Book keeping - Andy Lymer

Book keeping is neither dull nor mysterious - its rules are logical and straightforward and are readily mastered by practice.

TEACH YOURSELF BOOK KEEPING is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of book keeping and the practical skills of recording transactions, posting the ledgers and preparing final accounts.

This book:

- Explains the purpose and use of books of original entry as the basis of the double-entry system.

- Describes the processes of recording purchases, sales and cash transactions.

- Shows how these records are used to prepare the final accounts - the manufacturing, trading and profit and loss acounts and the balance sheet - to provide accurate financial statements.

- Explores petty cash, depreciation, partnership, company law, business documents and the effect of changes in IT.

Worked examples throughout allow you to put the thoery into practice. There is also a wide range of carefully graded questions and examination papers with sample answers.