[ReviewAZON asin="1845280725"]Double-entry accounting can be easy if it's explained well, and "Mastering Book-Keeping" does just that. Now in its updated 7th edition, this popular book has helped thousands of people to get to grips with book-keeping. It explains the principles and practice of book-keeping sequentially, and includes: the bank reconciliation, writing up the petty cash book, extracting a trial balance, accruals and prepayments, setting up a Limited Company, and accounting for VAT. Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts, and much more. Everything is made clear with easy-to-follow explanations. Typical transactions are illustrated throughout to make the information even easier to understand. And, if you're taking LCCI, RSA, BTech, Pitman, GCSE or Open College courses, keep this practical and clear guide to hand; it covers the requirements of all those book-keeping courses.[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Bookkeeping for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide to Nonprofit Accounting
[ReviewAZON asin="0787975400"]Bookkeeping for Nonprofits
Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a hands-on guide that offers nonprofit leaders, managers, and staff the tools they need to create and maintain a complete and accurate set of accounting records. This much-needed resource provides those with little or no bookkeeping experience with practical advice in a highly accessible format.
Written by Murray Dropkin and Jim Halpin, Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a step-by-step introduction to keeping accounting records, which form the foundation for a nonprofit organization's financial reports, tax returns, budgets, cash forecasts, and grant proposals. Using this volume as a guide, nonprofit leaders and staff will be able to set up books with or without accounting software and ensure that the records meet the needs of their organization. Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a comprehensive resource that
- Discusses how transactions provide day-to-day information for tracking cash balances and cash requirements
- Shows how transactions provide information to management and the board of directors for budgeting and other essential tasks
- Explains basic bookkeeping concepts, such as the accounting equation, the chart of accounts, and income and expense tracking
- Guides readers through the nuts and bolts of recording a transaction
- Provides an overview of alternative recordkeeping methodologies and how to choose among them
Designed to be easy to use, the book is filled with illustrations and checklists.
"Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is the remarkable new guide for a new generation of accounting challenges bookkeepers face every day."
—Frances Hesselbein, chairman and founding president, Leader to Leader Institute
"Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides a rare combination of consummate professionalism and clear, accessible writing. Underlying the wealth of technical information lies a great deal of wisdom. The authors have found a way to translate their enormous, on-the-ground experience into usable, actionable policies, procedures, and practices. It is a book that gives all you need to create a fiscally responsible agency with the bonus of helping you become a better manager and a wiser person."
—Peter Block, business consultant and author of Flawless Consulting and The Empowered Manager
"Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides an excellent understanding of the practical application of bookkeeping in the real work environment."
—Ron Werthman, vice president, finance/treasurer and CFO, Johns Hopkins Health System, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
"This is a wonderful book that every bookkeeper in a nonprofit organization should have."
—Eusebio David, fiscal director, Federation of Multicultural Programs, Inc.[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Successful QuickBooks Consulting: The Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Growing a QuickBooks Consulting Business —Ideal for Bookkeeping or Bookkeepers, Accounting or Accountants, or Consultants
[ReviewAZON asin="1434810690"]This book will help you start earning money in your OWN business with the wealth of information it provides. It includes
* Steps to start your own business (and estimated start up costs)
* How to define your services and set billing rates (includes average billing rates)
* How to improve your knowledge and experience
* How to obtain new clients and effective marketing ideas
* Details about websites, client engagements, market opportunities, growing the business, and MUCH more.
The book includes results of a national survey of QuickBooks ProAdvisors about their annual income, use of engagement letters, over 300 comments and advice on things they wish they had known sooner or done differently, their KEYS to SUCCESS and more!
Bookkeepers, accountants, tax preparers, and consultants will all find beneficial information in the book. With your own business, you can decide what hours you want to work, services to provide, and work from home if you choose! This book will help you SUCCEED!"[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
