Small Business Accounting : The jargon-free guide to accounts, budgets and forecasts

Is this the right book for me?A jargon-free guide for the small business owner or managerSmall Business Accounting is a jargon-free joy for the small business owner or manager, providing practical examples of real businesses to show the reader, step by step, how to record each transaction. This book does not assume that you know anything at all about business records and accounts and gives a system for real businesses to be operated by real business people who want a simple, easy and, above all, quick system of book keeping. Forget about debits and credits, journal entries, ledgers and day books. If you can read a bank statement this book will teach you how to prepare accounts, make cashflow forecasts and prepare a budget. And when you do need to use an accountant, it tells you how best to find a reliable one.Small Business Accounting includes: Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Your bank accountChapter 3: A simple cashbookChapter 4: Analysis columnsChapter 5: Payments - filingChapter 6: Payments - cheque-bookChapter 7: Payments - cashbookChapter 8: Non-allowable expensesChapter 9: Purchase of equipmentChapter 10: Credit cardsChapter 11: Petty cashChapter 12: Receipts - filingChapter 13: Receipts - paying-in bookChapter 14: Receipts - cashbook Chapter 15: Capital introducedChapter 16: End of month proceduresChapter 17: VATChapter 18: WagesChapter 19: End of year totalsChapter 20: Adjustments for paymentsChapter 21: Adjustments to receiptsChapter 22: Transfer to tax returnChapter 23: Trial balanceChapter 24: Final accountsChapter 25: Budgeting and cash-flow forecastingChapter 26: Costing and pricingChapter 27: Computerization. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: Not got much time?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.Author insightsLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.Test yourselfTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.Extend your knowledgeExtra online articles to give you a richer understanding of small business accounting.Five things to rememberQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.Try thisInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.