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<b><i>Preface.</i></b> <p><b>Part One The Basics of Bookkeeping.</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 Bookkeeping Basics.</p> <p>Chapter 2 Chart of Accounts.</p> <p>Chapter 3 General Ledger and Sub-Ledgers.</p> <p><b>Part Two Daily Activities.</b></p> <p>Chapter 4 Payroll.</p> <p>Chapter 5 Purchasing and Payments.</p> <p>Chapter 6 Billing and Collections.</p> <p>Chapter 7 Cash Management.</p> <p>Chapter 8 Inventory.</p> <p>Chapter 9 Fixed Assets.</p> <p>Chapter 10 Debt Accounting.</p> <p><b>Part Three Creating Financial Statements.</b></p> <p>Chapter 11 The Trial Balance.</p> <p>Chapter 12 Closing the Books.</p> <p>Chapter 13 Balance Sheet.</p> <p>Chapter 14 Income Statement.</p> <p><b>Part Four Controls.</b></p> <p>Chapter 15 Budgeting.</p> <p>Chapter 16 Control Systems.</p> <p><b>Part Five Other Topics.</b></p> <p>Chapter 17 Record Keeping.</p> <p>Chapter 18 Cost Reduction Opportunities.</p> <p>Appendices.</p> <p>Appendix A   Journal Entries.</p> <p>Appendix B Beginning Bookkeeper Checklist.</p> <p>Glossary.</p> <p>About the Author.</p> <p>Index.</p>

<b>Steven M. Bragg, CPA</b>, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and an auditor at Deloitte. He is the author of over forty books primarily targeted toward controllers and their needs. Bragg received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine.

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