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Book Review of Basic Accounting for the Small Business: Simple, Foolproof Techniques for Keeping Your Books Straight and Staying Out of Trouble (Self-Counsel Business)

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HAVING BOOKKEEPING PROBLEMS?
Do you feel you should know more about bookkeeping, but simply don't have time for a course? Do you wish that the paperwork in your business could be improved, but you don't know where or how to start?

Basic Accounting for the Small Business is a down-to-earth manual on how to save your accountant's time and your time and money. Written in clear, everyday English, not in accounting jargon, this book will help you and your office staff keep better records - and keep your cool!

Inside you will find illustrations of sample forms and instructions on how to prepare all the records you will need to keep, including:
· Daily cash sheet
· Cash summary
· Statement ledger
· Payables journal
· Synoptic journal
· Payroll book
· Income statement
· Trial balance
· Columnar work sheet

About the author
Clive G. Cornish was a senior partner for many years in Linnitt, Cornish & Co., Certified General Accountants, a public accounting firm. Early in his career Mr. Cornish was a freelance author and has contributed articles to various accounting publications. His flair for writing makes this informal, sensible book very enjoyable to read.