Bookkeeping


Accurate bookkeeping is a necessity if you run your own business. The concept offers a review of bookkeeping and describes some case evidence of spend and value analysis.

Technique Overview

Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping Definition

“Bookkeeping is the process of recording and classifying transactions and events of an enterprise with a prescribed set of procedures or methods for the purpose of establishing a basis for communicating financial information about the enterprise” (Ebusca & Lopez, 2001, p. 11).

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Business Evidence

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Business Application

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Further Reading

Bookkeeping web and print resources *

Bookkeeping references (4 of up to 20) *

  • Bartolini, A. and Dwyer, C. (2008) Spend Analysis: Pulling Back the Cover on Savings, Aberdeen Group, October, 2008.
  • CIMA (2005) CIMA Official Terminology, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Oxford, UK.
  • Davies, T. and Crawford, I. (2012) Financial Accounting, Pearson, Essex, UK.
  • DEFRA (2006) 'Procuring the Future' - Sustainable Procurement National Action Plan: Recommendations from the Sustainable Procurement Task Force, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London.

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