Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies

Lita Epstein, MBA, is a financial writer focused on career growth and business topics. She has written more than 50 books, including Bookkeeping For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics 5CHAPTER 1: Deciphering the Basics 7CHAPTER 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System 19CHAPTER 3: Sorting Out Your Business Road Map 33Part 2: Putting It All on Paper 47CHAPTER 4: Looking at the Big Picture 49CHAPTER 5: Journaling: The Devil's in the Details 63CHAPTER 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 79Part 3: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books 93CHAPTER 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases 95CHAPTER 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales 107CHAPTER 9: Paying Your Employees 127CHAPTER 10: Paying Employer Taxes and Completing Related Government Reports 141Part 4: Getting Ready for Year's (or Month's) End 151CHAPTER 11: Depreciating Your Assets 153CHAPTER 12: Paying and Collecting Interest 165CHAPTER 13: Proving Out Your Books 177CHAPTER 14: Checking and Correcting Your Books 191Part 5: Putting on Your Best Financial Face 209CHAPTER 15: Showing Everything's in Balance 211CHAPTER 16: Proving Your Profits 231CHAPTER 17: Doing Your Business Taxes 245CHAPTER 18: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year 253Part 6: The Part of Tens 261CHAPTER 19: Top Ten Ways to Manage Cash 263CHAPTER 20: Top Ten Accounts You Should Monitor 267Index 271