What is accounting information? Why is accounting an information system?

Accounting information refers to the general name of all kinds of news, data, and information that can be accepted and understood by people through the actual recording or scientific prediction of accounting, reflecting the past, present, and future conditions of the subject of accounting about the movement of funds.

Accounting information system is used in China since the early 1980s. At first, the accounting information system software made by the enterprise, and later appeared UFIDA, gold plate and other financial software companies, the development of financial software gradually towards standardization and maturity.

From the late 1990s, the defects of the traditional financial software gradually appeared, enterprises no longer simply require software systems for bookkeeping and report output, but also require software systems to provide business-related costs, profits and performance and other aspects of the support information, which prompted the gradual development of financial software to the ERP and other highly integrated software, the major domestic financial software vendors have also Have transitioned from a separate financial software design for ERP vendors.

Basic features of accounting information systems:

One, a wide range of data sources, large amounts of data;

Two, the structure of the data and the data processing process is more complex;

Three, the authenticity of the data, the reliability of the requirements of a high level;

Four, more links in the data processing, many of the processing steps have a cyclical nature;

Five, the processing of data has strict requirements for processing.

Fourth, the data processing links, many processing steps are cyclical;

Fifth, the processing of data has a strict system of regulations and requirements to leave a clear audit trail;

Sixth, the output of information of a variety of large quantities, the format of the stringent requirements;

Seventh, the data processing process of the security of the confidentiality of the stringent requirements.

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