ABSTRACT:
Selecting the appropriate accounting software has become an important issue for many
organizations. Selecting the wrong accounting software would be a great disaster; it might
lead to major financial losses, and possibly even bankruptcy. Certain crucial factors such as
users’ current and future needs; business type; business size and accounting software features
should be taken into consideration before even obtaining the software. The objective of this
paper is to investigate; analyze and evaluate the main factors an organization should consider
in its decision to select the appropriate accounting software. The paper introduces an
integrated framework of the main factors that might affect the selection of an appropriate
accounting software package for an organization.