Small Business Accounting Simplified [Paperback]

Daniel Sitarz (Author)

Book Description

Series: Small Business Accounting Simplified | Publication Date: September 7, 2006

A complete guide to understanding and setting up an accounting system for any small business. Explains the details of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and much more. Complete with many accounting forms.

Editorial Reviews

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Most small-business owners understand the basic concepts of marketing and management and even economic principles, but many become nonplussed when faced with financial statements, tax forms, or charts of accounts. Sitarz is a business attorney who has written nearly a dozen books and legal guides for the layperson and the small-business owner. Unlike most introductory accounting texts, his guide provides practical explanations of the record-keeping and bookkeeping requirements faced by small businesses. He simplifies bank accounts, petty-cash procedures, cash reports, inventory statements, payroll, balance sheets, and tax forms. Sitarz provides a checklist of financial forms, and most of them can be photocopied from his book. Even an accounting novice will want to consider automating these procedures, and though Sitarz does not explain how to do so, he simply and clearly provides the underpinning for those who need it. David Rouse --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: National Book Network; 4th Edition edition (September 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892949172
• ISBN-13: 978-1892949172
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #899,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful guide with forms, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Simplified Small Business Accounting (Paperback)

This book is extremely useful. It provides step by step instructions for organizing a small business's accounting system. It also provides many reproducible forms that its discussions are based around. The book is very easy to read; no wasted chit-chat.This is all a small business needs.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for small business owners. One of the best!, December 11, 2006

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This review is from: Small Business Accounting Simplified (Paperback)

This book is a great accounting resource for anyone who owns a small business. It is well-organized and covers the basics in an easy to understand way.

The book contains useful checklists, forms that you can adapt for your business and avoids the use of a lot of jargon. If you are a no nonsense small business person, you will will find this an invaluable resource.

33 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Even One Star, January 8, 2005

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John R. Tkach - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Business Accounting Simplified (Paperback)

What a waste!
The title of this book should not be allowed to use the term "accounting." There are a plethora of very inexpensive computerized accounting systems for small businesses. I purchased Simply Accounting from Best Software and was looking for a text to supplement my knowledge to assist me in implementing the system. This mechanized accounting system from Best works beautifully and then I discover this accounting book uses "single-entry accounting" which in my opinion doesn't even exist except in the author's mind or can't be defined that I am aware of. This book comprises a system of manual forms to manage your business and as I said before, should not be able to use accounting in its title. At least label it something like "Use Manual Forms to Manage Your Business."