Definition of book-keeping

Answer 1

The National Bookkeepers Association (NBA) defines bookkeeping as the recording of financial transactions. Transactions include sales, purchases, income, and payments by an individual or organization. Bookkeeping is usually performed by a bookkeeper. Bookkeeping should not be confused with accounting. The accounting process is usually performed by an accountant. The accountant creates reports from the recorded financial transactions recorded by the bookkeeper. There are some common methods of bookkeeping such as the Single-entry bookkeeping system and the Double-entry bookkeeping system. But while these systems may be seen as "real" bookkeeping, any process that involves the recording of financial transactions is a bookkeeping process.

Public bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions for multiple individuals or organizations (clients). A career as a bookkeeping clerk is a good fit if you have the organizational skills to keep reliable financial records, the technological skills to use modern, specialized accounting tools and the flexibility to work in a field that is integrated across every industry and government organization. Bookkeepers have to be comfortable working with customers and with others in an office environment. From payrolls to bank deposits, from invoices to auditing, their job duties can encompass any aspect of financial record-keeping.

Answer 2

the book means the books of accounts and keeping means maintaining in proper form and order, thus book keeping may be defined as the art of recording business transactions in book in a regular and systematic method.