Authors: John Assaraf. Murray Smith.
Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Atria
Publication Date: 2008-05-20


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A key team member behind The Secret and his business partner offer the specific tools and mental strategies to help readers leap ahead in any career or business venture and achieve major financial success.

In this visionary work, New York Times bestselling author John Assaraf and business guru Murray Smith reinvent the business book for the twenty-first century. Two of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world, they combine forces to bring their special insights and techniques together in a revolutionary guide for success in the modern business environment.

Assaraf and Smith know how to minimize risk and maximize success, and The Answer provides a framework for sharing their wisdom, experience, and skills with the millions of people who want to accomplish their own dreams in life. Using cutting-edge research into brain science and quantum physics, they show how readers can actually rewire their brains for success and create the kind of extraordinary lives they want. By teaching readers how to attract and use newly discovered "uncommon" senses to achieve business success, the authors demonstrate the beliefs, habits, thoughts, and actions that they have used to build eighteen multimillion-dollar companies.

Any reader who follows this step-by-step process to build his or her career will experience an enormous life transformation and reach an exceptional level of living....

Authors: Lita, MBA Epstein.
Paperback, 360 pages
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2006-11-28


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    Accurate and complete bookkeeping is crucial to any business owner, but it’s also important to those who work with the business, such as investors, financial institutions, and employees. People both inside and outside the business all depend on a bookkeeper’s accurate recordings.

Bookkeeping For Dummies provides the easy and painless way to master this crucial art. You’ll be able to manage your own finances to save money and grow your business. This straightforward, no-nonsense guide shows you the basics of bookkeeping—from recording transactions to producing balance sheets and year-end reports. Discover how to:

• Outline your financial road map with a chart of accounts
• Keep journals of cash transactions
• Set up your computerized books
• Control your books, your records, and your money
• Buy and track your purchases
• Record sales returns and allowances
• Determine your employee [is “employee” necessary here?] staff’s net pay
• Maintain employee records
• Prepare your books for year’s end
• Report results and start over
• Produce an income statement
• Complete year-end payroll and reports

This guide features tips and tricks for managing your business cash with your books and also profiles important accounts for any bookkeeper. There’s no question that bookkeepers must be detail-oriented, meticulous, and accurate. Bookkeeping For Dummies shows you how to keep track of your business’s financial well-being and ensure future success!...

Authors: Benjamin Jackson.
Plastic Comb, 48 pages
Publisher: Imprints Publishing
Publication Date: 2000-02-16
Edition: dry/erase marker included

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    Credit bureaus classify and report delinquent bill payments to creditors and potential creditors as derogatory accounts. Late payments incur finance penalties. This updated edition of Bill Paying Reminder and Filing System was designed among other practical reasons to prevent such recurring credit damaging, and late assess charges by keeping its owner constantly aware of each account's activities. This unique system contains see-through pockets for filing and ease of access to bills, payment coupons, checkbooks, credit cards, stamps, envelopes, labels and other credit related documents. In addition there are easy to use column pages on which to record payments and balances etc.. Other significant features are memo pages, multi year calendar and a complimentary front cover dry erase marker. Included Also: Maxium Use of Your Book System Instructions.

Special Instructions for Total Paid Columns.

Bill Paying Hints....

Authors: David A. Flannery.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Made Simple
Publication Date: 2005-05-17
Edition: 3

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125,000 copies of the first edition in print:
A streamlined introduction to record keeping, accounting, and more, Bookkeeping Made Simple takes the mystery out of financial jargon for small-business owners and students. Completely updated, this comprehensive edition now covers everything from special journals to assets and payroll, making it easier than ever to master the math of commerce.

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Authors: Murray Dropkin. James Halpin.
Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Publication Date: 2005-05-18


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    Bookkeeping for Nonprofits

Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a hands-on guide that offers nonprofit leaders, managers, and staff the tools they need to create and maintain a complete and accurate set of accounting records. This much-needed resource provides those with little or no bookkeeping experience with practical advice in a highly accessible format.

Written by Murray Dropkin and Jim Halpin, Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a step-by-step introduction to keeping accounting records, which form the foundation for a nonprofit organization's financial reports, tax returns, budgets, cash forecasts, and grant proposals. Using this volume as a guide, nonprofit leaders and staff will be able to set up books with or without accounting software and ensure that the records meet the needs of their organization. Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a comprehensive resource that

• Discusses how transactions provide day-to-day information for tracking cash balances and cash requirements
• Shows how transactions provide information to management and the board of directors for budgeting and other essential tasks
• Explains basic bookkeeping concepts, such as the accounting equation, the chart of accounts, and income and expense tracking
• Guides readers through the nuts and bolts of recording a transaction
• Provides an overview of alternative recordkeeping methodologies and how to choose among them

Designed to be easy to use, the book is filled with illustrations and checklists.

"Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is the remarkable new guide for a new generation of accounting challenges bookkeepers face every day."
—Frances Hesselbein, chairman and founding president, Leader to Leader Institute

"Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides a rare combination of consummate professionalism and clear, accessible writing. Underlying the wealth of technical information lies a great deal of wisdom. The authors have found a way to translate their enormous, on-the-ground experience into usable, actionable policies, procedures, and practices. It is a book that gives all you need to create a fiscally responsible agency with the bonus of helping you become a better manager and a wiser person."
—Peter Block, business consultant and author of Flawless Consulting and The Empowered Manager

"Bookkeeping for Nonprofits provides an excellent understanding of the practical application of bookkeeping in the real work environment."
—Ron Werthman, vice president, finance/treasurer and CFO, Johns Hopkins Health System, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

"This is a wonderful book that every bookkeeper in a nonprofit organization should have."
—Eusebio David, fiscal director, Federation of Multicultural Programs, Inc....

