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What will be the main impact(s) of database technology on the role of an accountant in the next 10 years?

	a.	financial reporting may become more of accessing a database of corporate data in the format desired by the user than relying on financial reports prepared by accountants.
	b.	accountants will no longer need to be the filter for accounting data as users will be able to do this themselves, thus the accountants may become more decision makers and managers.
	c.	the whole notion of internal controls will become more important in the future of the accountants' role changes in relation to financial reporting.
	d.	All of the above