kids encyclopedia robot

Bookkeeping facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions. Transactions include sales, purchases, income, and payments by an individual or organisation. The persons who do this job are called bookkeepers. They use one of several methods, such as single-entry and double-entry bookkeeping.

Images for kids

  • Pacioli

    Portrait of the Italian Luca Pacioli, painted by Jacopo de' Barbari, 1495, (Museo di Capodimonte). Pacioli is regarded as the Father of Accounting.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Contaduría para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Bookkeeping Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.