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ACCOUNTING 101
Version 2.01
SHAREWARE CONCEPT ....................................... 1
REQUIREMENTS ............................................ 2
INSTALLING ON YOUR SYSTEM ............................... 2
GETTING STARTED ......................................... 5
HELP FILES .............................................. 6
BASIC RULES ............................................. 6
DATA FILES .............................................. 9
TYPICAL ACCOUNTING CYCLE ................................ 9
DEPOSITS ................................................ 10
JOURNAL ENTRIES ......................................... 13
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ........................................ 13
SAVING AND RECALLING TRANSACTIONS ....................... 14
PRINTING CHECKS ......................................... 15
END OF MONTH ............................................ 15
CLOSING ................................................. 16
UTILITIES ............................................... 17
AMENDING CHART OF ACCOUNTS .............................. 17
INSPECTING THE TRANSACTION FILES ........................ 19
OTHER UTILITY MENU ITEMS ................................ 19
SOME QUESTIONS .......................................... 20
LIMITS .................................................. 21
LACK OF WARRANTY ........................................ 21
Accounting 101
ACCOUNTING 101
Version 2.01
Accounting 101 is a simple easy-to-use double-entry
accounting system suitable for individuals and small
businesses. It does not contain a separate payroll module nor
an accounts receivable module. If you need these features,
then Accounting 101 is not for you.
It is easy to set up and use the program since a sample
balance sheet comes with the program. Just amend it to suit
your individual situation and you are ready to go.
It is beyond the scope of this document to explain accounting
principles, but just remember that double entry accounting is
nothing but a reflection of the basic equation that:
ASSETS = LIABILITIES + EQUITY
Anything that increases your assets increases your equity and
vice versa. Anything that increases your liabilities
decreases your equity.
Assets are placed on the debit side of the ledger and
liabilities and equity are placed on the credit side of the
ledger, so credits equal debits. Now you are like the fellow
who said, "Two weeks ago I couldn't spell expert and now I
are one."
Income and expense accounts are eventually reflected in your
equity accounts but they are not posted directly to your Net
Worth or Accumulated Earnings accounts until the end of your
accounting year.
When you deposit a check consisting of income two things
happen. Your bank account increases, so it is debited, and
one of your income accounts increases,(which eventually
increases equity) so it is credited.
When you write a check for an expense item two things happen.
Your bank account decreases, so it is credited, and one of
you expense accounts (which eventually reduces equity)
increases, so it is debited.
SHAREWARE CONCEPT:
This program is distributed under the Shareware concept.
The program is copyrighted and may be copied and distributed
only under certain conditions. It is not public domain
property. Under the Shareware concept you are free to test
the program as long as you wish without charge. You are
trusted to pay the author if you decide to use the program.
Remember that the program took many thousands of hours to
write.
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Accounting 101
You are free to make and give copies to other parties under
the following conditions:
1. No more than a nominal charge is made for the copy.
3. This documentation file must accompany the program
file.
2. No alterations are made in the Accounting 101 program
file nor in the documentation file accompanying the
program.
Help make the Shareware concept work. With your support we
can all benefit. You get to test programs at little or no
charge and are able to purchase the programs you select at
bargain prices. The author gets a reasonable return for his
work without the attendant costs of distribution.
If you decide to use the program you should send your check
to :
Iddo L. Enochs
403 Cherokee Drive
Mc Comb, MS 39648
The price of this program is $25.00.
I would appreciate any suggestions for making the program
simpler and easier to use or for adding features that would
prove useful. I will also try to answer any written questions
from contributors.
REQUIREMENTS:
In order to run the program you will need an IBM PC, XT, AT
or compatible computer with 512K of memory with either a
monochrome or color monitor.
INSTALLING ON YOUR SYSTEM:
The following files should be on the Accounting 101 disk:
101.EXE This is the Accounting 101 program file.
ACCTFILE.DAT This is the accounts data sample file
suitable for personal use.
ACCTFILE.BUS This is an accounts data sample file
suitable for small business use.
{Rename this file to Acctfile.dat if you decide to
use it}
INSTALL.EXE This is a program which will install the
Accounting 101 program on your system.
HELP1.FIL
HELP2.FIL {Help files}
HELP3.FIL
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Accounting 101
HELP4.FIL
HELP5.FIL
README This is the documentation file you are now
reading.
You can have the installation done automatically by using the
Install program file on the diskette. With the diskette in
drive A just get into drive A and then type and enter
"Install"(without the quote marks). After that just answer
the queries and follow directions. Incidentally, if you get
to a point in the installation procedure and wish to go no
further, just press Control C or Control Break in order to
abort the Install program. However, you are asked if you wish
to proceed at several points in the procedure.
The installation program checks to see if the Acct
subdirectory already exists on your hard disk and, if so, it
copies the 101.exe program and the Help files to the Acct
sub-directory and quits. If the Acct sub-directory does not
already exist it then creates the 101 sub-directory under the
Acct sub-directory and copies the data files thereto.
If you use the Installation program to install on your hard
disk, you will be a