Accountants 'want to work online'

News Article - 27 June 2007
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Many auditing firms believe that online accounting will take off in the future, a study has shown.

Research by accountancy company Tallia highlights that 90 per cent of accountants would like to be able to conduct their business online by 2008.

Managing finances online would allow workers to access the firm's books over the internet but in a secure way so that companies do not have to send their workings to their accountant via a disc.

Tallia's general manager Michael Turner said: "The fact that data's offsite, safe and secure is one of the main benefits of managing your accounts online, but it also means that you can work from anywhere or at any time."

He added however that many firms do not have the adequate back-up solutions in place to deal with working online.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants recently launched an online tool for its accountancy trainees to use.

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