OVERVIEW OF PROJECT This project requires you to evaluate a PC-based accounting

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OVERVIEW OF PROJECT

This project requires you to evaluate a PC-based accounting system (Peachtree Complete Accounting) to see how the system handles recording transactions, collecting data, and generating reports and information.

STEP 1. ACCESS PEACHTREE COMPLETE ACCOUNTING

STEP 2. EXPLORE THE SOFTWARE

STEP 3. TRY OUT THE SOFTWARE USING A SAMPLE COMPANY

STEP 4. COMPLETE THE PROJECT

Once you have completed your evaluation, you will need to develop a report using the following layout. The details of the report are outlined below. Make sure that you number your sections and use the following format requirements.

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REPORT REQUIREMENTS

Section I: Overview (minimum 2 pages)

Provide a general overview of Peachtree Complete Accounting. Make sure the overview provides the reader with a general understanding of the application, including the projected purchase price and any special hardware and/or software requirements.

Section II: Transactional Processing and Data Management (minimum 6 pages)

Describe how Peachtree Complete Accounting handles processing the accounting transactions and recording business activities for the revenue, expenditure and financing cycles. You should provide at least one detailed example of how one would record a specific accounting transaction/ business activity for each of the three transaction cycles below. Address the following questions in this section of the report.

Section III: Reporting (minimum 3 pages)

Describe how Peachtree Complete Accounting produces information that can be used to manage the business. Identify and describe at least three key reports for each of the cycles - the revenue, expenditure and financing cycles for a total of nine reports. You should describe how the report is used, and why it is important in this section. Do not include any screen shots of your reports in this section. You will include one sample report for each of the transaction cycles in the Appendix %u2013 see below.

Section IV: Your Evaluation of the Software and Final Thoughts (minimum 2 pages)

Your evaluation of Peachtree Complete Accounting will be based upon your experience. You will use screen prints to support your evaluation. You will include the screen prints in an Appendix. They are not part of the required 7-10 written pages. Also, include your final thoughts regarding the application you selected here. Include such things as ease of use, in what size of business it would be best used, etc.

Explanation / Answer

one need to use your course home to use a software to get this answers. Basically this just asks how to navigate in the software which can't be answered unless one uses the software.

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