A Simple Method of Keeping Books by Double-Entry: Without the Formula

George N. Comer

ISBN 10: 133258795X / ISBN 13: 9781332587957

Published by Forgotten Books, 2019

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book elucidates the accounting practices of a merchant in the mid-1800s. It examines the various books used for recording financial transactions, including the day book, cash book, and ledger. The author explains how to post entries from these books to the merchant's ledger and use a trial balance to ensure accuracy. The book also covers topics such as bills receivable and payable, profit and loss, and suspense accounts. By providing a detailed overview of accounting practices of the time, this book offers valuable insights into the history of accounting and the evolution of business practices. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Simple Method of Keeping Books by Double-Entry: Without the Formula
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 133258795X
• ISBN 13: 9781332587957
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Accounting

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Excerpt from A Simple Method of Keeping Books by Double-Entry: Without the Formula

He does not lay the slightest claim to literary pretension, and therefore expects to escape literary criticism; and when he states, that this entire work has been compiled after the hour of nine O'clock at night, the arduous nature of his daily avocations affording him no other leisure, he hopes that unintentional errors, If any, will be passed lightly over.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.