FA223 – MIP Fund Accounting Encumbrances

Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry attendance or general ledger transaction entry proficiency
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two-Hour Class

Encumbrances help you manage expenditures and control your budget. This course covers how to encumber funds, review balances, and liquidate encumbrances. You will learn the process of creating a manual encumbrance, checking available budget balances, and liquidating encumbrances manually and with an accounts payable invoice. You will also learn about important encumbrance reports.

For additional training, and to learn more about creating purchase orders and processing accounts payable, attend the “FA224 – MIP Fund Accounting Purchase Orders” and “FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” courses.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Enter manual encumbrances
  • Check encumbrance and budget balances while entering expenditure transactions
  • Manually liquidate outstanding encumbrances
  • Liquidate encumbrances while entering accounts payable invoices and cash disbursements

MIPC208 – MIP Cloud Accounts Receivable Billing

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry, MIP Cloud Accounts Receivable Processing
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two-Hour Class
Published: 11/2023

Attend this class to learn how to take advantage of advanced receivable features in MIP Cloud. This course focuses on using the Accounts Receivable Billing module. The Accounts Receivable Billing module seamlessly integrates with the Accounts Receivable Reporting module providing more options for reducing costs and improving service. Learn how to set up sales taxes, generate and print customer invoices, and prepare customer statements.

For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Receivable Reporting module, complete the “MIPC307 – MIP Cloud Accounts Receivable Processing” course. To learn how to create your own customer statement formats complete the “FA326 – MIP Fund Accounting Forms Designer” course.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Create sales tax authorities and sales tax codes
  • Apply sales taxes to taxable customers
  • Print accounts receivable invoices
  • Edit printed but unposted accounts receivable invoices
  • Void posted accounts receivable invoices

MIPC221 – MIP Cloud Bank Reconciliation

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Recommended Prerequisite: MIP314 – MIP Cloud Dashboards & Analytics
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two Hour Class
Published: 03/2024

This course covers how to reconcile General Ledger cash accounts with the corresponding bank statements. Participants will learn how to clear Checks/Vouchers, Deposits, and Other Cash Items. They will discover when to create and how to clear Suspense Items. The information on the Summary page will be explored. The session concludes with a discussion of available reports.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Access the bank reconciliation module and establish required permissions
  • Create and use reconiliation IDs
  • Use each tab of the reconcile cash accounts form
  • Determine which reports are available for the module

MIPC207 – MIP Cloud Accounts Receivable Processing

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class
Recommended Prerequisite: MIPC314 – MIP Cloud Dashboard & Analytics
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two Hour Class
Published: 03/2024

This course will cover processing skills that improve accuracy and save valuable time throughout the accounts receivable cycle. Learn how to create customers, enter invoices, and enter A/R receipts, credit customers, as well as generate reports.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Create and edit customer records
  • Create accounts receivable invoice sessions
  • Use techniques to streamline invoice entry
  • Post accounts receivable invoice sessions
  • Enter accounts receivable receipts
  • Credit customer accounts with AR credits
  • Identify accounts receivable reporting options

FA224 – MIP Fund Accounting Purchase Orders

Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Encumbrances attendance or encumbrances proficiency
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 3
Three-Hour Class

In this course, students will explore the complete purchase cycle, from adding item codes, to issuing a purchase order, to creating an accounts payable invoice. Students will also be shown how to create a purchase order with encumbrances, receive the items, adjust the receipt if necessary, and then apply it to an invoice. Canceling purchase order items, voiding a purchase order, and a discussion of relevant reports are also covered in this class.

For additional training, and to learn more about working with encumbrances and processing accounts payable, attend the “FA223 – MIP Fund Accounting Encumbrances” and “FA205 MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” courses.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Create item codes for frequently purchased goods and services
  • Categorize items for easy application to purchase orders
  • Define shipping and billing locations
  • Print a purchase order
  • Automatically create encumbrances with a purchase order
  • Save time by applying a purchase order to an accounts payable invoice
  • Cancel and void purchase order items
  • Research and review purchase order history

FA207 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Receivable Processing

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 3
Three-Hour Class

Attend this class to learn processing skills that improve accuracy and save valuable time throughout the accounts receivable cycle. Learn how to create customers, enter invoices and credit memos, and process cash receipts and prepayments.

