inAccounting information helps users to make better financial decisions. Users of financial information may be both internal and external to the organization. Internal Users of accounting information are those individuals directly involved in managing and operating an organization and users within the company. They include managers‚ internal auditors‚ sales staff‚ budget officers‚ controllers‚ officers‚ directors‚ and other important internal decision makers. Internal users make the strategic and
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1. An Accounting Information System (AIS) * collects and processes transaction data and disseminates the information to interested parties. * Helps management answer such questions as: * How much and what kind of debt is outstanding? * Were sales higher this period than last? * What assets do we have? * What were our cash inflows and outflows? * Did we make a profit last period? Basic Terminology (see Textbook for definitions) * Event * Transaction * Account
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (HONS) UKAI 2063 ACOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS II TUTORIAL 6 Case 1: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Situation: The university is considering a new system that will speed up the registration process. As part of the systems development team‚ you are asked to develop a plan for fact-finding. (Adapted from Shelley & Cashman 2010‚ Chp 04 Apply Your Knowledge‚Elmwood College
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In all health care facilities it is crucial to keep clear and accurate record keeping. This is carried out as a professional duty of care by a registered nurse as it is an integral part of nursing and midwifery practice. Accurate record keeping ensures high standards and improves stability of care. All records should be clearly written to enable any health care professional to know what is wrong with the patient‚ what treatment and care they may need or be receiving‚ their progress and their plan
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An accounting information system is system that keeps record for a business to maintain its accounting system. Accounting information systems combine the study and practice of accounting with the design‚ implementation and monitoring of information systems. The use of such systems uses modern information technology resources together with traditional accounting methods to provide the users with the necessary information to manage their Organisation. Accounting information systems has its strengths
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TITLE: FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING COURCE CODE: MAC101 DUE DATE: 12th September LECTURER: Ms.Chirima ASSIGMENT Nr. 1 - Accounting Information Date‚ 10th September‚ 2014 Introduction “The users of the accounting information”. According to the author Horngren‚C .Introduction to management accounting‚ the list of the people who use the accounting information is infinite. But even
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Group Assignment Diploma of Accounting (FNS50204) HAIS Accounting Information Systems 1 Assignment: This assignment is to be carried in pairs (two people). This assignment carries a mark of 50 (50% of the total assessment) You have been approached by some businessmen who are preparing to start up a business operation. You can decide on what type of business‚ such as a bank‚ a manufacturing operation‚ a retail store‚ a service business‚ whatever you like. You are required to carry out some research
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LIMITATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION The contact groups of decision-makers have widely different information needs about an enterprise. It must be stressed that accounting is only one of a number of sources on information available to decision-makers though they are sometimes tempted to place more faith in accounting than excepted. Other sources are just as important if not more important than the information provided by the financial statements. It is therefore essential to highlight the limitations
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will examine how senior management in general and MBA graduates in particular can use the field of Managerial Accounting to make decisions/plan and control employees in order to maximise Profits. For clarity throughout this essay‚ senior managers and MBA graduates should be considered as one in the same. Managerial Accounting Defined Managerial Accounting is the process of using information systems to provide data to senior managers who then use this data for decision-making/planning and monitoring
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Accounting Information System II Chapter 12 – Electronic Commerce Systems REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is a VPN? * A VPN (virtual private network) is a private network that exists within a public network. 2. Name the 3 types of addresses used on the internet. * The Internet uses three types of addresses for communications: * (1) email addresses‚ * (2) Web site (URL) addresses‚ and * (3) the addresses of individual computers attached to network (IP address). 3
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