Suitable for those preparing for the examinations of ICB, AAT, IAB, OCR, AQA and all other courses in computerised accounting. Learning computerised book-keeping skills is very different from manual accounting. It can seem more like learning computer studies than book-keeping, and it is often difficult to connect it with what may have been previously learned in manual book-keeping. In this book Dr Marshall resolves this problem with the same skill and insight that made his book on manual book-keeping, Mastering Book-keeping, so useful to readers over the years. Deliberately constructing a clear and continuous bridge between the methods so that the student never loses sight of the double entry concept, he presents the material in a way that makes computerised book-keeping clear and easy to understand.

About the Author

Dr Peter Marshall BA BSc (Econ) PhD is a professional educator in Business Studies. He is also a prolific writer whose books have been translated and sold worldwide. Dr Marshall's first book, Mastering Book-keeping has been helping people get to grips with book-keeping for almost 2 decades and is an accredited textbook of The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers.

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. A period of transition; 2. The role an significance of the professional association; 3. Data security; 4. The flow of documents and processes; 5. Preparations for using Sage 50; 6. The advantages of using computerised accounting; 7. Dealing with sales and sales returns; 8. Credit control; 9. Communicating with customers; 10. Dealing with suppliers; 11. Bank and cash transactions; 12. Petty cash; 13. Journalising; 14. Accruals and prepayments; 15. The nominal ledger; 16. Dealing with discounts; 17. Control accounts; 18. The trial balance; 19. Revenue accounts; 20. The balance sheet; 21. Asset depreciation; 22. The chart of accounts; 23. Generating nominal ledger reports; 24. Accounting for VAT; 25. Generating financial reports; 26. Dealing with stock; 27. Product discounts; 28. Generating product reports; 29. The audit trail; 30. Fully integrated accounting; 31. Creating new report layouts; 32. Entering opening balances mid-term; 33. Backing up and restoring data; 34. Screening for input errors; 35. Correcting errors; 36. Changing global values; 37. Importing data; 38. Data compression; 39. Dealing with write offs, refunds and contra entries; 40 Period-end procedures; 41 Running the year-end procedure; 42 Clearing the audit trail and stock records; 43 Chasing overdue accounts; 44 Managing payments; 45 Partnership accounts; 46 Accounts of limited companies; Specimen exam papers and answers; ICB - Level II Final Assignment; IAB - Level 1 I/D 109 Question Paper; IAB - Level 1 I/D 109 Model Answers; IAB - Level 2 I/D 110 Question Paper; IAB - Level 2 ID 110 Model Answers; IAB - Level 3 I/D 111 Question Paper; IAB - Level 3 Diploma Marking Scheme; OCR - Level 1 Question Paper; OCR - Level 1 Tutor Paper; OCR - Level 1 Question Paper; OCR - Level 1 Tutor Paper; Glossary; Index.

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