7/22/2013 ACCT 90004 Accounting for Decision Making Brad Potter Room 7.064‚ 198 Berkeley Street Tel: 8344 4989 bnpotter@unimelb.edu.au 1 1 7/22/2013 Subject Overview Introduction • This subject provides a broad introduction to the accounting process‚ accounting information systems and the language of accounting. • It is designed to enable you to become an informed preparer and user of accounting information. • Successfully completing this subject will also assist you
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Article Critique Source: Snezana‚ K‚ Aleksandra‚ S & Rajko‚ T 2012‚ ‘Accounting Information System as a Platform for Business and Financial Decision-Making in the Company’‚ Management‚ vol. 65‚ pp.63-69. 1. Introduction This article critique will evaluate the article named ‘Accounting Information System as a Platform for Business and Financial Decision-Making in the Company’ in the journal Management which was written by Snezana Knezevic‚ Aleksandra Stankovic and Rajko Tepavac in December
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Accounting for Decision Making Study Notes Introduction to Accounting (Week One) Accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring and communicating economic information (transactions) of a business to a variety of users for decision making purposes. Business transactions are an external exchange of something of value between 2 or more entities. They can reliably be measured and recorded and can affect the assets‚ liabilities and equity of a business/ organisation. Accounting information is
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roles of financial accounting “Accounting is an information system that identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users.”1. The basic objective of accounting is to provide information to the interested users to enable them to make business decisions and “Financial statements are the primary means of communicating financial information to parties outside the business organization.”2. Moreover‚ accounting can give the essential information‚ especially for
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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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The Benefits of Using Information Systems Information systems are vital to the operation and management of every organization. Managers investing in IS are interested in the benefit their organizations gain from this investment. However‚ neither managers nor researchers have found a way to justify investment in IS based on its contribution to an organization’s performance. Most studies examining the relationship between IS and performance level have found no positive relationship between the two
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Benefits of information system for business After several years of turbulence of internet stocks and the resulting failure of many companies‚ it is easy to understand the impact of information system in daily life. Yet‚ everyday we read article about IT technology helping the growth of the business. They are many advantages that most people agreed: they create value largely or exclusively through the gathering‚ synthesizing and distribution of information‚ they formulate strategy in ways that make
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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 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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Chapter 5 The Expenditure 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
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