BOOKKEEPING WORKBOOK FOR DUMMIES

Fully updated for a UK audience Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies is the easiest way to get up to speed in all the basics of bookkeeping: from setting up a bookkeeping system and recording transactions to managing payroll, preparing profit and loss statements, tackling tax and filing month and year end reports finances. Expert author Jane Kelly guides you step-by-step through every aspect of financial record and offers quick tips to help you work through the interactive exercises and practical problems encouraging you to find your own route to a solution and sharpen your skills along the way. Whether you’re studying on a bookkeeping course or balancing the books in a small business this book is the fastest way to get started.


Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition includes:





Part I: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics


Chapter 1: Deciphering the Basics
Chapter 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System
Chapter 3: Sorting Out Your Business Road Map





Part II: Putting it All on Paper


Chapter 4: Looking at the Big Picture
Chapter 5: Journaling — The Devil’s in the Details
Chapter 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money





Part III: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books


Chapter 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases
Chapter 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales
Chapter 9:  Employee Payroll and Benefits





Part IV: Getting Ready for Year’s (Or Month’s) End


Chapter 10: Depreciating Your Assets
Chapter 11: Paying and Collecting Interest
Chapter 12: Checking Your Books
Chapter 13: Checking and Correcting Your Books





Part V: Reporting Results and Starting Over


Chapter 14: Developing a Balance Sheet
Chapter 15: Producing a Profit and Loss Statement
Chapter 16: Reporting for Not-For-Profit Organizations
Chapter 17: Doing Your Business Taxes
Chapter 18: Completing Year-End Payroll and Reports
Chapter 19: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year





Part VI: The Part of Tens


Chapter 20: Top Ten Checklist for Managing Your Cash
Chapter 21: Top Ten Accounts You Should Monitor
Chapter 22: Top Ten Problems You Should Practice

Jane Kelly is a Chartered management consultant, bookkeeping teacher, and author of Sage 50 Accounts For Dummies.


Lita Epstein is an expert financial author and adviser.

Introduction.


Part I: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics.


Chapter 1: Deciphering the Basics.


Chapter 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System.


Chapter 3: Sorting Out Your Chart of accounts.


Part II: Putting It All on Paper.


Chapter 4: Looking at the Ledgers.


Chapter 5: Journaling – The Devil’s in the Details.


Chapter 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money.


Part III: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books.


Chapter 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases.


Chapter 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales.


Chapter 9: Paying Your Employees.


Part IV: Getting Ready for Year’s (Or Month’s) End.


Chapter 10: Depreciating Your Assets.


Chapter 11: Paying and Collecting Interest.


Chapter 12: Checking Your Books.


Chapter 13: Correcting Your Books.


Part V: Putting on Your Best Financial Face.


Chapter 14: Showing Everything’s in Balance.


Chapter 15: Producing a Profi t and Loss Statement.


Chapter 16: Reporting for Not-for-profi t Organisations.


Chapter 17: Doing Your Business Taxes.


Chapter 18: Completing Year End Payroll and Reports.


Chapter 19: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year.


Part VI: The Part of Tens.


Chapter 20: Ten Top Ways to Manage Your Cash.


Chapter 20: Ten Top Accounts You Should Monitor.


Chapter 22: Ten Top Problems You Should Practise.


Index.