What accounting software is on every desktop?

1. What accounting software is on every desktop? • Microsoft Office Suite: Excel Access Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word • Browser software (e.g. Internet Explorer) • Other: Quicken, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains, ACCPAC, Simply Accounting…. Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004

2. Today’s Objective Use technology in accounting

3. Software Integration Financial Spreadsheet Database Accounting • Accounting courses Computer Acctg. Managerial Cost Report Generation CRM AIS Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004

4. GL Cycle Debit/Credit paradigm User’s or practitioner’s approach Software: QuickBooks; Peachtree ePeachtree; QuickBooks Online Edition General Ledger Software Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004

5. General Ledger System Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004

6. Systems Software • Why? • Mid-market • Database model • Manufacturing and project accounting • Internal control • Security • Customization • Academic alliances PeopleSoft SAP MS Bus. Sols.- Great Plains MAS 90 NetLedger NetSuite Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004

7. Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains 8.0

8. Why technology matters: • “In the context of a concerted effort to innovate the accounting curriculum, information systems matter.” Paul Steinbart, AZ State University 2004 AIS Educators’ Conference Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004

9. Let’s look at some software…. Carol Yacht, Author Accounting Software on Every Desktop August 10, 2004