Using Computers in Accounting

A Practical Foundation in Computerized Accounting

Stepping into modern accounting means more than knowing debit and credit rules. It means understanding how software systems organize financial data, generate reports, and support day-to-day business decisions. This 2019 ebook edition brings the essentials of computerized accounting into one structured course, moving from foundational concepts to real software and reporting practices.

What the Book Covers

• Introduction to Computerized Accounting: contrasts manual and computerized methods, explains the accounting cycle, and introduces the GNUCash open-source package.
• Organizing Accounting Data: explores data storage, processing cycles, database structures, and how to design accounting vouchers.
• Accounting Software: covers sourcing, types, deployment and pricing plans, plus evaluation checklists before purchase.
• Generating Reports: walks through ledgers, cash books, trial balance, trading and profit & loss accounts, and balance sheet preparation.
• Financial Statement Analysis: introduces vertical, horizontal, leverage, profitability, liquidity, and variance analysis.
• Inventory Control Systems: explains ABC, JIT, perpetual, periodic, barcode, and RFID inventory methods.

Built for Learning and Review

Each chapter ends with “Knowledge Check,” review questions, and references, making the material suitable for self-study or classroom use. The structure helps readers connect theory to the tasks accounting professionals handle in business settings.

Who Can Benefit

Students, entry-level accountants, small business owners, and professionals moving into accounting software will find clear explanations of core processes. The text also examines GNUCash as an open-source option alongside general selection criteria, so the concepts remain useful across many platforms.

Digital Delights offers this as an immediate-access ebook edition, so you can start exploring computerized accounting methods today.