Double-entry accounting can be easy if it's explained well, and Mastering Book-keeping does just that. Now in its updated 8th edition, this popular book has helped thousands of people to get to grips with book-keeping. It explains the principles and practice of book-keeping sequentially, and includes: - The daybooks and ledger accounts - End of year accounting - Sole proprietorships, limited companies, partnerships and not-for-profit organisations - Using computers for accounting - Accounting for VAT - Progressing to more advanced management accounting - The implications of the Data Protection Act 1998 on book-keepers Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts, and much more. Everything is made clear with easy-to-follow explanations. Typical transactions are illustrated throughout to make the information even easier to understand. This book is suitable for those preparing for the examinations of ICB, AAT, IAB, OCR, AQA and all other courses in book-keeping and accounts.
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'This book has been planned to cover the requirements of all the major examining boards' syllabuses and achieves all it sets out to do.' Focus on Business Education '...a useful approach to the teaching and learning of book-keeping skills...[and] a valuable reference source for revision.' --Teeline
'This book has great potential value.' --Educational Equipment Magazine
- presented in a clear and logical manner - written in plain English' --Learning Resources News
'This book has great potential value.' --Educational Equipment Magazine
- presented in a clear and logical manner - written in plain English' --Learning Resources News
'This book has great potential value.' --Educational Equipment Magazine
- presented in a clear and logical manner - written in plain English' --Learning Resources News
'This book has great potential value.' --Educational Equipment Magazine
- presented in a clear and logical manner - written in plain English' --Learning Resources News
'This book has great potential value.' --Educational Equipment Magazine
- presented in a clear and logical manner - written in plain English' --Learning Resources News
'This book has great potential value.' --Educational Equipment Magazine
- presented in a clear and logical manner - written in plain English' --Learning Resources News
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Double entry accounting can be easy if it's explained well. From writing up the petty cash book and extracting a trial balance, to accounting for VAT and using spreadsheets, everything is made clear with easy to follow explanations.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Max Cancale
Format:Paperback
I have a 3rd level education in engineering and having done my own bookkeeping for the last 20 years. I have presented my accountant with my figures for all of that time, including ledgers. This book skims the concept of double entry too quickly for me and charges towards test pages too quickly. Fundamentally the text is sound but as a tool to provide me with a path to an Icb qualification, I find it flawed.
I now feel that I am going to have to pay for an online course, unfortunately!
I now feel that I am going to have to pay for an online course, unfortunately!
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By C. Thomas
Format:Paperback
A typical explanation taken from this book starts "Take a sheet of A4 paper and write the date in one corner. Add a second column and write the persons name. Then add the amount..."
It's not so much an introduction to accounting, as primer for people who need to write detailed accounts without the benefit of a computer. It glosses over important concepts such as balance sheets and double-entry, yet has great detail on the book layout of types of accounts. As such, it's a fairly dated approach, which doesn't offer much of an insight to the principles and practice of business accounting.
Accounts Demystified by Anthony Rice is a much better (and more up to date) book.
It's not so much an introduction to accounting, as primer for people who need to write detailed accounts without the benefit of a computer. It glosses over important concepts such as balance sheets and double-entry, yet has great detail on the book layout of types of accounts. As such, it's a fairly dated approach, which doesn't offer much of an insight to the principles and practice of business accounting.
Accounts Demystified by Anthony Rice is a much better (and more up to date) book.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Book Review: Mastering Bookkeeping by Dr Peter Marshall
"...this is a genuine attempt to be a complete guide to teaching students how to be skilled in the art of bookkeeping.Within this book which is an accredited textbook of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, there are two distinct halves. The first half is the practical teaching - showing the document flow between two businesses that trade together, how and why double entry bookkeeping is done and dealing with such things as bad debt, reconciliation and compiling revenue accounts. This is not the end of the guidance that this book provides, but there are too many sections to describe here. I am a novice when it comes to issues of finance, and I would be confident in this book providing the answers that I need in order to keep the books balanced in any business I was running.
The second, just as valuable section is towards the end of the book. This section is simply a selection of examination papers with sample model answers for the ICB (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers), IAB (International Association of Book-keepers) as well as for OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations UK awarding body) providing GCSE's and AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) National Vocational Qualifications.
Overall this is a book that needs to be on your shelf if you are serious about becoming qualified in bookkeeping. Even if this is something that you're not interested in, this book will be essential to your business before very long."
Total Marks: 5/5
Book Title: Mastering Bookkeeping by Dr Peter Marshall
Reviewed by: Will Roney
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Book Review: Mastering Bookkeeping by Dr Peter Marshall
"...this is a genuine attempt to be a complete guide to teaching students how to be skilled in the art of bookkeeping.Within this book which is an accredited textbook of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, there are two distinct halves. The first half is the practical teaching - showing the document flow between two businesses that trade together, how and why double entry bookkeeping is done and dealing with such things as bad debt, reconciliation and compiling revenue accounts. This is not the end of the guidance that this book provides, but there are too many sections to describe here. I am a novice when it comes to issues of finance, and I would be confident in this book providing the answers that I need in order to keep the books balanced in any business I was running.
The second, just as valuable section is towards the end of the book. This section is simply a selection of examination papers with sample model answers for the ICB (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers), IAB (International Association of Book-keepers) as well as for OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations UK awarding body) providing GCSE's and AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) National Vocational Qualifications.
Overall this is a book that needs to be on your shelf if you are serious about becoming qualified in bookkeeping. Even if this is something that you're not interested in, this book will be essential to your business before very long."
Total Marks: 5/5
Book Title: Mastering Bookkeeping by Dr Peter Marshall
Reviewed by: Will Roney
This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 at 9:00 am and is filed under book reviews, finance. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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Just started doing a bookkeeping course with the Open University and bought this book to go alongside it - really good book and can I just say when you get it don't get... Read more
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The must have book
If you are learning bookkeeping and want to become a bookkeeper, and need more things explained without any confusing waffle then is your bible.
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OK reference book
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I have found this really very helpful, detailed, pretty comprehensive I think, volume of the basics of bookkeeping. Read more
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This book is a good purchase for new starters in bookkeeping and quite useful for these who already have some kind of experience in it. Read more
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Perfect for someone who is familier with further education
I use that title wisely, for if you have not at all studied further education, you need a more basic book first. Read more
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Bought book for my wife who is studying ICB. Her feedack has been very positive. She likes the step-by-step approach and numerous test questions.
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Mastering book-keeping
This book is fantastic! packed full of information well worth the price! :0) and the only book I have seen with copies of past exam papers in.
Published on 7 Mar 2011 by Mrs. S. Hollamby
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Lacking substance
its has over 400 pages but 200 of those are taken up with exam questions
its a bit dated....does any one still keep a postage ledger?
its a bit dated....does any one still keep a postage ledger?
Published on 25 Oct 2010 by phil
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