Not all accounting systems operate the same way. While most accounting systems capture basic income and expense data, whether manual or computerized, the system used varies by the type of business.

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Decades ago, accountants kept financial records manually, using paper and pencil to enter transactions. Accounting machines followed by increasingly complex technology served the needs of businesses ...

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