computerising accounting information systems (AIS) and telecommunicating accounting information over the web enhances the accounting functions in business organisations operating globally. Yet‚ the counter-claim is that the breaching of the security of such systems will be a great risk that needs to be properly managed in various ways. An accounting information system (AIS) is “ a collection of resources‚ such as people and equipment‚ designed to transform financial and other data into information.” (Khaled
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formation of the debit and credit concept In this simplified form we can begin to see what the mathematician and Father of Accounting (Luca Pacioli) saw in 1494 when he codified the double-entry bookkeeping system. It is his codified system that outlined the rules for applying debits and credits when recording the financial transactions of a business in the double-entry bookkeeping system. Now remember that Luca’s book in 1494 was written and published in Latin and at a time when the concept of negative
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this essay is to determine the vulnerability of computerised accounting information system to computer crime and the solutions to prevent such crime from occurring in organisations. Ever-Changing information technology has made computerised accounting processes easier. However‚ it has also created significant threats in relation to ensuring the security and reliability of computerised accounting information systems. Using an accounting software package such as MYOB can be vulnerable to frauds if
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OF ACCOUNTS & ACCOUNTING EQUATION • By end of lecture 2‚ all students should be able to:(a) Understand the five categories of accounts and able to classify them into the respective categories (b) Understand the accounting equation and the relationship between assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity. Classifications of accounts • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. An account is used to record all information regarding an item. The five major categories of account Revenues Expenses Assets
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What is a theory? In this book we consider various theories of financial accounting. Perhaps‚ there¬fore‚ we should start by considering what we mean by a ’theory’. There are various perspectives of what constitutes a theory. The Oxford English Dictionary provides various definitions‚ including: A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account (description) of a group of facts or phenomena. Explanation or Account (description) of a group
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Traditionally all accounting information was recorded by hand in a written form. Employees performed the whole accounting cycle manually; they calculated trial balances‚ journalized transactions‚ prepared financial statements and other routines. Traditional manual accounting was a very tedious process‚ and required accountants to spend large amounts of time mathematically checking numbers. While many small companies still use the traditional ways of accounting‚ many large companies are switching
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fall-out of Accounting Period concept. This concept requires that expenses incurred for a particular accounting period should be reckoned in the same period‚ irrespective of the fact whether these expenses have been paid in cash or not in that year. The same holds true for revenues‚ i.e.‚ revenues earned in a specific accounting period are construed as incomes of the same period‚ irrespective of their receipts. This concept is also known as the accrual theory of accounting or accrual accounting. This
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Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 company that specializes in the plastic injection molding industry. They are an international company with facilities in California‚ Georgia‚ Michigan‚ and China. Their products include beverage containers‚ plastic fan parts‚ and custom plastic parts. Riordan prides themselves on their industry leading research and development (University of Phoenix‚ 2009). The following Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) plan was developed for Riordan Industries‚ Inc. and
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Riordan Business Systems Riordan Manufacturing currently has four plants of operations. These plants are in San Jose‚ California‚ Albany‚ Georgia‚ Pontiac‚ Michigan and Hungzhou‚ China. Currently the Operations department runs on independent Microsoft SQL servers running Microsoft Project‚ and Microsoft Office 2003. The Research and Development department recently received an upgrade to there outdated Computer Aided Drafting Software from aSa Solutions because the system on hand was inadequate
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The basic principles of an accounting information system include all of the following except | | | Student Answer: | | cost effectiveness. (Cost effectiveness is one of the basic principles of accounting information systems.) | | | | flexibility. (Flexibility is one of the basic principles of accounting information systems.) | | | | useful output. (Useful output is one of the basic principles of accounting information systems.) | | | | periodicity. (Correct! Periodicity
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