Accounting Outsourcing Issues

Accounting outsourcing practice is very common in SMEs because it enables companies to focus more on their core business since accounting encompasses large scope of complicated activities that require high level of accounting knowledge and competencies. This paper sheds light on fundamental issues of accounting outsourcing regarding the conversance with accounting among managers in micro companies. Since accounting is management information system, its purpose is to provide managers with relevant information and this purpose can be fulfilled if managers understand accounting. Their conversance with accounting and taxation is necessary because managers are responsible for preparing financial statements. Results show that majority of micro companies outsource accounting and this is related to lower level of conversance with accounting and consequently lack of need for accounting information in everyday business. Greater level of accounting knowledge and the use of accounting information is found in micro companies with internalized (in-house) accounting. Findings indicate that although it is more expensive and complicated solution, companies should internalize accounting system.