Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lita Epstein, MBA, designs and teaches online courses in investing, finance, and taxes. She is the author of Trading For Dummies and Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies.
Introduction 1
Part I: Basic Bookkeeping: Why You Need It 5
Chapter 1: So You Want to Do the Books 7
Chapter 2: Getting Down to Bookkeeping Basics 15
Chapter 3: Outlining Your Financial Road Map with a Chart of Accounts 27
Part II: Keeping a Paper Trail 41
Chapter 4: Ledgers: A One-Stop Summary of Your Business Transactions 43
Chapter 5: Keeping Journals 55
Chapter 6: Computer Options for Your Bookkeeping 71
Chapter 7: Controlling Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 81
Part III: Tracking Your Day-to-Day Operations with Your Books 99
Chapter 8: Buying and Tracking Your Purchases 101
Chapter 9: Counting Your Sales 113
Chapter 10: Employee Payroll and Benefits 127
Chapter 11: Employer-Paid Taxes and Government Payroll Reporting 149
Part IV: Preparing the Books for Year's (or Month's) End 163
Chapter 12: Depreciating Your Assets 165
Chapter 13: Paying and Collecting Interest 175
Chapter 14: Proving Out the Cash 185
Chapter 15: Closing the Journals 199
Chapter 16: Checking Your Accuracy - By Trial and Hopefully No Error 211
Chapter 17: Adjusting the Books 221
Part V: Reporting Results and Starting Over 231
Chapter 18: Developing a Balance Sheet 233
Chapter 19: Producing an Income Statement 245
Chapter 20: Completing Year-End Payroll and Reports 259
Chapter 21: Satisfying the Tax Man 271
Chapter 22: Prepping the Books for a New Accounting Cycle 289
Part VI: The Part of Tens 297
Chapter 23: Top Ten Ways to Manage Your Business Cash with Your Books 299
Chapter 24: Top Ten Most Important Accounts for Any Bookkeeper 303
Appendix: Glossary 307
Index 311
