INTRODUCTION
WHAT ARE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS?
Accounting Information Systems—A Definition
Accounting Information Systems and Their Role in
Organizations
WHAT’S NEW IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS?
Suspicious Activity Reporting
Countering Terrorism
Corporate Scandals and Accounting
The Sarbanes-Oxley and Patriot Acts
ACCOUNTING AND IT
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Auditing
Taxation
CAREERS IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
Traditional Accounting
Systems Consulting
Information Technology Auditing and Security
AIS AT WORK—CONSULTING WORK FOR CPAs
SUMMARY
KEY TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW
TEST YOURSELF
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
PROBLEMS