Basic Book-keeping and Taxation

The course will cover all the working elements of setting up a simple bookkeeping system. It will also provide participants with an understanding of the Irish taxation system and calculating tax liabilities.

The course will cover the following areas:

Session 1

Introduction to Bookkeeping

• Introduction to daybooks
• Sales invoices and credit notes,
• Sales daybooks, filing systems
• Supplier invoices and credit notes
• Purchase Invoice and credit note filing systems
• Purchase daybooks

Session 2

Cash Daybooks, Payments and Receipts Cash controls and petty cash systems Accounts

Session 3

• VAT
• PAYE/PRSI/USC
• Income Tax for the Self
• Employed
• ROS

Following completion of this course, participants can expect to be able to setup and operate a basic book keeping system, be able to record financial transactions in the appropriate daybooks and be able to apply this learning in a practical manner in their own businesses.

NB!

• If insufficient bookings are received on any course , the course will be cancelled and a full refund will issue.

• Fees are NON REFUNDABLE except where a course is cancelled by Local Enterprise Office due to insufficient bookings.

• This course is one of a four module programme. Modules can be booked individually or combined