Estate Accounts

First published in 1936, this book presents a guide to accurate accountancy for those involved in estate management.

C. S. Orwin (Author), H. W. Kersey (Author)

9781316603345, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 April 2016

54 pages
21.6 x 14 x 0.3 cm, 0.08 kg

First published in 1936, as the second edition of a 1926 original, this book was written to present those involved in estate management with a guide to accurate accountancy. The examples given within the text 'are arranged with the object of keeping both landlord and agent posted in the progress of management, receipts and payments being classified and analysed so as to provide essential information at a glance, and without the necessity of further extraction'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of estate management and accountancy.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Description of the account books required
3. Example of one year's estate accounts
4. Subsidiary books and records
5. Graphic accounts
Index.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ]