Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet and ERP on Accounting

  • 8h 5m
  • Ashutosh Deshmukh
  • IGI Global
  • 2006

Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet and ERP on Accounting provides a foundation in digital accounting by covering fundamental topics such as accounting software, XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), and EDI. The effects of the Internet and ERP on accounting are classified and presented for each accounting cycle, along with a comprehensive discussion of online controls.

Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet and ERP on Accounting provides a conceptual approach to handling the latest developments at the intersection of the accounting and IT fields.

About the Author

Dr. Ashutosh Deshmukh is an associate professor of accounting and information systems at the Pennsylvania State University — Erie. He received his MBA from the University of Alabama and PhD from the University of Memphis. His research and teaching interests are in accounting information systems and auditing. He has published more than 20 articles and made numerous conference presentations in the areas of accounting information systems and auditing. He is a chartered accountant, certified information systems auditor, and certified fraud examiner, and has practical experience in public and industrial accounting. A bean counter by profession and a byte counter by choice, he has also consulted with numerous organizations. He is a member of the American Accounting Association, Institute of Charted Accountants of India, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Phi Kappa Phi, and Beta Gamma Sigma.

In this Book

  • A Framework for Digital Accounting
  • The Evolution of Accounting Software
  • The XML-Based Web Languages and Accounting
  • Electronic Data Interchange
  • The Revenue Cycle
  • The Expenditure Cycle
  • The Conversion Cycle
  • The General Ledger Cycle
  • Financial Management, Strategic Management and Digital Accounting
  • Controls, Security, and Audit in Online Digital Accounting