1. University of California, Santa Barbara
Prepared by
Coby Harmon
University of California, Santa Barbara
Westmont College

2. 7 Accounting Information Systems Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
[1] Identify the basic concepts of an accounting information system.
[2] Describe the nature and purpose of a subsidiary ledger.
[3] Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

3. Accounting Principles
Preview of Chapter 7
Accounting Principles
Eleventh Edition
Weygandt Kimmel Kieso

4. Basic Concepts of AIS
Accounting information system (AIS) collects and processes transaction data and communicates financial information to decision makers.
Includes:
All steps in the accounting cycle.
Documents that provide evidence of transactions.
Manual or computerized accounting system.
LO 1 Identify the basic concepts of an accounting information system.

5. Cost Effectiveness - Benefits must outweigh the costs.
Basic Concepts of AIS
Cost Effectiveness - Benefits must outweigh the costs.
Illustration 7-1
Principles of an efficient and effective AIS.
Useful Output
Flexibility - The system should be sufficiently flexible to meet the resulting changes in the demands made upon it.
LO 1 Identify the basic concepts of an accounting information system.

6. Basic Concepts of AIS Computerized Accounting Systems
Software programs (functions include sales, purchases, receivables, payables, cash receipts and disbursements, and payroll).
Generate financial statements.
Advantages:
Typically enter data only once.
Many human errors are eliminated.
More timely information.
LO 1 Identify the basic concepts of an accounting information system.

7. Basic Concepts of AIS Computerized Accounting Systems
Choosing a software package.
Entry-Level Software.
Easy data access and report preparation
Audit trail
Internal control
Customization
Network Compatibility
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems.
LO 1 Identify the basic concepts of an accounting information system.

9. Basic Concepts of AIS Manual Accounting Systems
Perform each step in the accounting cycle by hand.
Satisfactory with a low volume of transactions.
Must understand manual accounting systems to understand computerized accounting systems.
LO 1 Identify the basic concepts of an accounting information system.

10. Subsidiary Ledgers Used to keep track of individual balances.
Two common subsidiary ledgers are:
Accounts receivable (customers’)
Accounts payable (creditors’)
Illustration 7-2
Relationship of general ledger and subsidiary ledgers
LO 2 Describe the nature and purpose of a subsidiary ledger.

11. Subsidiary Ledgers LO 2 Illustration 7-2
Relationship of general and subsidiary ledgers
Subsidiary Ledgers
LO 2

12. Subsidiary Ledgers Advantages of Subsidiary Ledgers
Show in a single account transactions affecting one customer or one creditor.
Free the general ledger of excessive details.
Help locate errors in individual accounts.
Make possible a division of labor.
LO 2 Describe the nature and purpose of a subsidiary ledger.

14. Special Journals Used to record similar types of transactions.
Illustration 7-5
If a transaction cannot be recorded in a special journal, the company records it in the general journal.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

15. Special Journals Question
Each of the following is a subsidiary ledger except the:
a. accounts receivable ledger.
b. accounts payable ledger.
c. customer’s ledger.
d. general ledger.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

16. Special Journals Sales Journal
Illustration 7-6
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Perpetual inventory system, one entry at selling price in Sales Journal results in a debit to Accounts Receivable and a credit to Sales. Another entry at cost results in a debit to Cost of Goods Sold and a credit to Inventory.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

17. Posting the Sales Journal
Special Journals
Posting the Sales Journal
Illustration 7-7
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Companies make daily postings from the sales journal to the individual accounts receivable in the subsidiary ledger.
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LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

18. Posting the Sales Journal
Special Journals
Posting the Sales Journal
Illustration 7-7
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Posting to the general ledger is done monthly.
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LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

19. Special Journals Proving the Ledgers
Illustration 7-8
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

20. Special Journals Advantages of Sales Journal
One-line entry for each sales transaction saves time.
Only totals, rather than individual entries, are posted to the general ledger.
A division of labor results.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

21. Special Journals Cash Receipts Journal
Illustration 7-9
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In the cash receipts journal, companies record all receipts of cash.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

22. Special Journals Posting the Cash Receipts Journal
Illustration 7-9
Not all of the subsidiary or general ledger accounts are shown on the illustration to the right. See Illustration 7-9 for the complete illustration.
Illustration 7-9

23. Special Journals Proving the Ledgers
Illustration 7-11
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

24. Special Journals Question
Cash sales of merchandise are recorded in the
a. cash payments journal.
b. cash receipts journal.
c. general journal.
d. sales journal.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

25. Special Journals Question
Which of the following is not one of the credit columns in the cash receipts journal:
a. Other accounts
b. Accounts payable
c. Accounts receivable
d. Sales
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

26. Special Journals Purchases Journal
Illustration 7-13
Purchases Journal
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Daily postings are made from the purchases journal to the accounts payable subsidiary ledger.
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LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

