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Book-keeping and Accounting for the Small Business

 

[ Buy this book ] S ome people seem to take to bookkeeping and accounts like ducks to water. Others dread the prospect of ‘doing the books’ and looking after the paperwork of a business or other organisation. However you feel about it, do remember that accounts are just as important as any other aspe... [ Read More ]

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Peter Taylor - Peter Taylor is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has many years' practical experience of advising small businesses, particularly in taxation and auditing. He lives: nr Stoke on Trent, Staffs, UK.

 
 
 

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1.Preface to The Seventh Edition

2.Why You’ll Need Proper Business Records
How Your Accounts Will Help You; What Records Will I Need?; Summary;

3.Getting Started
How To Keep Your Accounting Records; Running Your Bank Account; Handling Invoices; Summary;

4.Accounting For Vat
What Is Value Added Tax?; How Vat Affects Your Business; Recording Vat Transactions; Other Key Points About Vat; Summary;

5.Expanding Your Records As Your Business Grows
Using An Analysed Cash Book; Recording Your Sales; Recording Your Purchases; Summary;

6.Double Entry Bookkeeping
The Pros And Cons Of Double Entry; Your Double Entry Accounts; Hints On Finding Errors; Summary;

7.Doing The Wages
Your Legal Obligations; Working Out The Wages; Deductions From Wages; Calculating Deductions And Net Pay; What Accounting Records Will I Need?; Owners And Directors; Summary;

8.Alternative Record-Keeping
Computerised Bookkeeping; Choosing The Software; Implementing Computerisation; Using A Preprinted Accounting Book; Summary;

9.Preparing Your Annual Accounts
What The Annual Accounts Show; The Balance Sheet; The Profit And Loss Account; Notes To The Accounts; A Standard Approach To Accounts; The Right Accounts For The Business; Company Accounts; Summary;

10.How To Use Management Information
Controlling The Cash Position; Managing A Budget; Summary;

11.Taxation And Your Business
Sole Traders And Partnerships; Company Taxation; Summary;

12.Accounting For Loans, Hire Purchase And Leasing
The Different Types Of Finance; Accounting Treatment; Taxation Treatment; Summary;

13.Dealing With Your Professional Advisers
Dealing With Your Accountant; Dealing With Your Bank Manager; Dealing With Your Solicitor; Using An Insurance Broker; Looking For Extra Help; Summary;