Information Technology has had considerable impact on the working environment of accountants
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Professional Studies Assignment "Information Technology has had considerable impact on the working environment of accountants" Introduction During the course of this essay, I will outline what types of changes Information Technology has caused, and what benefits and drawbacks these have brought about. Many organizations these days have high expectations of their workforce. For an accountant, these expectations are no different. I shall prove this by investigating exactly what companies expect from today's accounting graduate. Types of Information Technology Changes 'The Internet, is a global computer network connecting governments, companies, universities, and many other networks and users.' (Hutchinson's Multimedia Encyclopedia 2001 09/11/2001). The Internet allows us to send data electronically to computers in different continents, in seconds. Accountants are able to receive all copies of receipts, invoices, credit notes and books of accounts, over Electronic Mail. 'Closer to clients, accountants will be able to offer a personalized cashbook accounting service to their clients over...