27. Special Journals Purchases Journal
Illustration 7-13
Purchases Journal
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At the end of the accounting period, the company posts totals to the general ledger.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

28. Special Journals Proving the Ledgers
Illustration 7-14
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

29. Special Journals Question
All of the following are advantages of using subsidiary ledgers except they:
a. show transactions affecting one customer or one creditor in a single account.
b. free the general ledger of excessive details.
c. eliminate errors in individual accounts.
d. make possible a division of labor.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

30. Special Journals Cash Payments Journal
Illustration 7-16
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In a cash payments (cash disbursements) journal, companies record all disbursements of cash.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

31. Special Journals Cash Payments Journal
Illustration 7-16
Cash Payments Journal
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LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

32. Special Journals Cash Payments Journal
Illustration 7-16
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Cash Payments Journal
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LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

33. Special Journals Proving the Ledgers
Illustration 7-17
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

34. Special Journals Question
Credit purchases of equipment or supplies other than merchandise are recorded in the:
a. cash payments journal.
b. cash receipts journal.
c. general journal.
d. purchases journal.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

35. Special Journals Question
Cash payments of merchandise are recorded in the:
a. cash payments journal.
b. cash receipts journal.
c. general journal.
d. purchases journal.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

36. Special Journals Effects of Special Journals on General Journal
Special journals substantially reduce the number of entries that companies make in the general journal.
Only transactions that cannot be entered in a special journal are recorded in the general journal.
Also, correcting, adjusting, and closing entries are made in the general journal.
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

37. Special Journals
Illustration 7-18
Journalizing and posting the
general journal
LO 3 Explain how companies use special journals in journalizing.

38. A Look at IFRS Key Points
The basic concepts related to an accounting information system are the same under GAAP and IFRS.
The use of subsidiary ledgers and control accounts, as well as the system used for recording transactions, are the same under GAAP and IFRS.
The overriding principle in converting to IFRS is full retrospective application of IFRS. Retrospective application—recasting prior financial statements on the basis of IFRS—provides financial statement users with comparable information.
LO 4 Compare the procedures for accounting information systems under GAAP and IFRS.

39. A Look at IFRS Key Points
As indicated, the objective of the conversion process is to present a set of IFRS statements as if the company always reported under IFRS. To achieve this objective, a company follows these steps.
Identify the timing of its first IFRS statements.
Prepare an opening balance sheet at the date of transition to IFRS.
Select accounting principles that comply with IFRS, and apply these principles retrospectively.
Make extensive disclosures to explain the transition to IFRS.
LO 4 Compare the procedures for accounting information systems under GAAP and IFRS.

40. A Look at IFRS Key Points
Once a company decides to convert to IFRS, it must decide on the transition date and the reporting date. The transition date is the beginning of the earliest period for which full comparative IFRS information is presented. The reporting date is the closing balance sheet date for the first IFRS financial statements.
Upon first-time adoption of IFRS, a company must present at least one year of comparative information under IFRS.
LO 4 Compare the procedures for accounting information systems under GAAP and IFRS.

41. A Look at IFRS Looking to the Future
The definitional structure of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues, and
expenses may change over time as the IASB and FASB evaluate their overall conceptual framework for establishing accounting standards. In addition, high-quality international accounting requires both
high-quality accounting standards and high-quality auditing. Similar to the convergence of U.S. GAAP and IFRS, there is a movement to improve international auditing standards. The International Auditing
and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) functions as an independent standard-setting body. It works to establish high-quality auditing and assurance and quality-control standards throughout the world. Whether the IAASB adopts internal control provisions similar to those in SOX remains to be seen. You can follow developments in the international audit arena at
LO 4

42. A Look at IFRS IFRS Self-Test Questions
Information in a company’s first IFRS statements must:
a. have a cost that does not exceed the benefits.
b. be transparent.
c. provide a suitable starting point.
d. All the above.
LO 4 Compare the procedures for accounting information systems under GAAP and IFRS.

43. A Look at IFRS IFRS Self-Test Questions
Indicate which of these is false.
a. The use of subsidiary ledgers is the same under IFRS and GAAP.
b. GAAP and IFRS use the same accounting principles.
c. The use of special journals is the same under IFRS and GAAP.
d. At conversion, companies should retrospectively adjust the financial statements presented following IFRS.
LO 4 Compare the procedures for accounting information systems under GAAP and IFRS.

44. A Look at IFRS IFRS Self-Test Questions
The transition date is the date:
a. when a company no longer reports under its national standards.
b. when the company issues its most recent financial statement under IFRS.
c. three years prior to the reporting date.
d. None of the above.
LO 4 Compare the procedures for accounting information systems under GAAP and IFRS.

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