Kogan Page Accounting for Non-Accountants

Delivered next door but can't have everything!

Went through the explanation quite quickly

I run my own business and I have always found my accounts the most difficult part of it. I have an accountant and a bookkeeper, but I struggle to understand what they do which has made checking my accounts very painful. I therefore bought this book hoping that it'd be a very practical and accessible explanation of what's going on, as it seemed aimed directly at people such as me. I was very disappointed, however. In reality, it is just a standard dry-as-dust accountancy textbook, full of theory and making no concessions to readers who may not want to know every background detail but who just want to know what matters in a ready-to-use sort of way. It is hard to understand: I have read Chapter 1 five times now and I still don't really understand the double-entry system or what balancing accounts is really about. I have now got to Chapter 3 but I am about to give up with it. I'm sad to say it hasn't enlightened me at all.