Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A Is
A Is
accounting and financial information other information obtained in the routine processing of accounting transactions
Procedures and instructions: processes involved in collecting, managing and storing the data
Data: data that is related to the organization and its business processes
Software: application that processes the data Information technology infrastructure: the actual physical devices and systems that allows the AIS to operate and perform its functions Internal controls and security measures: what is implemented to safeguard the data
Accounting information systems are helpful with preparing financial statements, taxes, reconciling bank accounts and generating reports.
Timely Information Easy to Use Internal Controls Decision Making External Financial Reporting
Processing
Output
(Financial statements)
ACCOUNTING RECORDS Journals, Ledgers, input transactions, request reports, protect records Other records accessed for posted reports PERSONNEL HARDWARE INPUT DATA
entered, edited
SOFTWARE PROCESSING
REPORTS
Loss of Information
Re-evaluation