The Everything Accounting Book

Balance Your Budget, Manage Your Cash Flow, And Keep Your Books in the Black

Michele Cagan

• Publisher: Everything
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN:
  9781593377182
• eBook ISBN:
  9781605502946
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Accounting
• Index: Business

If you're a home-based or small business owner, you need to learn how to balance your books as you start and grow your business. The Everything Accounting Book is a great beginner's guide for the basics of accounting.

This easy-to-use reference is loaded with expert tips and advice on:

• The differences between accounting and bookkeeping
• Preparing financial statements
• Recording and recognizing revenues and expenses
• Tax planning strategies

Real-world examples show accounting procedures for a retail business, a manufacturer, a home-based business, and a small high-tech company. So no matter what your business, you have the information you need to make a go of it with The Everything Accounting Book!

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• THE EVERYTHING® ACCOUNTING BOOK
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Top Ten Accounting Mistakes
• Introduction
• Accounting Is More Than Numbers
• The Basic Accounts
• Keeping Track of Transactions
• Setting Up a System
• The Accounting Equation
• Recording Your Revenues
• The Inventory-Cost Connection
• Standard Operating Expenses
• Managing the Payroll
• Always Know Your Cash
• Handling Customer Credit
• Controlling Purchase Costs
• The End of Period Cleanup
• Preparing Financial Statements
• Different Entities Mean Different Equity
• The Income Tax Impact
• The Best Use of Your Financial Statements
• More Ways Accounting Helps Your Business
• Unique Issues for Specific Businesses
• Retirement Plans
• Common Small-Business Tax Snafus
• Appendix A: Glossary
• Appendix B: Small-Business Resources on the Internet
• THE SERIES!