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accounting information system. what cycles are and how they work.

accounting information system. what cycles are and how they work.

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Accounting information system comprises of three things :-
1. Accounting
2. Information
3. System
Basically it is system that identifies, collect , process , record and communicates accounting information using technologies.
Accounting information system provides financial information to external and internal users.
Accounting information system is part of Management information system.

MIS provides both financial and non financial information whereas AIS provides financial information only.

Input-Source document eg. invoice, debit/ credit note etc. Output Reports eg. financial statement, supplier statement etc. Process :- Book keeping eg. double entry accounting journal entry etc. Components of AIS 1. People- who involve in accounting flow eg. Supplier, customer etc 2. Procedures: how the flow is defined eg. After purchase order, goods receipt then invoice and at last payment 3. Data:- Raw data which used for recording information 4.Software:-software system used to record eg. ERP. 5. Information technology technology used to store information eg. SQL, DBMS etc

I hope this clarifies your question. Pls rate and comment in case of any query.

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