Are you preparing to commence a professional or academic course in accounting? Have you ever taken an accounting course but have been left feeling bedazzled and confused? Do you own a small business and wish to learn the basics of bookkeeping in order to minimize the high costs of accounting services? If the answer is 'Yes' to any of these questions, then this is the book for you! Allow Farmer Smith to sweep you along with him in the enthralling saga of his first year in business. Be the Bookkeeper for Smith's Carrots LLC and watch as your accounting skills quickly develop through the use of interactive storyline examples. Bookkeeping Simplified will teach you how to handle mainstream accounting transactions and then use the data effectively to prepare year-end balance sheets and income statements. Tools and methods taught will provide a solid foundation upon which you can launch yourself into further study of this puzzling yet fascinating subject.