Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies (Paperback)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics 5
CHAPTER 1: Deciphering the Basics 7
CHAPTER 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System 19
CHAPTER 3: Sorting Out Your Business Road Map 33

Part 2: Putting It All on Paper 47
CHAPTER 4: Looking at the Big Picture 49
CHAPTER 5: Journaling: The Devil's in the Details 63
CHAPTER 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money 79

Part 3: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books 93
CHAPTER 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases 95
CHAPTER 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales 107
CHAPTER 9: Paying Your Employees 127
CHAPTER 10: Paying Employer Taxes and Completing Related Government Reports 141

Part 4: Getting Ready for Year's (or Month's) End 151
CHAPTER 11: Depreciating Your Assets 153
CHAPTER 12: Paying and Collecting Interest 165
CHAPTER 13: Proving Out Your Books 177
CHAPTER 14: Checking and Correcting Your Books 191

Part 5: Putting on Your Best Financial Face 209
CHAPTER 15: Showing Everything's in Balance 211
CHAPTER 16: Proving Your Profits 231
CHAPTER 17: Doing Your Business Taxes 245
CHAPTER 18: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year 253

Part 6: The Part of Tens 261
CHAPTER 19: Top Ten Ways to Manage Cash 263
CHAPTER 20: Top Ten Accounts You Should Monitor 267

Index 271

Small Business Taxes For Dummies (Paperback)

INTRODUCTION 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS TAXES 5
CHAPTER 1: Small Business Taxes 101 7
CHAPTER 2: Making Important Business Decisions 25
CHAPTER 3: Retirement Accounts and Investments for Small Businesses 47
CHAPTER 4: Real Estate and Your Small Business 77
CHAPTER 5: Planning for Tomorrow: Estate Taxes 91

PART 2: ONGOING TAX JOBS 105
CHAPTER 6: Keeping Track of Your Small Business Revenues and Costs 107
CHAPTER 7: Form 1040 Filing Options 117
CHAPTER 8: Schedule C: Profit or Loss from Business 141
CHAPTER 9: The Business Use of Your Home 165
CHAPTER 10: Estimated and Employment Taxes Plus Other Forms 177

PART 3: GETTING HELP 191
CHAPTER 11: Dealing with Notices and Audits 193
CHAPTER 12: Keeping Current with Tax Strategies and Rules 223
CHAPTER 13: Paying for Tax Help 231

PART 4: THE PART OF TENS 243
CHAPTER 14: Ten+ Useful Tax Tools for Small Businesses 245
CHAPTER 15: Ten Often Overlooked Tax-Reduction Opportunities 249
CHAPTER 16: Ten Resources to Turn to after Reading This Book 257

INDEX 263