Introductory Accounting
About this ebook
*Structuring your business and choosing an accounting method
*Setting up an accounting system and basic operating procedures (tracking sales, determining costs, managing cash, etc.)
*Creating employee records, maintaining a payroll system, and accounting for benefits
* Keeping tax and benefit records
* Reporting costs
* Closing out cash journals and employee accounts at month end and balancing ledgers
*Preparing month-end and year-end statements and reports
*Producing a balance sheet and monthly profit-and-loss (P&L) statements
*Using accounting software
About the author
David H. Ringstrom, CPA, started Accounting Advisors, Inc. in 1991, and has offered spreadsheet and software consulting services for almost 25 years. He has worked as a freelance writer since 1995, and has served as technical editor for more than 30 books over the past 10 years. He teaches continuing education classes online for 17 different providers.
Gail Perry, CPA, is editor-in-chief of CPA Practice Advisor magazine. She is the author of more than 30 books (including QuickBooks 2014 On Demand! and Surviving Financial Downsizing). She has worked as a state and local tax specialist with Deloitte, and she maintains a small tax practice. She is a former tax columnist for the Indianapolis Star, has been an adjunct accounting professor, and was a computer applications instructor at the Indiana CPA Society. Gail was the publisher and editor-in-chief of AccountingWEB.
An author, trainer, and a publishing consultant, Lisa A. Bucki has been educating others about computers, software, business, and personal growth topics since 1990. She has written and contributed to dozens of books and multimedia works. Bucki is co-founder of 1x1 Media, LLC.
