This Course provides an easy to understand introduction to financial accounting, with special focus on small businesses. The course is designed to help small business owners, accounting students, bookkeepers and nonprofit managers grasp the fundamentals they need to interpret and analyze financial statements. No prior accounting or business background is needed to understand the material in this course. The lectures are given in in an informal, jargon free, amusing fashion. Despite being concise the lectures are comprehensive. All fundamental principles and procedures are covered. Each lecture is linked to a web page that contains a comprehensive written version of topics covered. Key image files are separately downloadable. Short quizzes are given to test mastery of key topics. Topics Covered: The Fundamental Accounting Equation; Debits and Credits; Recording Transactions; Cash versus Accrual Accounting; Accounts Receivables; Accounts Payable; Wage Withholding and Payroll Taxes; Finance and Operating Leases:Deferred Revenue and Prepaid Expenses; Fixed Assets and Depreciation; Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold; Adjusting Journal Entries; Closing the Books; Compiling the Financial Statements: The Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows Statement, and Statement of Changes in Owner’s Equity; Liquidating Value vs. Goodwill Liquidity; Leverage Ratios,; Distinguishing Profit from Owner’s Compensation,; Forecasting Future Income Based on Past Performance; Internal Controls; Gauging the Reliability of Financial Statements.