• Preface to The Seventh Edition
• Why You’ll Need Proper Busines
• Getting Started
• Accounting For Vat
• Expanding Your Records As Your B
• Double Entry Bookkeeping
• Doing The Wages
• Alternative Record-Keeping
• Preparing Your Annual Accounts
• How To Use Management Informatio
• Taxation And Your Business
• Accounting For Loans, Hire Purch
• Dealing With Your Professional A

Book-keeping and Accounting for the Small Business

• Preface to The Seventh Edition
• Why You’ll Need Proper Business Records
  • How Your Accounts Will Help You
  • What Records Will I Need?
  • Summary
• Getting Started
  • How To Keep Your Accounting Records
  • Running Your Bank Account
  • Handling Invoices
  • Summary
• Accounting For Vat
  • What Is Value Added Tax?
  • How Vat Affects Your Business
  • Recording Vat Transactions
  • Other Key Points About Vat
  • Summary
• Expanding Your Records As Your Business Grows
  • Using An Analysed Cash Book
  • Recording Your Sales
  • Recording Your Purchases
  • Summary
• Double Entry Bookkeeping
  • The Pros And Cons Of Double Entry
  • Your Double Entry Accounts
  • Hints On Finding Errors
  • Summary
• Doing The Wages
  • Your Legal Obligations
  • Working Out The Wages
  • Deductions From Wages
  • Calculating Deductions And Net Pay
  • What Accounting Records Will I Need?
  • Owners And Directors
  • Summary
• Alternative Record-Keeping
  • Computerised Bookkeeping
  • Choosing The Software
  • Implementing Computerisation
  • Using A Preprinted Accounting Book
  • Summary
• Preparing Your Annual Accounts
  • What The Annual Accounts Show
  • The Balance Sheet
  • The Profit And Loss Account
  • Notes To The Accounts
  • A Standard Approach To Accounts
  • The Right Accounts For The Business
  • Company Accounts
  • Summary
• How To Use Management Information
  • Controlling The Cash Position
  • Managing A Budget
  • Summary
• Taxation And Your Business
  • Sole Traders And Partnerships
  • Company Taxation
  • Summary
• Accounting For Loans, Hire Purchase And Leasing
  • The Different Types Of Finance
  • Accounting Treatment
  • Taxation Treatment
  • Summary
• Dealing With Your Professional Advisers
  • Dealing With Your Accountant
  • Dealing With Your Bank Manager
  • Dealing With Your Solicitor
  • Using An Insurance Broker
  • Looking For Extra Help
  • Summary