Introductory accounting /
Ringstrom, David H.,
Introductory accounting / by David H. Ringstrom, CPA, and Gail Perry, CPA, with Lisa A. Bucki. - First American edition. - xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Idiot's guides : as easy as it gets! . - Idiot's guides. .
Includes index.
Laying the groundwork. How accounting works ; Selecting your business structure -- Doing the books. Choosing accounting software ; Managing your accounts ; Accounting for inventory ; Doing business day to day ; Tackling the general ledger ; Reconciling bank and credit card statements -- Employee-related accounting. Setting up new team members ; Understanding insurance ; Other benefits and reimbursements ; Payroll taxes -- Financial reporting. Tracking receivables and payables ; The big three financial statements ; Internal control and minimizing fraud risk ; Financial reports and stakeholders -- Monthly, quarterly, and annual activities. Closing your books and other accounts ; Remitting and reporting taxes ; Filing business and personal tax returns ; Recordkeeping rule book -- Data analysis and forecasting. Working with spreadsheets ; More spreadsheet tools and techniques.
Maintaining accurate accounting records is essential to a financially successful business. Ringstrom, Perry and Bucki give you easy-to-understand explanations of the fundamentals of accounting, and guide you from selecting a software platform through filing your taxes.
1615648879 (paperback) 9781615648870 (paperback)
2015943281
Accounting.
Accounting--Self-instruction.
HF5636 / .R56 2016
657.042 RIN
Introductory accounting / by David H. Ringstrom, CPA, and Gail Perry, CPA, with Lisa A. Bucki. - First American edition. - xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Idiot's guides : as easy as it gets! . - Idiot's guides. .
Includes index.
Laying the groundwork. How accounting works ; Selecting your business structure -- Doing the books. Choosing accounting software ; Managing your accounts ; Accounting for inventory ; Doing business day to day ; Tackling the general ledger ; Reconciling bank and credit card statements -- Employee-related accounting. Setting up new team members ; Understanding insurance ; Other benefits and reimbursements ; Payroll taxes -- Financial reporting. Tracking receivables and payables ; The big three financial statements ; Internal control and minimizing fraud risk ; Financial reports and stakeholders -- Monthly, quarterly, and annual activities. Closing your books and other accounts ; Remitting and reporting taxes ; Filing business and personal tax returns ; Recordkeeping rule book -- Data analysis and forecasting. Working with spreadsheets ; More spreadsheet tools and techniques.
Maintaining accurate accounting records is essential to a financially successful business. Ringstrom, Perry and Bucki give you easy-to-understand explanations of the fundamentals of accounting, and guide you from selecting a software platform through filing your taxes.
1615648879 (paperback) 9781615648870 (paperback)
2015943281
Accounting.
Accounting--Self-instruction.
HF5636 / .R56 2016
657.042 RIN