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KEYWORDS ABSTRACT
Cloud accounting, Cloud accounting, as a new mode of accounting information model, plays an important role
Accounting informationization, in enterprise accounting informationization process. Compared with the traditional
Promotion accounting informationization system, cloud accounting boasts the advantage of low
investment cost, low maintenance costs, low barriers to entry, while as the continuous
development of cloud accounting, relevant problems raised from one to another such as poor
security and unique services. To solve these problems in order to promote the popularization
and application of cloud accounting in our enterprise requires the joint efforts of enterprises,
suppliers and the government.
1 Introduction
Traditional accounting information system is limited by many factors including the inadequate preparation of hardware facilities, lack
of professionalism, high initial investment costs, complex maintenance process, which restricts the development process accounting
information of some companies, and greatly weakens the enterprise’s competitiveness. In recent years, cloud accounting has received
high attention for its low-cost, high-efficiency mode of accounting information technology in the industry. Cloud accounting is
virtualized accounting information system providing accounting services for enterprise based on the Internet. Its conception can be
explained from two aspects. For cloud accounting supplier, cloud accounting is an accounting information system by cloud
computing technology, and suppliers need to provide hardware and software facilities and the construction of accounting information
systems. For businesses, cloud accounting is based on the Internet, so payment is required in order to access online accounting
information system. Construction of cloud accounting is currently a hot issue in the industry and academia, and it has an absolute
advantage in terms of cost, efficiency, reliability, etc. However, cloud accounting encountered many difficulties in the promotion
process, so how to solve these problems and make a better, faster development of cloud accounting is worthy of our in-depth study.
Cloud accounting provides online accounting services through the Internet platform, so compared with the traditional accounting
information system, it has an absolute advantage in input costs, maintenance costs, barriers to entry, and data reliability, as well as
easy to promote in the enterprise.
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accounting service suppliers such as Shenzhen Kingdee business network, Beijing Huacai accounting online, Beijing Ufida designed
for network, Xi’an accounting net, Ali software “money manager”. There companies mainly provide common module of online
accounting, financial management, reporting processing, while due to lack of financial budgeting, financial warning, financial
analysis and other functions, the integration of online financial processes cannot be achieved currently. Meanwhile, today cloud
accounting cannot be customized according to the needs of enterprises, which is difficult to meet the growth required of the
enterprise.
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declare a reasonable return in the tax department; after being commissioned, accounting firm will audit financial company online and
create an electronic version of the audit report. (5) Dynamic of business performance measurement. Future cloud accounting service
is also expected to achieve dynamic performance evaluation, compared with similar financial situation of enterprises, so that
enterprises can make decisions in favor of their own development in the competition, thus boosting the level of development of the
whole industry. Meanwhile, the enterprise should provide personalized cloud accounting services according to the needs of users to
enhance the customer’s self-defining software that will not only meet the needs of business growth, but also will meet the needs of
diversification requirements of different sectors and enterprises with different scales, thereby promoting the application of cloud
accounting processes in different enterprises.
5 Conclusion
In conclusion, cloud accounting as a new accounting online accounting service has its unique advantages, but it also faces many
challenges in the application process. Cloud accounting suppliers should consider how to improve the security, functionality and
public recognition of cloud accounting services, contributing to sound and healthy development of cloud accounting services, and
allowing more companies to accept and adopt cloud accounting services. With the gradual improvement of cloud accounting services
model, the large enterprises, multinational organizations will adopt this model to enhance the development of cloud accounting and
popularize it in future so as to facilitate the process of accounting information technology.
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