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What are the peculiarities of bookkeeping for small businesses? Double-entrybookkeeping, transaction recording, reconciliation, getting invoices paid and bills covered – the entire process is centered around making sure that your bank account is in balance with your books records. You record transactions in your books.
On the accounting side, GAAP requires specific methods for recording transactions, such as double-entrybookkeeping, which involves debiting one account while crediting another in order to maintain accuracy in recording data. It is estimated that over $2 trillion in short-term liabilities are accrued by businesses each year.
A little example to illustrate how the double-entry method works. Imagine you have a retail business selling different goods online. Following the double-entry accounting method, you need to record the sale amount in your cash account as an increase (or debit) and as a decrease (or credit) in your inventory account.
Single-entrybookkeeping vs. double-entrybookkeeping. The single-entry method suggests entering each transaction only once. It’s a rather simple method of bookkeeping that doesn’t provide for your inventory, for example. Learn more about accounting for a retail store.
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