GENERAL LEDGER APPLICATIONS USING PEACHTREE COMPLETE ACCOUNTING 2010 ®: The Winery At Chateau Americana
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing and discussing this assignment, you should be able to:
• Recognize the managerial and technological issues associated with the implementation of a general ledger package
• Complete sample transactions
• Understand the implications of the design of the user interface
• Recognize and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of controls embedded in a general ledger package
• Compare and contrast a general ledger package with a manual accounting information system
BACKGROUND
As the winery has grown, Rob Breeden, the chief financial officer, has realized that management does not have timely information about the financial condition of the company. This has resulted in several instances in which the decisions made were not optimal. Therefore, he has determined that it is time to convert the current system to a general ledger package. After investigating the possibilities, he has decided to utilize Peachtree Complete Accounting 2010®. Chateau Americana has hired you to convert the system.
REQUIREMENTS
Using the Peachtree Complete Accounting 2010® software program contained in your CAST package or in your school computer lab, you are to convert Chateau Americana from a manual system to a general ledger software package. If you are working on this assignment on your home computer, load the software following the instructions contained on the CD envelope.
As with any other computer file, it is important to back up frequently to another storage medium.
SETTING UP A NEW COMPANY
Requirements
1. Start Peachtree Complete Accounting 2010® and click on Create a new company.
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2. The Introduction screen that appears next alerts the user to information that will be required throughout the set-up procedure. Click on Next.