Book keeping is neither dull nor mysterious - its rules are logical and straightforward and are readily mastered by practice.TEACH YOURSELF BOOK KEEPING is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of book keeping and the practical skills of recording transactions, posting the ledgers and preparing final accounts.This Explains the purpose and use of books of original entry as the basis of the double-entry system.- Describes the processes of recording purchases, sales and cash transactions.- Shows how these records are used to prepare the final accounts - the manufacturing, trading and profit and loss acounts and the balance sheet - to provide accurate financial statements.- Explores petty cash, depreciation, partnership, company law, business documents and the effect of changes in IT.Worked examples throughout allow you to put the thoery into practice. There is also a wide range of carefully graded questions and examination papers with sample answers.