April 2015
Beginner
600 pages
16h 22m
English
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Book III
Managing Your Finances
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Contents at a Glance
Chapter 1: Setting Up the Books
Bookkeepers: The Record Keepers of the Business World
Wading through Basic Bookkeeping Lingo
Pedaling through the Accounting Cycle
Tackling the Big Decision: Cash-Basis or Accrual Accounting
Seeing Double with Double-Entry Bookkeeping
Differentiating Debits and Credits
Outlining Your Financial Roadmap with a Chart of Accounts
Starting with the Balance Sheet Accounts
Tracking the Income Statement Accounts
Setting Up Your Chart of Accounts
Chapter 2: Understanding Your P&L
Getting Intimate with Your Profit and Loss Report
Measuring and Reporting Profit and Loss
Presenting the P&L Report for Your Business
Breaking Through the Breakeven Barrier
Improving Profit
Chapter 3: Working with Cash Flow and Staying Solvent
Sorting Out Your Sources of Cash
Avoiding Confusion Between Profit and Its Cash Flow
Deciding How to Have Cash Flow Information Reported to You
Introducing the Statement of Cash Flows
Summing Up the Critical Importance of Cash Flow from Profit
Liquidity and Business Solvency
Business Solvency Measurements Tools
Liquidity Measurements Tools
Liquidity Traps
Untapped Sources of Liquidity ...
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