This course focuses on daily processing tasks in the Accounts Receivable Reporting module. For additional training, and to learn more about creating invoices and personalizing customer statements, attend the “FA208 MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Receivable Billing” course.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Set up default customer discount and prepayment information
  • Create a customer
  • Rename or merge customers
  • Enter accounts receivable invoices and apply credit memos and receipts
  • Enter and apply prepayments
  • Discuss options for correcting errors
  • Review customer balances and transaction history
  • Evaluate accounts receivable balances using aging, summary, and detailed reports

FA208 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Receivable Billing

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry, MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Receivable Processing
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two-Hour Class

Attend this class to learn how to take advantage of advanced receivable features. This course focuses on using the Accounts Receivable Billing module. The Accounts Receivable Billing module seamlessly integrates with the Accounts Receivable Reporting module providing more options for reducing costs and improving service. Learn how to set up sales taxes, generate and print customer invoices, and prepare customer statements.

For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Receivable Reporting module, attend the “FA207 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Receivable Processing” course. To learn how to create your own customer statement formats attend the “FA226 – MIP Fund Accounting Forms Designer” course.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Create sales tax authorities and sales tax codes
  • Apply sales taxes to taxable customers
  • Print accounts receivable invoices
  • Edit printed but unposted accounts receivable invoices
  • Void posted accounts receivable invoices

MIPC228 – MIP Cloud Fixed Assets Management

Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two-Hour Class
Published: 06/2021

In this course, participants learn how to create asset codes to track individual assets, depreciation and warranty information in MIP Cloud. Participants also learn how to enter assets during transaction entry of accounts payable invoices or while entering cash disbursements; transferring depreciation calculations to the general ledger; and disposal of assets. The course concludes with a discussion of various fixed asset reports.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Set up the Fixed Assets module.
  • Create and modify assets.
  • Use the Fixed Assets quick entry form.
  • Calculate, review, adjust, dispose, and transfer depreciation.
  • Generate reports on Fixed Assets.

MIPC205 – MIP Cloud Accounts Payable Processing

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: Participants must have access to the web component of MIP Cloud prior to class.
Recommended Prerequisite: MIPC303 – MIP Cloud Basic Transactions: Recorded Session
Instructional Method: Group Internet Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Two Hour Class
Published: 03/2024

This course covers learn time-saving techniques for processing and reporting accounts payable transactions in MIP Cloud. Working through a series of real world lessons, you will learn each step in the accounts payable cycle from creating vendors, to entering invoices, to printing checks. You will also explore reporting options and how to use the Accounts Payable dashboard to assess your organization’s complete payable picture.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Create and edit vendor records
  • Create accounts payable invoice sessions
  • Use techniques to streamline invoice entry
  • Post accounts payable invoice sessions
  • Select invoices for payment
  • Identify accounts payable reporting options
  • Use the Accounts payable dashboard to evaluate payable performance

FA372 – MIP Fund Accounting EFT for AP: Recorded Session

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisites: General Ledger Transaction Entry
Instructional Method: Recorded Session (recorded instructor led discussion with training guide)
Recommended CPE Credits: Not Eligible for CPE
Access Period: One Year from Purchase
Estimated Time to Complete: One Hour

View this recorded session to learn how to use the Electronic Funds Transfer for Accounts Payable module to save time, money, and the hassle of printing and mailing checks. The module seamlessly integrates with the Accounts Payable module providing more options for reducing costs and improving service. Learn how to distribute payments via electronic funds transfer.

For additional training, and to learn more about daily processing tasks in the Accounts Payable module, attend the “FA205 – MIP Fund Accounting Accounts Payable Processing” course.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Set up electronic funds transfer banking information
  • Discuss pre-notes, their creation and use
  • Add vendor bank information to vendor records
  • Create vendor payment vouchers
  • Create an electronic file of vendor payments
  • Produce reports of vendor electronic funds transfer payments