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Accounting software — is application software that records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and trial balance. It functions as an accounting information system. It may be developed… …   Wikipedia

accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… …   Universalium

Service (economics) — A service is the non material equivalent of a good. A service provision is an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods. It is claimed to be a process that creates… …   Wikipedia

Service economy — can refer to one or both of two recent economic developments. One is the increased importance of the service sector in industrialized economies. Services account for a higher percentage of US GDP than 20 years ago. The current list of Fortune 500 …   Wikipedia

Accounting scandals — Accounting scandals, or corporate accounting scandals, are political and business scandals which arise with the disclosure of misdeeds by trusted executives of large public corporations. Such misdeeds typically involve complex methods for… …   Wikipedia

Service component architecture — (SCA) is a relatively new initiative advocated by major software vendors. Its proponents claim it is more natively suited for the delivery of applications that conform with the principles of service oriented architecture. As such, SCA components… …   Wikipedia

accounting service center  — accounting service center (ASC)  An accounting, disbursing, and data processing facility that provides accounting support for postal activities. Each ASC is specialized for one or more functions: Minneapolis, MN, payroll; San Mateo, CA, accounts… …   Glossary of postal terms

Accounting liquidity — (liquidity) is a measure of the ability of a debtor to pay their debts as and when they fall due. It is usually expressed as a ratio or a percentage of current liabilities.Calculating liquidityFor a corporation with a published balance sheet… …   Wikipedia

Accounting Hall of Fame — The Accounting Hall of Fame is an award recognizing accountants who are making or have made a significant contribution to the advancement of accounting since the beginning of the 20th century. [Burns and Coffman, 342.] Inductees are from both… …   Wikipedia

Call accounting — A Call Accounting System is a telecommunications software or hardware application that captures, records, and costs telephone usage events. Internationally call accounting systems may be referred to as call logging systems. Call accounting… …   Wikipedia

Double-entry bookkeeping system — A double entry bookkeeping system is a set of rules for recording financial information in a financial accounting system in which every transaction or event changes at least two different nominal ledger accounts. The name derives from the fact… …   Wikipedia