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Bookkeeping How To Guides
These Bookkeeping Guides discuss and explain some of the common tasks that a bookkeeper has to perform. Their purpose is to get you started and point you in the right direction. The ole manual system is gradually making way for the new computerized bookkeeping system which automates many of the manual tasks required by a manual bookkeeping system.You have the option of downloading any or all of the the guides.
These guides were prepared with the help of Perplexity and Google Gemini AI. The Perplexity Guides also contain links to other sites providing helpful information.
How to prepare Financial Statements

How to understand Financial Statements

The steps for preparing a Bank Reconciliation

How to analyze and record Bad Debts

How to prepare Adjusting Entries

Preparing a cash forecast "budget"

Steps and equipment needed for processing customer credit cards

Steps and procedures needed for small business internal controls

Steps needed for setting up an inventory system







How to set up a bookkeeping system

How to migrate from a manual to computerized bookkeeping system

Accounting Cycle
Accounting Cycle-2
The map of bookkeeping procedures

How to create a Chart Of Accounts

Steps for recording bookkeeping transactions in Special Journals

How to use debits and credits for recording transactions

Posting Journal Entries to the General Ledger
The steps used for posting journal transactions to the General Ledger

Depreciation calculations using different methods






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