Bookkeeping and Accounting All-in-One For Dummies - UK, UK Edition

Brilliant book which gives a very good overview on the accounting process and is quite thorough as well as easy to understand. There are also exercises at the end of each chapter to practice.

Really good read and easy to understand if you never done banking or accounting before. Simple layout and description is really good. You would have to keep up to date with modern technology though. Would recommend if you’re looking to get into banking or accounts yourself.

I purchased this book because I had been given an 'acting-up role' at work to cover for my colleague in accounts who is currently on maternity leave and was suddenly faced with either things I had not done for several years in different companies or were completely new concepts. I was taught HOW to do the new things but I wanted to know more WHY things had to be done in a certain way. Hence the decision to do some homework. Firstly, this book had way more than what I needed, but it's far better to have too much than not enough. I also found that some of my new jobs are 'accounts' based and other jobs are 'bookkeeping' based so was definitely worth investing in the all-in-one version. The book is comprehensive and gives clear diagrams and examples so concepts become easier to understand. Each chapter has 'have a go' questions to test your knowledge. It is the UK edition, so whilst it covers things like VAT and minimum wage, it is worth noting that legislation changes overtime (the minimum wage figures quoted in the book are a few years out of date), so this book will need to be used in conjunction with other materials if you are a small business owner, accounts manager or sole bookkeeper at your workplace. I wasn't sure how I felt about the book to start with, as I found book 1 to be slightly overwhelming, it is almost a summary of what to expect in the following books which will then explain things in more detail. However I did find that through reading further into the book that the first section did make more sense on a second attempt. I was particularly impressed by the fact that it recognised that retail/service/manufacturing companies are all different and do need to do certain processes like cost pricing differently. Of course, I have only really read 'my area' in detail, but it is good to know the rest for future reference. Overall, I have found it to be a good source of information and it has been helping me in my current role - the managing director has noted that I seem more confident in my work and I think a part of that is down to the book as I am now understanding why I am doing things instead of doing these tasks on autopilot. It has also made me consider doing an AAT qualification in the future, so I defintely recommend it as a starting guide.

Perfect for learning bookkeeping and accounting

Bookkeeping & Accounting All-in-One For Dummies (UK Edition) is a fairly straightforward guide if you’re not confident with numbers. It breaks things down into simple steps and covers the basics like financial statements, keeping records, and general UK accounting rules. I found it useful for getting a clearer idea of what’s going on, though it can still feel a bit dense in places. The templates and online resources are handy. I paid £15.65, and with Amazon Prime delivery and 30-day returns it felt low-risk to try. Overall, practical rather than exciting.

Good book well worth a read

This book is great if you are a new, small business owner as it takes you through the very basic bookkeeping and overall accountancy processes. For someone studying for their AAT's or other accountancy based qualifications, it is next to useless. It does what it sets out to do, and that is teach the very basic processes, and why they need to be done, but it is basic, and is not going to help with more complicated queries you may have, such as issues with trial balances, correcting journal errors etc. If you are thinking of talking a course in accounting then this is a good beforehand read, but other than that, I would give it a miss.

this book is ideal for anyone who is thinking of going into the YOUTUBE CHANNEL BUSINESS

Very helpful! Enjoying it very much. It helps to brush up my accounting skills, I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

Good!

I was expecting to find a book about accounting so it could help me with my accounting course in university. But I didn't find it useful because it explains and defines only the basic concepts with some simple examples and no exercises at all, and it would be perfect for someone who has no information about Accounting. As for delivery, Amazon remains the best.

Just what my daughter and I were looking for. Has all levels of accounting.

Good purchase. I recommend it .