Accounting has been done manually till the 1980s, when the advent of fast computers and easy-to-use, accurate and reliable software started. After 90s Nepalese accountant also started to use accounting software in Nepal.
Make sure that you set up your project team with a strong project manager and representatives from each of the functional areas of your business. These people should be key members of their respective groups. Make sure that you have buy-in from the organization starting with executive management down to the end users.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accountancy as "the art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of financial character, and interpreting the results thereof."
As today’s global marketplace becomes more sophisticated, the number and complexity of mission-critical financial transactions that companies conduct on a day-to-day basis continues to grow exponentially. Even small and mid-sized businesses are plagued by a rapidly increasing volume of financial processes that are highly intricate and multi-faceted. These activities, while important, are administrative in nature and often distract staff from more strategic planning initiatives that directly impact company prosperity and growth. Additionally, as legislative pressures continue to grow, and the rules imposed by Government and other regulations become more stringent, businesses need to find better ways to ensure compliance by effectively logging, tracking, auditing, and reporting their financial data.
If you break bookkeeping down into small and scheduled tasks, then it’s simple to stay on top of things. We suggest setting calendar reminders for yourself and your staff. Here’s how we suggest breaking down your bookkeeping tasks. At the end of this article there’s a link to import task dates into your calendar.
These recommendations are geared for a service-based business that sends invoices and proposals.
Cloud accounting sometimes also refers to hosted and hybrid software. Hosted accounting software is a desktop accounting program operated by a software company from its own data centre which businesses access through an internet browser.
Simply put, cloud computing is computing based on the internet. Where in the past, people would run applications or programs from software downloaded on a physical computer or server in their building, cloud computing allows people access the same kinds of applications through the internet. It is a solution growing in popularity, especially amongst SMEs. The CRN predicts that by 2014, small businesses will spend almost $100 billion on cloud computing services.