73 pages [29 self-teaching + 44 self-quizzes with detailed answers]
Master double-entry bookkeeping/accounting in one short sitting —around 2 hours.
Ideal before you start any accounting course, for on-the-job training or to nail down a skill you may feel insecure about.
Section 1: How a business keeps track of its money. How bookkeeping measures every item and activity in dollars. The “chart of accounts” made easy. Self-quiz makes sure you really know it.
Section 2: Every transaction affects two or more accounts. When you buy a car your Asset—Car account goes up, but your Cash account goes down. When you buy an ad in the local paper, your Advertising Expense account goes up, but so does your Accounts Payable (bills that are payable later). Filled with examples. Double- quiz lets you practice as if you were on the job.
Section 3: Recording journal entries. Pick up the simple rules of double-entry bookkeeping. Which amounts go in which accounts and how to show this. Filled with examples. Double-quiz lets you practice until you know it cold.
Section 4: The general ledger accounts. Shows you what a ledger account looks like on a computer v. on paper. Explains how journal entries you learned go into the accounts. Now learn how to quickly find and retrieve financial information from the accounts—such as:
- your company’s cash balance
- your company’s sales for any month
- which bills your company has paid or not paid
And other financial information. Double-quiz lets you practice finding and retrieving financial information fast!
Section 5: The income statement and balance sheet. Snapshot of the financial statements and how they are compiled from the general ledger accounts.
Section 6: The accounting cycle. An overview of the accounting process from start to finish.
Publisher: AIPB
Absolutely LOVE this book!
I could never wrap my head around debits and credits and when to do either. I can’t believe how this book broke it down into steps that I could understand. Something that has intimidated me for so many years is now clear as a bell. Thank you!!!!!
loved using some of this while doing my jobs.
Very pedagogic and it makes easy to learn
fast, easy and fun.
I’m using this book to help new data entry staff members who may not have any formal education to get the basics down of debits and credits. This book does a great job of simply explaining and demonstrating the how’s and why’s of bookkeeping entries.
I recommend Mastering Double-Entry Bookkeeping for anyone just starting out in the bookkeeping world, or as a refresher. You will turn into a skilled bookkeeper!
Has a new Bookkeeper the material was very informative.I will be ordering more material
Best accounting book I’ve ever read. 100% easier to read than a college textbook.
Captures the significance and the invariables of bookkeeping
A good elementary course
I thought the course was a good review if you were already trained in double-entry bookkeeping. That said, I think the course would be better if it included additional basic/introductory lessons to help those whose first training was 30 years ago.
Nice, simple over view of bookkeeping. It helped to read this before any of the other courses.
Very easy if you know what you are doing. But it is definitely a book that boosted my confidence in what I retained from the other books in the course.
This book is not only help us to understand how to records business books but also help us all about the logic and tips in double-entry.
I really like this book. Every detail is laid out properly.
I really like this book. Every detail is laid out properly.
Clearly explained.easy to learn
Easy and straight-forward. 100x better than my expensive college accounting textbook.
Excellent course. Orients the student to how each entry relates to overall statements and provides a solid easily understood foundation. Great review for experienced bookkeepers as well if you have not worked for a while.
Easy a review of pass education
Awesome read and filled needed information
It was a helpful book.
I thought it had a lot of great info and concepts
I wish we have more practices/questions for better grasp or understandings of each subject.
Helpful.
Excellent resource!
This is a wonderful introduction to the basics of bookkeeping. It’s quick and easy to complete. I would have liked to see more explanation given to the books of prime entry.
Perfect , simple and focus 
I found this workbook helpful in the understanding and application of Double-Entry Bookkeeping and I look forward to getting more of the workbooks from AIPB. I would like to see some online options, but for now, the content was helpful and useful.