Question

Which of the following is true of source documents in an accounting information​ system?
a. Source documents provide control and reliability in an accounting information system.
b. A manual document cannot be considered as a source document in an accounting information system.
c. All journal entries can be considered as source documents in an accounting information system.
d. In a manual accounting information​ system, source documents refer to financial statements.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Source documents provide control and reliability in an accounting information system.

Explanation:

The source documents are the documents that support all types of business transaction. It can be in terms of bank statement, purchase order, sales order, supplier invoices, etc. It can also known as vouchers

With the help of the source documents the accounting system provides the reliable and controlling of transactions

This is the first step to verify the transactions after that recording, posting of transactions could be done.