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Accounting Information Systems

©2002 Prentice Hall, Inc.

Business Publishing

Accounting, 5/E

Horngren/Harrison/Bamber

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ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM

Procedures, technologies, and record of an organization .one is to develop a/c info.2nd is to communicate this info to Decision makers . ©2002 Prentice Hall, Inc.

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DETERMINING INFORMATION NEEDS ●

Income tax regulations require every business to have an a/c system that can measure the co’s taxable income and explain the nature and source of every item in the co.’s income tax return .



Federal securities laws require publicly owned companies to prepare financial statement in conformity with GAAP.

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The cost of producing accounting information ● Cost

effective management may use cost-effectiveness as a criterion for deciding whether or not to produce certain information .

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Basic functions of an accounting system ● ●

Interpret and record the effects of business transaction. Classify the effects of similar transactions in a manner that permits determination of various totals and subtotals useful to management and used in a/c reports. ● Summarize and communicate the information contained in the system to decision makers.

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Who designs and installs a/c system. ●

system analysts, internal auditors , other professionals who work full time for it



CPA firm to design and install their system .



ACCOUNTING PAKAGES

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Components of internal control (frame work )

Risk Risk management management RRiisskk ass asseessssm meenntt

iess CCoonntrtrooll aacctitivvititie nn o i t a c o i i t n a u c m ni m u o m c m d o n c a d n maattiioon an IInnffoorrm

Monitoring Monitoring ©2002 Prentice Hall, Inc.

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Chart of simple organization –OWNER

–B.O.D –CEF –STAFF –PLANT –MANG –PLANT

2

MANG 2

–CONTROLLER

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–TREASURER

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Conclusion Many facts affects the structure of the accounting system within a particular organization. like co.’s needs and sources available for operation of the system ©2002 Prentice Hall, Inc.

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