Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies
For Dummies (Verlag)
978-0-470-16983-4 (ISBN)
Master the art of bookkeeping with this valuable study guide
If you're preparing for The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers' (AIPB) bookkeeping certification test, you need an easy- to-follow test-preparation guide that gets you up to speed quickly in all of the bookkeeping basics, from setting up a company's books and recording transactions to managing employee payroll, handling government paperwork, and closing out the books. You need Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies. With demonstration problems, complementary examples, and multiple-choice questions you'll find in this user-friendly primer, you'll sharpen your bookkeeping skills for the real world as you increase your ability to perform well on any test. Chapter quizzes let check your progress as you go, and step-by-step answers show you where you went wrong (or right) each problem. You'll feel your confidence —and competence—growing as you learn how to:
Perform a wide variety of financial transactions
Use key concepts and skills with real-world bookkeeping problems
Design a bookkeeping system
Track day-to-day business operations
Keep journals for active accounts
Use blank working papers and spread sheets
Handle cash entries and develop internal controls
Calculate and pay employee withholding taxes
Depreciate assets
Prove out your books at year's end
Prepare tax returns as set up for a new year
Complete with Top Ten lists for managing cash, monitoring accounts, and finding additional helpful resources, Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies is the test-prep guide you need to help you ace the certification test and speed your way into a successful and rewarding career.
Lita Epstein, who earned her MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, enjoys helping people develop good financial, investing and tax-planning skills. While getting her MBA, Lita worked as a teaching assistant for the financial accounting department and ran the accounting lab. After completing her MBA, she managed finances for a small nonprofit organization and for the facilities management section of a large medical clinic. She designs and teaches online courses on topics such as investing for retirement, getting ready for tax time and finance and investing for women. She’s written over 20 books including Reading Financial Reports For Dummies and Trading For Dummies. Lita was the content director for a financial services Web site, MostChoice.com, and managed the Web site, Investing for Women. As a Congressional press secretary, Lita gained firsthand knowledge about how to work within and around the Federal bureaucracy, which gives her great insight into how government programs work. In the past, Lita has been a daily newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and fundraiser for the international activities of former President Jimmy Carter through The Carter Center.
Introduction 1
Part I: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics 5
Chapter 1: Deciphering the Basics 7
Chapter 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System 19
Chapter 3: Sorting Out Your Business Road Map 33
Part II: Putting it All on Paper 47
Chapter 4: Looking at the Big Picture 49
Chapter 5: Journaling — The Devil’s in the Details 63
Chapter 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 79
Part III: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books 91
Chapter 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases 93
Chapter 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales 103
Chapter 9: Paying Your Employees 127
Chapter 10: Paying Employer Taxes and Completing Related Government Reports 141
Part IV: Getting Ready for Year’s (Or Month’s) End 149
Chapter 11: Depreciating Your Assets 151
Chapter 12: Paying and Collecting Interest 161
Chapter 13: Proving Out Your Books 173
Chapter 14: Checking and Correcting Your Books 185
Part V: Putting on Your Best Financial Face 201
Chapter 15: Showing Everything’s in Balance 203
Chapter 16: Proving Your Profits 221
Chapter 17: Doing Your Business Taxes 233
Chapter 18: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year 241
Part VI: The Part of Tens 249
Chapter 19: Top Ten Checklist for Managing Your Cash 251
Chapter 20: Top Ten Accounts You Should Monitor 255
Chapter 21: Top Ten Problems You Should Practice 259
Index 261
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 208 x 274 mm |
| Gewicht | 499 g |
| Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-16983-4 / 0470169834 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-16983-4 / 9780470169834 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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