Do you have trouble balancing the books for your small business every month? Or are you a professional bookkeeper wishing to hone your skills? Whatever your bookkeeping needs, this practical guide to the ins and outs of business transactions will help you ensure thatthe numbers add up — every time. *
Follow the bookkeeping cycle — make the end of the month hassle-free by recording transactions properly *
Translate the financial lingo — know your assets from your equity and don't get depressed about depreciation *
Prepare financial reports — understand how a business is doing by analysing Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reports *
Use accounting software — throw out the shoebox of receipts and discover a new world of technology *
Stay on the right side of the law — tick all the boxes, from registering a business to paying employees correctly *
Get qualified — succeed in Certificate IV Bookkeeping with lots of tips and info for your core units *
Crack the GST code — keep the tax wolves from the door by calculating GST correctly *
Tame the bookkeeping tiger — understand accruals, general journals, inventory management and more
Open the book and find: *
Definitions of all the common bookkeeping terms *
How to build your own list of accounts *
A step-by-step bookkeeping health check *
Systems for calculating employee payroll, superannuation and leave *
An expert guide to accounting software packages *
Ways to determine business profitability and growth *
Tips for bookkeeping in non-profit organisations *
Where to go for further training and BAS agent accreditation