New Zealand Practical Accounting Guide

The New Zealand Practical Accounting Guide is a user-friendly introduction to New Zealand accounting processes, concepts and principles. The book has a very practical approach, with numerous worked examples, diagrams, checklists, tables and FAQs.

 Contents include:

• overview of basic accounting and bookkeeping and principles
• how to prepare a set of financial statements
• key taxation principles that bookkeepers need to be aware of
• real-life examples showing how to prepare a GST return under both the invoice and payments basis

Each chapter concludes with a list of commonly asked questions. Topics covered include:

• basic bookkeeping
• recording transactions
• adjusting entries
• accounting for GST
• cash, debtors and creditors
• accounting for inventory
• non-current assets
• financial statement analysis.

Whether you are new to accounting or just need to fine-tune your skills, this practical and comprehensive book provide the resources you need in one handy volume.