Accountants help to ensure that companies run more efficiently, public records are kept more accurately, and taxes are paid properly and on time. They perform these vital functions by offering an increasingly wide array of business and accounting services to their clients. Broadly, these services include public, management, and government accounting, as well as internal auditing. Specific job duties vary in the major fields of accounting. The Associate in Science degree in Accounting offers an introduction to the principles of accounting. Other components include payroll, tax, corporate accounting, computerized accounting, and financial statement analysis.