GL Account Structure

Marty,
My belief in setting up a sound GL account structure is to "Begin
with the end in mind". You need to ask your self and the users of
financial information, what kind of reports would they like to see.
Have them actually show you examples on an excel worksheet. Then
you'll know how to set up the GL accounts to 'easily' generate the
requested reports.
One other consideration is being able to generate reports for various
tax filings.
Brian W. Larcom, CFO
Metallized Carbon Corp

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> I am increasingly dissatisfied with my GL Acct structure that was
setup
> 30 years ago when this company was a fraction of the size it is
now. It is
> more and more difficult to produce meaningful reports that
management can
> react to. Before I try to reinvent the wheel, anyone willing to
share:
>
> What Account Categories do you have?
> What GL Departments do you have?
> What Chart of Accounts format are you using?
> (Div-Chart-Dept, Chart-Dept, etc.)
> What is the numbering scheme for your chart?
> (sales, expenses, etc.)
> Do you like your setup?
> Anything else you care to share?
>
> Thanks for any and all ideas.
>
> Marty Kuphall
> Chief Financial Officer
> Ultra Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
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I am increasingly dissatisfied with my GL Acct structure that was setup
30 years ago when this company was a fraction of the size it is now. It is
more and more difficult to produce meaningful reports that management can
react to. Before I try to reinvent the wheel, anyone willing to share:

What Account Categories do you have?
What GL Departments do you have?
What Chart of Accounts format are you using?
(Div-Chart-Dept, Chart-Dept, etc.)
What is the numbering scheme for your chart?
(sales, expenses, etc.)
Do you like your setup?
Anything else you care to share?

Thanks for any and all ideas.

Marty Kuphall
Chief Financial Officer
Ultra Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
W169 N5954 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Phone: 262-703-0455
Fax: 262-703-0468
Toll Free: 800-779-3566
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From: Marty Kuphall [mailto:marty.kuphall@...]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 10:00 AM
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Subject: [Vantage] GL Account Structure


I am increasingly dissatisfied with my GL Acct structure that was setup
30 years ago when this company was a fraction of the size it is now. It is
more and more difficult to produce meaningful reports that management can
react to. Before I try to reinvent the wheel, anyone willing to share:

What Account Categories do you have?
What GL Departments do you have?
What Chart of Accounts format are you using?
(Div-Chart-Dept, Chart-Dept, etc.)
What is the numbering scheme for your chart?
(sales, expenses, etc.)
Do you like your setup?
Anything else you care to share?

Thanks for any and all ideas.

Marty Kuphall
Chief Financial Officer
Ultra Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
W169 N5954 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Phone: 262-703-0455
Fax: 262-703-0468
Toll Free: 800-779-3566
marty.kuphall@...
www.ultratoolmfg.com

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