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.