Understanding the Perception of Accounting Professionals on Improving Working Efficiency with the Help of Cloud Accounting: Special Reference to Accounting Professionals Working in Vadodara City
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53573/rhimrj.2022.v09i07.013Keywords:
Accounting, Cloud Accounting, Hard Drive, Infrastructure, Service, Software, TechnologyAbstract
A firm should be able to remain adaptable and responsive to the information it collects, analyze, and offers in today's changing world. Because of this, the interaction between businesses and information technology has greatly expanded over time. In the past, a business had to record each and every invoice issued or received. These bills were stored on a different hard drive or folder along with the related information. Traditional accounting software was developed especially for companies after computers took the place of paper and pen but growing technical advancements have sparked fresh developments in the accounting industry with more advanced software called Cloud Accounting being kept on distant servers. It boosts a company's capacity for accounting by increasing storage capabilities in addition to giving consumers access on the go, anyplace, anywhere, and at any time. This study's goal is to comprehend cloud accounting. The sample size of the research is 100 accounting professionals who are working on cloud accounting in the Vadodara city the respondents of the study are the employees of the accounting department and the data is collected from snowball sampling method. This research will conclude the perception of accounting professional on cloud accounting to improve the working efficiency.
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