Summary of Accounting Configuration Settings

If you are new to Vision, you may find it helpful to review the configuration settings related to Accounting.

Configuration Area Description

Accounting System Settings

Set up the following accounting options that apply to all the companies of in your enterprise:

  • Timesheets

  • Posting

  • Reporting

  • Invoices

  • Detailed subledgers for intercompany billing

  • Account status messages

  • Default account group tables

  • Labor Categories

  • Project Budgeting

Accounting Company Settings

Set up the following accounting options that apply to a specific company in your enterprise:

  • Expense checks

  • Revenue Generation

  • Company and intercompany accounts

  • Posting

  • Organizations

  • Timesheets

  • Job costing

  • Payroll interface (ADP, Paychex, or Ceridian Powerpay)

  • Cross Charge

  • Tax Auditing

  • Gains and Losses

  • Transaction Center Approvals

Intercompany Billing

If you use the Multicompany feature, you can share employees among companies while you maintain accounting for both labor and expense charges associated with shared work efforts. For example, an employee from one company can charge time or expenses to another company through timesheets and expense reports. Intercompany Billing makes it possible to track these charges.

You can also enable the Detailed Subledgers feature to facilitate creation of intercompany invoices and Accounts Payable vouchers. Intercompany invoices and Accounts Payable vouchers do not affect the General Ledger; they are designed to help you track intercompany transactions. The final versions of the intercompany invoices and intercompany Accounts Payable vouchers that you create are available to post in the Transaction Center.

Employee Types

Set up employee types and assign those types to accounts.

Time Analysis and Benefit Accrual

Set up the following:

  • Time Analysis report headings

  • Projects to include on the Time Analysis report

  • Benefit Accrual codes

Accrual Schedule

Specify the number of accrual hours that an employee earns over various time frames.

Tax Codes

Set up tax codes and apply the codes to the appropriate billing category.

Banks

Set up bank codes to use when you enter cash-related transactions in Vision.

You also can set up:

  • Information for processing payroll and employee expense direct deposits (NACHA electronic funds transfers).

  • Export to text file format information (for accounts payable and employee expense payments).

AP System Settings

Set up the following accounts payable options that apply to all the companies of in your enterprise:

  • Voucher numbers

  • Check payee

  • Project level options

  • Vendor types

  • Expense codes

AP Company Settings

Set up the following accounts payable options that apply to a specific company in your enterprise:

  • Default payment terms

  • Voucher numbers

  • Check templates

  • Liability codes

  • Vendor codes

  • Discount codes

Accounts Receivable

Set up ledger headings and to map invoice and accounts receivable accounts.

Overhead Allocation

Determine how overhead expenses are allocated.

Labor Codes

Set up labor codes to classify the types of work that your employees perform. Employees post time to labor codes.

Cash Flow Statement

Set up the headings and accounts for a GAAP Statement of Cash Flows. In Vision, this report is known as the Cash Flow Statement.