Library Guides: Bookkeeping: Start Here

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Bookkeepers' boot camp : get a grip on accounting basics by Angie Mohr
Call Number: HF5635 .M74
ISBN: 9781770402522
Publication Date: 2015
“You can't know how your business is doing until you record it.” Bookkeepers’ Boot Camp shows small business owners the
essentials of record keeping, and why it's crucial to a business’s success to track financial data. The book gives business owners a greater understanding of the purpose and process of record keeping
and a deeper understanding of their businesses.
Mastering bookkeeping : a complete guide to the principles and practice of business accounting by Peter Marshall
Call Number: HF5636 .M375
ISBN: 9781472137036
Publication Date: 2017
This latest edition includes significant enhancements to reflect the teachings of the principle bookkeeping institutes as they endeavour to raise the professional competence of their members. For example, accounting staff are increasingly being required to extend their record keeping into management accounts areas. The new edition includes chapters on stock control and budgetary control accounting. In addition, it will include more detailed guidance on the significance and importance of ratio analysis and statements of sources and the application of funds.

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Five Key Applications of Accounting Information Systems by Shapiro, David
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781949991581
Publication Date: 2019
The revolutionary effects of using accounting information systems by displacing manual information systems in the private and public sectors cannot be overstated. The benefits of this substitution of set of processes include increased mathematical accuracy, predefined fields and coding tasks, and de-emphasis of manual clerical labor in favor of labor adept in data processing. Reporting can be significantly automated, facilitating managerial power and control at a distance and the proliferation of global enterprises. The potential detriments are rarely accurately, completely, and timely addressed as information system vendors, management consultants, and corporate procurement teams race toward the popularly conceived state of the art. Systems are ballyhooed as continually improving in processing speed, functionality, and capacity. Users of these automated systems may not consider big picture effects, and they may not intelligently consider the conduct risks to their own enterprises by concentrating such global reach and influence at high levels of senior management without dedicating adequate resources to verifying the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the information systems. This book considers these risks.

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Accounting information systems by Marshall B. Romney
Call Number: HF5679 .R6296
ISBN: 9780134474021
Publication Date: 2018
Accounting Information Systems, covers all of the most recent updates in AIS, including how developments in IT affect business processes and controls, the effect of recent regulatory developments on the design and operation of accounting systems, and how accountants can use the AIS to add value to an organization. Not only will readers see how AIS has changed the role of an accountant, but they’ll also be prepared for a successful accounting career in public practice, industry, or government.
Payroll management by Bragg, Steven M.
Call Number: HG4028 .P5 B63
ISBN: 9781642210026
Publication Date: 2018
This book shows the accountant how to improve the functions of the payroll department, enhancing efficiency and reducing error rates. Topics covered include time tracking, payroll processing, procedures, controls, and recordkeeping. The book also addresses the United States payroll regulations and reporting requirements related to compensation, benefits, payroll taxes, and tax remittances. It is updated annually for the latest payroll regulations. Payroll Management is ideal for anyone new to payroll, or who wants to enhance an existing system.
Using accounting & financial information : analyzing, forecasting, & decision making by Mark S. Bettner
Call Number: HF5636 .B48
ISBN: 9781606496404
Publication Date: 2018
The primary purpose of this book is to help managers from diverse professional and educational backgrounds to: (1) converse more effectively with their accounting and finance colleagues; (2) understand the structure and the elements of general-purpose financial statements, (3) identify both the usefulness and the limitations of accounting information; (4) prepare basic financial forecasts; and (5) make sense of commonly used decision-making models.

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Learning Xero : learn to use Xero to make bookkeeping tasks simple and gain valuable business insights effortlessly by Jon Jenkins
Call Number: HF5679 .J46
ISBN: 9781785883767
Publication Date: 2016
Explore the process of setting up and using Xero. Concise step-by-step instructions to teach you best practice bookkeeping. Discover performance enhancing add-ons to reduce your daily work.
Mastering QuickBooks 2021 by Shelton, Crystalynn
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781800204041
Publication Date: 2021
This second edition of the bestselling Mastering QuickBooks 2020 is updated and improved to focus on advanced QBO features, techniques for managing sales taxes, and budgeting and reporting best practices.
Using Excel & Access 2016 for accounting by Glenn Owen
Call Number: HF5679 .O942
ISBN: 9781337109048
Publication Date: 2017
This book's step-by-step approach incorporates plenty of screenshots to clearly demonstrate how to use these tools most effectively to solve real accounting problems.
Using Sage 50 accounting 2015 Canadian Edition by Mary Purbhoo
Call Number: HF5679 .P886
ISBN: 9780134097909
Publication Date: 2016
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Canadian Bookkeepers Association
Our Mission is to Encourage Excellence, assist with Promotion and provide Support for Canadian Professional Bookkeepers.
Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada
The Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC) was created by bookkeepers to help other bookkeepers like you become more successful and gain better recognition within the bookkeeping profession. IPBC provides the environment, knowledge, and resources its members need to develop excellence in bookkeeping, through certification, education, networking, advocacy, information and research. Our focus as Canada's largest non-profit bookkeeping association, is to create member value and benefits that in turn contribute to creating a stronger trust relationship with Canadian business.

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