Foreword xvIntroduction 1Part 1: First Steps 5Chapter 1: Introducing the Bookkeeping Game 7Chapter 2: Creating a Framework 19Chapter 3: Going for the Big Equation 37Part 2: Forming a Plan 55Chapter 4: Playing a Bookkeeper's Rhythm 57Chapter 5: Working with Accounting Software 69Chapter 6: Understanding GST 83Part 3: Recording Day-to-Day Transactions 99Chapter 7: Recording Expenses and Supplier Payments 101Chapter 8: Recording Receipts and Sales 129Chapter 9: Paying Employees 149Chapter 10: Reconciling Accounts 169Part 4: Pulling It All Together 183Chapter 11: Reporting for Payroll 185Chapter 12: Managing Inventory and Other Assets 201Chapter 13: Mastering Tricky Situations 221Chapter 14: Checking Your Work 241Chapter 15: Understanding Financial Reports 259Chapter 16: Starting a New Financial Year 277Part 5: Running Your Own Bookkeeping Business 291Chapter 17: Starting Up On Your Own 293Chapter 18: Staying on the Right Side of the Law 307Part 6: The Part of Tens 323Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Not-for-Profit Organisations 325Chapter 20: Ten Tricks for Collecting Money 333Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Doing Your Books in the Shortest Possible Time 341Glossary 347 Index 357
Veechi Curtis is a qualified accountant and business consultant who specialises in teaching small businesses about technology and finance. She is the author of MYOB Software For Dummies, QuickBooks For Dummies, Small Business For Dummies, and Creating a Business Plan For Dummies.