YOU DON'T JUST LISTEN TO TRAINERS AT FBS USER CONFERENCES, YOU LEARN!
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Chambers (finally!) demoed how AgCompass is providing accounting
access for their clients over the Internet and revealed a managerial
accounting system for dairy operations. |
Long-time U.C. favorite, Daryl Ellis, provided practical, first-hand knowledge of managerial accounting in the real world of agriculture. |
"Better
understanding of how cost/group/projects fit together and how that fits
with financial reporting." CPA for Grain/Cattle Producer-OH (first
time at UC)
"Good discussion with Ev (Chambers) about setting up network, and concerns
and issues in dealing with use of FBS on network … and how to get clients
to buy in." Accountant-OH
"Daryl's (Ellis) talk with comparisons on e.CLIPSE
with other reports is priceless-being able to verify quickly that the
reports are accurate." Grain/Hog Producer-IL
Grain/Cattle Producer-ND (another first time attendee) said, "Thank
you! I would be interested in a list of the people who attended
this seminar, the organizations that they represent and possible contact
numbers."
FBS extends a big "Thank You" to you, all attendees and our presenters,
Ev Chambers, Bill Stangel and Daryl Ellis, for helping FBS
in another successful U.C. You've noticed how the interaction between
our clients enriches the entire learning experience. A lively exchange
of information between clients characterizes all FBS training meetings. In effect everybody learns—presenters and clients.
"A great place to learn with people that are in this thing for the long
haul," concludes Grain/Cattle Producer-OH. What more can we say? Thanks again and we'll see you next year!
Note: We also plan to show excerpts from this session with e.farmSMART
readers in coming issues. In the meantime, we invite you to download and
view some of these Powerpoint presentations made at U.C. 2004.
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ANYONE HOME?, PART II
We keep
reminding ourselves, "Technology is our friend, technology is our friend." Well,
our "best friend" bit us again. If you remember last month,
we alerted you that we were experiencing chronic hardware problems with
our phone system-requiring numerous service calls by the phone people
and creating an unpredictable experience for our customers.
The hardware problems were finally solved, but the voice mail software—irony
of ironies—was not correctly reinstalled. The result? Forty-four
of your support or sales calls in late August and early September were
sent to the "limbo" voice mail box. If you were among those
unfortunate callers, please accept our sincere apologies. Our
phone technology is back to 100%... we hope!
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CLIENT'S CORNER
• In The News!
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Farm
Futures magazine is back with a vengeance after a five year
hiatus with two articles featuring FBS users in the October 2004
Issue. These articles should be available soon at:
Farm Futures |
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Read
how the Lepley brothers—Jim, Jeff, Craig and
Dave—are "Digging deeper" using management accounting
from FBS e.CLIPSE in
their crop, cattle and trucking operation in Bellevue, Ohio.
Also read comments regarding managerial accounting from Galt Iowa
farmer and Farm Financial Standards Council member, Ron Swanson. |
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Also
long-time FBS "power user," Dave Weber, Geneseo, Illinois,
describes how he "Paints profits," by linking Lotus 1-2-3
with TransAction Plus to monitor and manage his grain and
custom beef feeding operation. |
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Harlan
Downing's Colby, Kansas, operation was the cover story for
the September, 2004, Farm Journal. He uses auto-guidance
to control traffic in his strip-tillage corn, soybeans, wheat
and milo. Read more by clicking on the link below: AGWeb
Finally, Dr. Harlan Hughes directly recognizes the contributions
of Martin Jorgensen, Ideal, SD to computerized beef records
and indirectly compliments Daryl Ellis in the September,
2004 Beef
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• Welcome!
New
clients, Vision-Ag, Rensselaer, Indiana and Charles Fogg,
Greensburg, Indiana
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SOFTWARE Q&A
– WITH Q'S FROM YOU, OUR CLIENTS!
Send us
your questions/problems–be they short, long, simple or downright
frustratin'!–about SeRVware
and we'll handle them right "on the air" for the benefit of all.
NOTE: We'll soon be adding an index to all of
our support Q&As on our web site. Stay tuned.
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Q.
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On several reports I have the option to choose
the method of date cash exchanged. What
does that mean and how does it affect the report data?
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The Date Cash Exchanged
option is included on the 1099 Report, Account Summary
Report, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Ledger Account Detail
Report, Schedule F, Statement of Cash Flow, Trial Balance
and the User Defined Report. There are 3 options. If
you do not have the Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable
module you should choose option 1.
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Use
entries in time period. Uses the original invoice
date that the expense accounts were posted through accounts
payable or income accounts were posted through accounts
receivable. It also includes all journal and adjustment
entries dated during the report time period. |
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A/P
& A/R on date paid. Uses the date cash was exchanged
to pay an invoice as the period the expense or income
is recognized (cash basis), but ignores adjustment entries
and journal entries. |
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#2
+ Journal + Adjustment entries. Uses the same logic
as option #2 but includes journal and adjustment entries. |
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Call in your questions (800.437.7638) or e-mail them
to support@fbssystems.com. |
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