The accounting software as a technical tool in the micro – enterprises of the Provincia Santa Elena, Ecuador

Abstract

The objective of the research work is to identify the utility of accounting software in tourism companies through a field study that demonstrates the application that the entities give in the province of Santa Elena, in order to listen through a survey percentage of organizations that are using this fundamental tool today. The importance of the study is based on the need of organizations and professionals in the accounting and financial area to insert in the business of companies an essential instrument for the management of costs, expenses, inventories and accounting records that allow management and decision making accurate and timely in the institutions and entities linked to tourism in our province. The materials used are the questionnaires to collect information, bibliographical references to support the work and the technological tools for the treatment of the data, the methods used are inductive and analytical to disaggregate the information. The expected results are concentrated in the number of companies in the selected sample, applying accounting software in its accounting and financial activity, in conclusion, it is necessary to know the proportional percentage of companies that use accounting software in the province of Santa Elena to channel linking projects with the community.