICB exam papers.







How to Start a Home-based Bookkeeping Business


Book Description

In tough economic times and with rising unemployment, people are looking to take the bull by the horns and start their own home-based businesses.... From GPP's enormously successful How to Start a Home-Based Business series (more than half a million copies sold!), comes the essential guide to starting up a home-based Bookkeeping business.




The Accounting Game


Book Description

A clear, easy-to-understand explanation of key financial accounting basics. The world of accounting can be intimidating. Whether you're a manager, business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or taking a college course in accounting, you'll find yourself need to know the basics...but baffled by complicated accounting books. What if learning accounting could be as simple and fun as running a child's lemonade stand? It can. The Accounting Game presents financial information in a format so simple and so unlike a common accounting textbook, you may forget you're learning skills that will help you get ahead! Using the world of a child's lemonade stand to teach the basics of managing your finances, this book makes a dry subject fun and understandable. As you run your stand, you'll begin to understand and apply financial terms and concepts like assets, liabilities, earnings, inventory and notes payable, plus: Interactive format gives you hands-on experience Color-coded charts and worksheets help you remember key terms Step-by-step process takes you from novice to expert with ease Fun story format speeds retention of essential concepts Designed to apply what you learn to the real world The revolutionary approach of The Accounting Game takes the difficult subjects of accounting and business finance and makes them something you can easily learn, understand, remember and use! Praise for The Accounting Game: "The game approach makes the subject matter most understandable. I highly recommend it to anyone frightened by either numbers or accountants." —John Hernandis, Director of Corporate Communications, American Greetings "Fantastic Learning Tool...Don't let this book title fool you. It is not an oversimplification of accounting and financial principles. It is, however, a serious and very effective examination of a very small but progressively complex business. There are not many books available on the market that make a complex and dry subject understandable and even fun. This book successfully does just that." —Amazon Reviewer




Step-by-step Bookkeeping


Book Description

Presents a recordkeeping system for the small store owner or business man.










Starting and Building Your Own Accounting Business


Book Description

An updated edition of the book that offers entreprenaurial accountants a headstart that will last the life of their business Now in Paper! Even the most zealous entrepreneur can have second thoughts when confronted with all the decisions required of a new business owner. Jack Fox has been there and draws on that experience to tackle every aspect of building a thriving accounting business—from creating a business plan, locating office space, and hiring a staff, to selecting computer hardware and software, advertising and promoting the practice, and planning for growth. You'll learn whether or not you need to be a CPA, how to make cash flow projections, when you should "fire" a client, and much more. Provides a programmed action plan for the critical first three months and a broader-based plan for the whole first year Includes charts and forms that can be used in the practice Offers tips on setting fees, timing billings, and prospecting for clients New edition has been expanded to address the growing importance of personal computers JACK FOX (San Diego, California) is President of Jack Fox Associates, an accounting firm, and is also an Adjunct Professor at The American University. The author of Accounting and Record Keeping Made Easy for the Self-Employed, Fox formerly served as the Budget Director of The National Alliance of Business.