Accounting information system

Cloud On-line Accounting

Task

Part A

You are working as an accountant in a regional accounting firm. You have been approached by the owner of "Goodie Gumdrops", a start-up wholesaler. They have chosen a cloud based accounting system and have employed you to set up their company in in the AIS and enter the first month's transactions. You are required to enter a range of transactions and generate some reports to assist with the business start-up. All information has been supplied by the business owner for you to input. The set up and transactional data will be provided in Interact Resources.

Task requirements:

Process your clients transactions for July 2017. Generate and submit the following reports to your client for July 2017;
Profit & Loss
Balance Sheet
Trial Balance
Aged Payables (detail)
Aged Receivables (detail)
Inventory Item Summary.

The marks assigned include correctness of information and the presentation of your reports. They need to look professional, as though they could be provided to your client.

Part B

Part A requires you to use a cloud based accounting system to process transactions for your client.

Provide a 1 page executive summary on whether you believe a cloud based accounting system is a better approach for Goodie Gumdrops when compared to a traditional accounting system located on a computer at their head office. Your executive summary needs to include:

A concise overview regarding whether you believe a cloud based accounting or a traditional accounting system would be a better approach for Goodie Gumdrops;

Justification for your decision including the benefits and potential disadvantages of each approach;  and

A clear recommendation to Goodie Gumdrops regarding which accounting system would be best suited for their business.

In line with the presentation requirements detailed below.

Presentation

Your report to your client should include the following items, presented in this sequence; a cover page to your client; your executive summary addressing Part B of the Assignment; and the reports generated in Part A of the Assignment.

It is expected that this will be presented as though it is being provided to your client.

You need to use Times New Roman or Arial font, with a font size 11 or more. The margins for your executive summary should be a minimum of 2.5cm from all sides (left, right, top and bottom).

You report should be prepared using the template provided to you in interact.

Note: an Executive Summary is not an introduction. An Executive Summary should be an overview of an entire report, including recommendations, and no longer than one (1) page in length. This may be the only page read by busy managers.

Requirements
APA must be used to reference all sources you have used for your assignment.

The CSU Library site provides an on-line guide to APA style referencing. This is the referencing style adopted by the School of Accounting and Finance.

Review the rules regarding plagiarism and if you are not sure contact your lecturer or student learning skills advisor for advice. There is no excuse for presenting the work of others as your own; this includes cutting and pasting material from the web without properly referencing the source.

You assignment must be submitted via Turnitin in word format only.