In recent years,
application service providers (ASP) have emerged as a new
twist on the old theme of computer time-sharing. For either a
monthly or yearly fee, ASPs allow users to share powerful
software applications by remotely accessing them over the
Internet. ASPs have become an appealing alternative to the
rising cost and burden of purchasing hardware and software. Read
the full article
Reporting Capabilities of Software-audit Tools
-
by John Silltow
Auditors undertaking a variety of
organizational missions such as optimizing IT assets, checking
on file usage, or keeping an eye on software license holdings
need to use dedicated software-audit tools to ensure that they
are capturing the appropriate information. A variety of such
tools are available, but there is a wide divergence in how
they approach a problem. Read
the full article
Articles for Students
Five Points to Remember When Looking
for an Accounting Position - by
Accountemps
Within just the past
18 months the accounting profession has changed dramatically.
New legislation has altered once-traditional business
practices, and some specialty areas are now booming. As a
result, students currently entering the profession are facing
issues far different from their predecessors. These challenges
have also led to new opportunities. Read
the full article
Detecting Accounts Payable Abuse
Through Continuous Auditing
- by Larry Potla
Changes in information
technology and corporate governance are challenging internal
audit professionals to review greater volumes of data and to
confirm their organization's compliance with internal controls
designed to protect assets and shareholder interests. Read
the full article
Check out what our audience
is
talking about in the Forums
We
invite all our audience to contribute articles for
accountancy.com.pk. If
the article is good and relevant to the theme of the website, we will
publish this article along with giving credits to the article provider.
If you are interested in writing for us and have any queries, we will
be happy to answer all of them. Submit your queries at
articles@accountancy.com.pk
