Bookkeeping

Eye on Books is proud supporter of the Buy1Give1 programme, during the September quarter we have choosen to provide four days of access to life-saving clean water to school children in Kenya.

Dating back to the 10th of November 1494, International Accounting Day began with a book describing the Venetian system of double-entry bookkeeping. Written by Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli, it described the use of journals and ledgers, and warned that a person should not go to sleep at night until the debits and credits were equal.