Bookkeeping Kit For Dummies

Introduction 1
<p>Part I: Basic Bookkeeping: Why You Need It 7</p>
<p>Chapter 1: So You Want to Do the Books 9</p>
<p>Chapter 2: Getting Down to Bookkeeping Basics 17</p>
<p>Chapter 3: Outlining Your Financial Road Map with a Chart of Accounts 39</p>
<p>Part II: Keeping a Paper Trail 55</p>
<p>Chapter 4: The General Ledger: A One–Stop Summary of Your Business Transactions 57</p>
<p>Chapter 5: Keeping Journals 81</p>
<p>Chapter 6: Computer Options for Your Bookkeeping 111</p>
<p>Chapter 7: Controlling Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 121</p>
<p>Part III: Tracking Day–to–Day Business Operations with Your Books 139</p>
<p>Chapter 8: Buying and Tracking Your Purchases 141</p>
<p>Chapter 9: Counting Your Sales 159</p>
<p>Chapter 10: Employee Payroll and Benefits 191</p>
<p>Chapter 11: Employer–Paid Taxes and Government Payroll Reporting 213</p>
<p>Part IV: Preparing the Books for Year′s (Or Month′s) End 227</p>
<p>Chapter 12: Depreciating Your Assets 229</p>
<p>Chapter 13: Paying and Collecting Interest 243</p>
<p>Chapter 14: Proving Out the Cash 261</p>
<p>Chapter 15: Closing the Journals 277</p>
<p>Chapter 16: Checking Your Accuracy by Trial and (Hopefully No) Error 289</p>
<p>Chapter 17: Adjusting the Books 301</p>
<p>Part V: Reporting Results and Starting Over 317</p>
<p>Chapter 18: Developing a Balance Sheet 319</p>
<p>Chapter 19: Producing an Income Statement 337</p>
<p>Chapter 20: Completing Year–End Payroll and Reports 355</p>
<p>Chapter 21: Satisfying the Tax Man 365</p>
<p>Chapter 22: Prepping the Books for a New Accounting Cycle 373</p>
<p>Part VI: The Part of Tens 379</p>
<p>Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Manage Your Business Cash with Your Books...............381</p>
<p>Chapter 24: The Ten (Plus One) Most Important Accounts for Any Bookkeeper 385</p>
<p>Part VII: Appendixes 389</p>
<p>Appendix A: Glossary 391</p>
<p>Appendix B: About the CD 395</p>
<p>Index 403</p>