Authors: Linda Pinson.
Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Kaplan Business
Publication Date: 2007-01-02
Edition: 7

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Authors: Joel G. Siegel. Jae K. Shim.
Vinyl Bound, 496 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Edition: 4th

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    The updated edition of this quick-reference short-entry dictionary defines more than 2,500 accounting, bookkeeping, and tax-related terms. General areas covered include financial accounting, managerial and cost accounting, auditing and financial statement analysis, and information technology (IT) terms. Also included are many terms from related business disciplines that the accountant must know, such as finance, personal finance, investments, Internet, economics, quantitative tools, and international business....

Authors: Lita, MBA Epstein.
Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2007-10-08


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    If you're preparing for The American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers' (AIPB) bookkeeping certification test, you need an easy- to-follow test-preparation guide that gets you up to speed quickly in all of the bookkeeping basics, from setting up a company's books and recording transactions to managing employee payroll, handling government paperwork, and closing out the books. You need Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies.

With demonstration problems, complementary examples, and multiple-choice questions you'll find in this user-friendly primer, you'll sharpen your bookkeeping skills for the real world as you increase your ability to perform well on any test. Chapter quizzes let check your progress as you go, and step-by-step answers show you where you went wrong (or right) each problem. You'll feel your confidence —and competence—growing as you learn how to:

• Perform a wide variety of financial transactions
• Use key concepts and skills with real-world bookkeeping problems
• Design a bookkeeping system
• Track day-to-day business operations
• Keep journals for active accounts
• Use blank working papers and spread sheets
• Handle cash entries and develop internal controls
• Calculate and pay employee withholding taxes
• Depreciate assets
• Prove out your books at year's end
• Prepare tax returns as set up for a new year

Complete with Top Ten lists for managing cash, monitoring accounts, and finding additional helpful resources, Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies is the test-prep guide you need to help you ace the certification test and speed your way into a successful and rewarding career....

Authors: Debra L. Ruegg. Lisa M. Venkatrathnam.
Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
Publication Date: 2003-03


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    No trained bookkeeper on staff? No problem. Many nonprofits don't have a trained bookkeeper on staff. This crucial function goes to whoever has the time and the willingness to do it. Lack of accounting training or background is not only frustrating for the individual, but also potentially risky for the nonprofit. Bookkeeping Basics will enable you to successfully meet the basic bookkeeping requirements of your organization. It gives you the knowledge and skills to track the financial activity of your nonprofit in a way that brings order out of chaos, safeguards the organization's assets, and provides useful information for making sound decisions. Clearly defines what you most need to know. In plain language, the book explains concepts and processes you most need to know, including: Single- versus double-entry bookkeeping, Cash versus accrual basis accounting, Posting financial transactions, Keeping a ""paper trail"" of source documents, Preparing a trial balance, Creating financial statements, Establishing internal controls, Preparing for your annual audit, Closing out your fiscal year. Step-by-step instructions, clear definitions of terms, and detailed examples help you put concepts into actions. Reproducible forms include an accounts payable register, accounts receivable register, accounts receivable register, general ledger, financial summary form, grant tracking form, internal controls activity flow chart, and an audit preparation checklist. Bottom line: If you're the bookkeeper for your nonprofitby choice or defaultthis book is for you!...

Authors: Christine Hrib-Karpinski.
Spiral-bound, 144 pages
Publisher: Kinney Pollack Press
Publication Date: 2004-04-21


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    Now you can manage your rental property and keep track of important information all in one place: The Rental Organizer. Specially designed for the needs of vacation property owners, The Rental Organizer is convenient, easy to use and best of all, portable--so your vacation property management can go wherever you go!

Track your bookings with the calendar system
Manage guest information and phone numbers
Log expenses and organize receipts
Maintain phone and contact information for maids, maintenance, emergencies and more

Now you can manage your rental property and keep track of important information all in one place: The Rental Organizer. Specially designed for the needs of vacation property owners, The Rental Organizer is convenient, easy to use and best of all, portable--so your vacation property management can go wherever you go!

Track your bookings with the calendar system
Manage guest information and phone numbers
Log expenses and organize receipts
Maintain phone and contact information for maids, maintenance, emergencies and more

Owning a vacation property and renting it out yourself can be very challenging to organize. You’ll be taking multiple inquiries from different vacationers, often for the same week. This one’s name is Mark Daniels and that one’s name is Daniel Marks, how will you keep track of who wanted which week? Or, how about this one: "Oh no! I booked the same week to two different people!" Then there’s the paperwork involved, did you send out the rental rules for Mark or for Dan? Then the payments start coming in. Who paid? Who is due to pay? And who is due for a deposit refund? Then (yes, there’s more) there’s the property itself, did I service the air conditioner last time I was there or was it two-times ago? How about supplies? Was I out of dishwasher detergent or dish soap? Or was it trash bags I needed to buy?

There’s no reason to get overwhelmed. Organizing your rental property business does not have to be a big headache. In fact, if you use The Vacation Rental Organizer to it’s fullest, it can run as smoothly as a well-oiled machine. But it is imperative that you get yourself organized right from day one....