Cycle Part 1: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures Accounting Information Systems‚ 5th edition James A. Hall COPYRIGHT © 2007 Thomson South-Western‚ a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson‚ the Star logo‚ and South-Western are trademarks used herein under license Objectives for Chapter 5 • Tasks performed during purchases and cash disbursement processes • Departments involved in purchases and cash disbursement activities and the flow of these transactions through the organization
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Quiz Chapter 1 1. What is data? What is information? (p.10) Data are facts‚ which may or may not be processed and have no direct effect on a user’s actions. Information causes the user to take an action that he or she otherwise could not‚ or would not have taken. 2. List tasks of database management. (p.12) Three database management tasks are data storage‚ data retrieval‚ and data deletion. 3. What services could not public accountings provide with their audit clients? (p.22) There are:
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CheckPoint: Accounting Information System Requirements Rose Ann Rhone XACC/210C 09/06/2013 Donna Rosentrater CheckPoint: Accounting Information System Requirements In order to develop an accounting information system successfully the process has to broken up into phases. The phases are the system development life cycle (SDLC) which consists of the Planning and Investigation‚ Analysis‚ Design‚ Implementation‚ Follow-up‚ and Maintenance phases. The planning and investigation phase requires
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Accounting information systems have been advancing as technology advances. “Advances in technology will put an almost universal demand on CPAs to be more computer-literate than ever before” (HARRINGTON‚ 2005). It is no longer about just keeping a correct balance. People want to be promised privacy and protection. The good and bad problem with the new technology is it causes major changes in how businesses are operated and used. Accounting is not just calculating numbers; it is a people business.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 2.1 Table 2-1 lists some of the documents used in the revenue‚ expenditure‚ and human resources cycle. What kinds of input or output documents or forms would you find in the production (or conversion) cycle? Students will not know the names of the documents but they should be able to identify the tasks about which information needs to be gathered. Here are some of those tasks: * Requests for items to be produced * Documents to plan
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business‚ the management of company’s information online has developed into an issue to be concerned. AIS‚ which is short for Accounting Information System‚ is not merely related to accounting information management as the business develops around the world. In the various explanations of AIS in the Lecture 1‚ p12130 Accounting Information System‚ presented at the University of Nottingham Ningbo by Trevor Bayley‚ Vaassen (2002) defined AIS as provides information for decision-making and accountability
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study of information needs of a management at every level in making operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic decisions. Its aim is to design and implement machine procedures‚ processes‚ and routines that provide detailed reports in an accurate‚ consistent‚ and efficient manner. Most MISs are organized along the function lines of an organization. Typical functional management information systems include financial‚ manufacturing‚ marketing‚ human resources and other specialized systems. Each system is composed
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Accounting is the financial information system that provides these insights. In short‚ to understand your organization‚ you have to know the numbers. Accounting consists of three basic activities—it identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users. You cannot earn a living‚ spend money‚ buy on credit‚ make an investment‚ or pay taxes without receiving‚ using‚ or dispensing financial information. Good decision making depends on good information
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Ph.D.‚ CPA Professor‚ Accounting & Information Systems Program‚ School of Management University of Alaska Fairbanks 225E Bunnell Hall‚ PO Box 756080‚ Fairbanks‚ AK 99775-6080 Office: 907 474-5872; FAX: 907 474-5767; Cell: 907 978-2094 Email – mldavis@alaska.edu TEACHING INTERESTS‚ RESEARCH INTERESTS Primary teaching interests – graduate or undergraduate – focus on financial‚ intermediate‚ advanced‚ financial statement analysis and accounting theory Research concentrates
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Accounting Information Systems: An Overview The ’systems’ concept was created in order to minimize common errors such as duplications and‚ overall‚ encourage ‘integration’. Systems are almost always composed of subsystems‚ which are in charge of specific functions needed to support the larger organism. Subsystems are expected to follow the main organization’s goals even if it implies not meeting their specific targets. The value of the information reported by an entity is the difference between
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