8th edition published: Mason, OH : South-Western Cengage Learning, c2013.

Includes index.

The information system: an accountant's perspective -- Introduction to transaction processing -- Ethics, fraud, and internal control -- The revenue cycle -- The expenditure cycle part I: purchases and cash disbursements procedures -- The expenditure cycle part II: payroll processing and fixed asset procedures -- The conversion cycle -- Financial reporting and management reporting systems -- Database management systems -- The REA approach to database modeling -- Enterprise resource planning systems -- Electronic commerce systems -- Managing the systems development life cycle -- Construct, deliver, and maintain systems project -- Auditing IT controls part I: Sarbanes-Oxley and IT governance -- Auditing IT controls part II: security and access -- Auditing IT controls part III: systems development, program changes, and application auditing.

Gain a strong understanding of the accounting information systems and related technologies you will use in your business career with this text. You will find a unique emphasis on ethics, fraud, and the modern manufacturing environment. The book focuses on the needs and responsibilities of accountants as end users of systems, systems designers, and auditors. This text completely integrates Sarbanes-Oxley as it affects internal controls and other relevant topics. In this new edition, you examine the risks and advantages of cloud computing and gain a better understanding of the differences in the manual and automated accounting system needs of small and large companies.