{"id":353,"date":"2019-07-17T08:17:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T08:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/?p=353"},"modified":"2019-07-22T06:44:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T06:44:57","slug":"bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THE<\/strong> PAST <\/strong>
– BOOKKEEPERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE<\/strong>

Civilisations have always been obsessed with accurate records – for both legal and accounting purposes. Its nothing new, reflecting the perennial need to prove transactions in all areas, commercial, government and family.
Memorable examples abound – Egypt, Rome, their graneries, and wine cellars, slave holders and traders and the meticulous records kept of their “cargo” on atlantic crossings in ships logs.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE<\/strong> PRESENT <\/strong>
– NEW DIMENSIONS, NEW TOOLS BUT THE SAME OBSESSION<\/strong>

In the modern era we have new dimensions – the size and scope of society and enterprise has exploded – as witnessed by the size of companies on the world’s stock markets.

This has been enabled by the impact of computers – these new tools of the trade have changed what is possible and the speed of the transaction.

However the same obsession with accurate books and their importance for life and business decisions remains.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FUTURE<\/strong>
Looking forward, the pace of IT change is relentless.

Remarkable things have been achieved so far, and even more will be achieved next 30 years,
Full automation and thinking robots capable of adapting and changing are already here
and may be unleashed within 30 yrs, almost certainly and within 100 yrs.
So the timescale may be 3 to 4 generations for a machine to be able to do all the tasks of a bookkeeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUT even then there will be an effort required of bookkeepers – not to do the recording but still to check the validity or IT output and the direction the self programming machines have taken, and critically, there will always be the scale of an enterprise to consider. Machine automation with robots may or may not be a good thing, but are unlikely to be cost beneficial for small to medium sized enterprises, which still form the vast majority of registered businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE PAST – BOOKKEEPERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE Civilisations have always been obsessed with accurate records – for both legal and accounting purposes. Its nothing new, reflecting the perennial need to prove transactions in all areas, commercial, government and family.Memorable examples abound – Egypt, Rome, their graneries, and wine cellars, slave holders and traders and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nBookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon - TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon - TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE PAST – BOOKKEEPERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE Civilisations have always been obsessed with accurate records – for both legal and accounting purposes. Its nothing new, reflecting the perennial need to prove transactions in all areas, commercial, government and family.Memorable examples abound – Egypt, Rome, their graneries, and wine cellars, slave holders and traders and […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-17T08:17:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-07-22T06:44:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"keitht\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"keitht\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"keitht\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/person\/14582e49a1defc43f77c7aa127253235\"},\"headline\":\"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-17T08:17:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-22T06:44:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\"},\"wordCount\":314,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\",\"name\":\"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon - TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-17T08:17:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-07-22T06:44:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/\",\"name\":\"TeamAsia Bookkeeping\",\"description\":\"Bookkeeping and more\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Team Asia Consulting\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TAC.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TAC.jpg\",\"width\":375,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"Team Asia Consulting\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/person\/14582e49a1defc43f77c7aa127253235\",\"name\":\"keitht\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e265520069578193178af1e75eb8d510f3dbff088ebb7834d4acd4b8f680a05e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e265520069578193178af1e75eb8d510f3dbff088ebb7834d4acd4b8f680a05e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"keitht\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon - TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon - TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS","og_description":"THE PAST – BOOKKEEPERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE Civilisations have always been obsessed with accurate records – for both legal and accounting purposes. Its nothing new, reflecting the perennial need to prove transactions in all areas, commercial, government and family.Memorable examples abound – Egypt, Rome, their graneries, and wine cellars, slave holders and traders and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/","og_site_name":"TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS","article_published_time":"2019-07-17T08:17:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-07-22T06:44:57+00:00","author":"keitht","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"keitht","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/"},"author":{"name":"keitht","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/person\/14582e49a1defc43f77c7aa127253235"},"headline":"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon","datePublished":"2019-07-17T08:17:13+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-22T06:44:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/"},"wordCount":314,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/","url":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/","name":"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon - TAC MOBILE FINANCIAL CONTROL AND BOOKS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-17T08:17:13+00:00","dateModified":"2019-07-22T06:44:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/bookkeepers-not-going-obsolete-any-time-soon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bookkeepers NOT going obsolete any time soon"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/","name":"TeamAsia Bookkeeping","description":"Bookkeeping and more","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#organization","name":"Team Asia Consulting","url":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TAC.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TAC.jpg","width":375,"height":120,"caption":"Team Asia Consulting"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/person\/14582e49a1defc43f77c7aa127253235","name":"keitht","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e265520069578193178af1e75eb8d510f3dbff088ebb7834d4acd4b8f680a05e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e265520069578193178af1e75eb8d510f3dbff088ebb7834d4acd4b8f680a05e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"keitht"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":408,"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353\/revisions\/408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teamasiaconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}