How to use this cheat sheet
Offer this glossary to owners who feel lost in accounting language. It is short enough to save, and it shows you can explain money simply.
What is inside
- The statementsProfit and loss. What you earned and spent over a period, and what was left.
- Everyday termsAccruals basis. Recording income and costs when they happen, not when the money moves.
- Profit and costsRevenue. Everything you earned from sales, before any costs.
- Owners, tax and paperworkOwner drawings. Money the owner takes out of the business.
- Checking your recordsReconciliation. Checking your records against the bank statement so they agree.
- Often mixed upRevenue and profit
Three title ideas for your own version
- Bookkeeping terms in plain English
- The small business money glossary
- What your accountant means
Where to promote it
- small business groups
- client newsletters
Why does a glossary work as an accountant lead magnet?
Many owners never learned accounting terms and are embarrassed to ask. A plain glossary helps at once and asks for nothing except an email address.
Make this cheat sheet your own
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