Key Benefits:

  • Multiple users can work in Multiple Months.

  • Budget and Cash Receipt system is included in the program.

  • Transactions have a drill down capability (right back to the Accounts Payable entry) for audit purposes.

  • Security on each menu item allows users to determine exactly which menu items users can access or view.

  • Direct Transfers from all IMS programs that receipt monies will eliminate redundant keying by users.

  • There are Standard Reports as well as user configurable reports included in the system.

  • Account Activity can be created in an ASCII file format to export to a spreadsheet.

  • Reports can be created and saved in a PDF (Adobe Acrobat Readable) format and can be retrieved by either all users or just the creator of the report.

Documentation
General Ledger Manual (PDF)
Release Notes
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gl4513.txt
gl4514.txt
GENERAL LEDGER/BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING

The IMS General Ledger system is the keystone of your financial record keeping and reporting operations. This is a true fund accounting system that supports the State of Florida uniform accounting standards for local government, and is equally at home as an accounting package for corporations, or private utilities. IMS uses this as its own accounting system! The General Ledger can be used as a stand-alone product, or as the centerpiece of your financial record keeping. The IMS General Ledger communicates directly with other IMS software products; such as the Payroll, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Utility Billing, Building Permits, Occupational Licenses, Citizen Services, and the Inventory Work Order programs.

Users can set up recurring Journal Entries, and these can include set dollar amounts or those can be added at the time of use, saving redundant keying of account numbers each entry.

Utilizing the Fund Groups feature, users can set up their Government Entities and Business Entities to print out in Group reports, to assist with GASB 34 reporting requirements. Utilizing the Projects feature, users can assign project numbers to receipts or transactions and then track the project through fiscal years, and produce reports detailing project activity.

Users with the right access can edit batches, correcting transaction entries, and reprint posting reports. Standard reports include the Trial Balance, Detail Budget (detailing by account the budgeted amount, monthly revenues/expenses, year to date revenues/expenses and amounts uncollected or unexpended), General Ledger, Budget Summary, Balance Sheet, a Revenue and Expenditure report, and Project Activity.

Browsing Accounts users view the detail or history of transactions

While entering transactions, users easily view if they are in balance, both by fund and by debit/credit amounts!

The Budget Preparation area is designed to give users a means of creating and editing worksheets that can be updated throughout the budget process, and maintains records of changes to each budget line item, and justification of each revision. The approved and final budgets are loaded into your operating data files effortlessly. These worksheets can be saved for a yearly tracking of each budget.

Users can create and load budgets for the next fiscal year, without affecting budgets for the current fiscal year. A new chart of accounts can be created for each fiscal year by adding and deleting accounts, without affecting the current fiscal year.

Another feature included within the General Ledger is the Cash Receipts module, and with the addition of a cash drawer and validation printer, users receipting can print receipts, validate and endorse checks, all with the push of a button.

Multiple deposits can be tracked to allow each department to record their receipts, and track actual deposits made to bank accounts. Receipts reports are generated showing the cash drawer detail, cash and checks received, as well as electronic fund transfers recorded. Deposit reports detailing a single deposit can also be printed. This feature is a receipt entry time saver!

Complete user documentation is provided in industry standard Adobe PDF format and updates to the documentation are available for download at our web site at no cost!

To learn of new additions and features to the financial accounting package, please visit out web site or contact your customer service representative.