Small Business Bookkeeping Basics: Simple Money Systems for Owners

Small Business Bookkeeping Basics shows you how to keep your own books with a simple system you can actually keep up with. You separate business and personal money, choose cash or accrual bookkeeping, set up a short list of categories and a receipt habit, then follow a 30-minute weekly routine and a monthly close. You learn to read a profit and loss statement, forecast cash flow, set money aside for taxes and invoice so you get paid on time.

It is for solo owners and small teams with no accounting background: freelancers, shops, makers, trades and online sellers. Examples cover service and product businesses. It explains general bookkeeping practice in plain language and helps you decide when to bring in a bookkeeper or accountant. It is not tax advice, and rules vary by country.

What’s inside

• Small Business Bookkeeping Basics guide (PDF, 55 pages): What Bookkeeping Is For; Separate Your Business Money; Cash or Accrual?; Your Chart of Accounts; Receipts and Records; The Weekly Bookkeeping Routine; Invoicing and Late Payers; The Monthly Close; Reading Your Profit and Loss Statement; Cash Flow: Why Profitable Businesses Run Out of Money; Setting Aside Money for Taxes; Choosing Bookkeeping Software; When to Hire a Bookkeeper or Accountant; plus a bookkeeping calendar and 30-day setup plan. Includes a self-check, chart of accounts template, records checklist, receivables aging tracker, monthly close tracker, P&L review sheet, eight-week cash flow forecast and tax plan.

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