Accounting
Software —
Consider Your
Teaching
Learning
Opportunities
Susan V. Crosson Santa Fe Community College Gainesville FLAccounting = Information Architects
Why add Accounting Software to your courses?
• Business/Financial Literacy
• Accounting Literacy
• Because it is how accounting is actually
done….
• Doing Focus—THE BOOKS
– Principles of Accounting, Tax, Audit, Government – Accounting and Bookkeeping Skills and Expertise – Manual systems to learn accounting processes
– Value –added since gatekeeper to data and accounting information – Stewards of locked up data and information
• Using Focus—THE COMPUTER
– Computer-based (evolved from manual) accounting programs – Accounting done by accountants in accounting department
– Value-added from Information and analyses fulfillment
– Team player who provides data and information to their business
• Present and Future Focus—THE INTERNET
– Technology and accounting integrated throughout economy – Accounting software on every desktop…not just in accounting
department…database not legacy systems
– Information accessible from anywhere…xbrl, search engines – Accounting generated & accessed by everyone …B2B
– Value-added is driven by User Interface
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/product/familiartoyourpeople.mspx
– What’s Accounting’s role?
Popular
Accounting
software
Accounting Software Market*
*A Strategy for Finding the Right Accounting Software, Journal of Accountancy, September 2003; www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/sep2003/johnston.htm
Entry-level software:Sales up to $5 million; 20 employees; 5 million companies. (PT; QB, MOA)
Small to medium business software:Sales up to $100 million; 100 employees; 516,000 companies. (PT; QB; MOA, GP)
Small to medium enterprise software:Revenues up to $500 million; 500 employees; 84,000 companies. (GP;MAS90;MAS200)
Software 2007-8 Educational Cost Retail Cost Peachtree by Sage FREE to schools www.peachtree.com/training/education al_partnerships.cfm $69.99 - $699.99 QuickBooks by Intuit
Pro Educational Site license $99.95 - $599.95
http://accountant.intuit.com/training_cp e/intuit_education_program/qb_educat
or_resources.aspx
Or
140 day Trial version w/ textbooks Or
30 day FREE Online Edition
Pro: $99.95 to $3,000.00+ Online: $19.95-39.95/mo. Office Accounting 2007 by Microsoft Two versions: Express or Professional
Office Accounting Express 2007:
http://www.ideawins.com/home.html
Office Accounting Professional 2007:
http://us1.trymicrosoftoffice.com/product.aspx?famil y=officeaccounting&culture=en-US
Express FREE download or part of Office Small Business, Professional, or Ultimate Suites Professional: FREE limited use or $149 new or $99 upgrade Dynamics-GP by Microsoft
Academic Alliance FREE to schools or 120 day educational version
www.microsoft.com/education/academi c_alliance.mspx
Accounting Software Integration Options
Financial Accounting CYGL/Peachtree QuickBooks Online or Pro MS Office Accounting Managerial Accounting MS Office Accounting Dynamics GP Computer Accounting Business Software Applications Peachtree QuickBooks Pro MS Office AccountingIntermediate
AccountingMS Office Dynamics GPDynamics GP
QuickBooks Online or Pro
Publisher-Designed: CYGL
Accounting Software
Basic Business Processes:
…buy, sell, build, track
•
Acquisition/Payment
•
Sale/Collection
•
Conversion
•
Human Resource
First Software Experience: Information Generation
Principles of
Accounting I
Financial
Accounting
Principles of
Accounting II
Managerial
Accounting
QuickBooks, Peachtree, Office Accounting
Service Business followed by Retail Business
Small Business
Intermediate Accounting
First Accounting Software Experience Recap
Financial Accounting CYGL/Peachtree QuickBooks Online or Pro MS Office Accounting Managerial Accounting MS Office Accounting Dynamics GP Computer Accounting Business Software Applications Peachtree QuickBooks Pro MS Office AccountingIntermediate
AccountingMS Office Dynamics GPDynamics GP
QuickBooks Online or Pro
Scaling Software Experience Through the
Curriculum
Intermediate I Intermediate II
Accounting
Information
Systems
Managerial/
Cost
QuickBooks, Peachtree, Office Accounting, Dynamics-GP, SAP
Service , Retail, Manufacturing, Logistics, Not-For-Profit
Small, Mid-Size, Large, Multinational
Tax
Audit
Course Software Applications
driven by User Interface
• Intermediate
• Managerial/Cost
• AIS
• Tax
• Audit
Work Authentic Data Sets in
• Doing Focus—THE BOOKS
– Principles of Accounting, Tax, Audit, Government – Accounting and Bookkeeping Skills and Expertise – Manual systems to learn accounting processes
– Value –added since gatekeeper to data and accounting information – Stewards of locked up data and information
• Using Focus—THE COMPUTER
– Computer-based (evolved from manual) accounting programs – Accounting done by accountants in accounting department
– Value-added from Information and analyses fulfillment
– Team player who provides data and information to their business
• Present and Future Focus—THE INTERNET
– Technology and accounting integrated throughout economy – Accounting software on every desktop…not just in accounting
department…database not legacy systems
– Information accessible from anywhere…xbrl, search engines – Accounting generated & accessed by everyone …B2B
– Value-added is driven by User Interface
http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/product/familiartoyourpeople.mspx
– What’s Accounting’s role?
Software
in Your
Course?
QuickBooks, Peachtree, Office
Accounting, Dynamics-GP, SAP
Computer Accounting textbooks & supplements, www.mhhe.com/yacht
Computer Accounting with Peachtree 2008, Release 15, 12e (includes software CD) – 18 chapters; 700 pages
0073379395
www.mhhe.com/yacht2008
Computer Accounting Essentials with QuickBooks Online Edition, 3e (30 days free) – 7 chapters; 225 pages
Computer Accounting Essentials with QuickBooks Pro (140-day CD) – 7 chapters; 250 pages
0073131121
www.mhhe.com/yachtqbessentials3e
Publication Date: June 15, 2008
Computer Accounting with Microsoft Office Accounting 2007
(includes software CD) – 14 chapters; 600 pages
Computer Accounting Essentials with Microsoft Office
Accounting (includes software CD) – 7 chapters; 275 pages
007333796X
www.mhhe.com/yachtmoa
0073527033
www.mhhe.com/moaessentials
Computer Accounting with Dynamics GP 10.0, 2e (includes software) – formerly Great Plains – 12 chapters; 650 pages
Computer Accounting Essentials with Dynamics GP 10.0, 2e
(includes software CD) - 7 chapters, 275 pages
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
ExcelAccounting (student data CD) – 12 chapters; 500 pages 0072987812
www.mhhe.com/yachtexcel
Supplement: Student Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2006 (data CD) – includes end-of-chapter transactions from College Accounting, 11e
0073312908
www.mhhe.com/price11e
GL supplement: Carol Yacht’s General Ledger and
Peachtree CD-ROMs
Various ISBNs;
Susan Crosson
Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, FL
Susan.crosson@sfcc.edu
