09/02/ - Vision is expanding to serve you better
Posted By: Chad Heaton

  

Hello friends of Vision!

Vision is proud to announce exciting improvements to our company. We have expanded our software assurance abilities, added 2 new divisions to our company, now offer Treasury Services, and added 5 new employees to our team to ensure the success of these initiatives.

To better serve your software assurance needs we added Shane and Ryan earlier this year to focus on quality control. They also join Dave as our front line in answering your questions.

Toni, Pat, and ChadOur other significant proactive actions are the creation of our Professional Services and IT Divisions. We have hired 3 experts in their specialties to bring you accurate and accountable solutions, Toni Nelson, Pat Dieter, and Chad Heaton.

Toni will be the driving force for our Professional Services Division after serving as the Small City Specialist for 11 years at the Washington State Auditor's Office Small Cities Assistance Program. With the ongoing budget shortfalls and the growing State deficit, the Auditor's office scaled back the Small Cities Program. Vision and Toni are committed to ensuring that these services will be available to all cities and towns without limitation, just as they have been provided in the past. Toni brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Vision's Professional Services Division unmatched in our industry.

Pat will be heading up our IT Division, bringing over 25 years of IT experience in the local government software industry to Vision. We have heard so many times; "Can you tell me what we should buy?", "Can we buy it from you?", and "I wish I could just have you fix it.", now Vision has added our IT Division to assist with these solutions. Our goal is to increase the efficiencies of our customers by providing industry leading hardware, software, and service solutions that are second to none.

Chad will be heading up our client relations efforts for all divisions of our company. Chad brings 15 years of expertise to Vision, built working for the largest training and software companies in their market, the Bureau of Education and Research and Microsoft. Chad will be responsible for the accurate and timely communication of all information to you and to improve our visibility to our future clients.

Toni started September 1st, Pat on September 7th, and Chad joined our team on July 28th.

We are truly excited to bring you these new services and individuals!

The Vision Team
08/18/ - 2010 Vision Users Conference
Posted By: Chad Heaton

  
Vision Annual Conference

Join us in Leavenworth on October 7th and 8th for the 2010 Vision Conference.Conference Pictures

We are excited to bring you the latest information and training for the entire Vision Software suite.

Click here to register now!

The conference officially begins Thursday morning with the opening ceremonies at 9:00 AM.

Workshops
We will provide a full day of workshops on Wednesday, October 6th in addition to the conference.

Click here to view the Conference Agenda.

The Enzian Inn Location:

Enzian Inn
590 Highway 2
Leavenworth, WA 98826
(509) 548-5269
EnzianInn.com

Make your reservations early!
Be sure to mention the Vision Conference Group Number 8434 to get a discount!


We look forward to seeing you in Leavenworth!

Click here to register now!


06/23/ - Upcoming Software Assurance Workshops
Posted By: Chris Drake

  

Don't miss out on the next in depth training at the Vision Software Assurance Workshop in Spokane, WA.  We are excited to bring you the latest training and news for the entire Vision Software suite.

Upcoming Workshops
     - Spokane, WA  (July 8th, 2010)


                  Click here to sign up Now! 06/04/ - Vision at AWC Conference
Posted By: Brandon Frick

  

Vision at AWC

Come by and visit with Vision at the AWC Conference June 23rd& 24th in Vancouver, WA.  We are located in booth #2 as you enter the first door at the Exhibit Hall.  

We will have a door prize drawing at the booth.  Hope to see everyone there!

Click here for more information.

 01/18/ - 2009 Year End for Vision
Posted By: Craig Lodgard

  



Merry Christmas from all of us at Vision

 

To our friends and customers:

 

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank you once again for choosing Vision.

 

Your trust and dedication over the past 4 years is greatly appreciated.

 

BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
IRS W2 Changes

 

The good news for 2009 is that there are no changes to the 2008 format.  Please refer to the How To - Vision W2's And 1099's provided with the link below.

 

The 2009 Federal Tax Schedule (Circular E) is now available for downloading.  Please follow the link below.

Vision customers; your applications will automatically be updated January 1st with Click-Once. The Withholding Allowance Schedule on page 37, is unchanged for 2010.  The Annual Tax Schedule located on page 40, Table 7.  Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Limits are unchanged for 2010, as per page 18 of 2010 Circular E.  Note:  If you have multiple Social Security and Medicare rates, adjust accordingly.

Helpful Links:

How To - Vision W2's And 1099's

2009 IRS W2 and W3 Instructions

2010 Standard Mileage Rates

2010 Federal Tax Schedule

 

Please contact craig@visionms.netfor more information.

Year End Procedures (Vision)

Here are some helpful hints for preparing 2009 year end

Remember there is no year change in Vision!

Financial year end tips
Process 1099s in the Forms menu. (How To - Vision W2's And 1099's)
508 account Ending Fund Balances are New General Journal debit postings.
All state schedules and annual reports are provided in the Washington folder of the Reports home page.
Burn backups to media to send to auditors. (located in the Vision backups folder)
Electronic Schedules 04 and 05 for the state are located in the Washington folder of the Reports page. (Export to CSV and send to State Auditors)
Set up Council Meeting dates for 2010 in Setup Fiscals on Home page.
2010 Budget in Budget Forecasting. (How To Guide Financials)
308 account Beginning Fund Balances are New General Journal credit postings.

Open Period
You now have the ability to set up a January 2010 council meeting for 2009 obligations.
Go to Setup Fiscals on Home Page of Financials.
Highlight 2009 in the Fiscal column and December in the Period column.
Click the + button above the Council Date to add the new meeting for open period payments.
It is recommended that a new Council Meeting also be set up in the month of December for a 2009 corrections period as well.
All end of year corrections will be easily identifiable.

Reports to run for Financials
To create a set of paperless reports:
Create a folder 2009 End of Year in desired location
Run desired reports, select Acrobat(PDF) file format, and Export, save report in 2009 folder
Reports may be printed if desired
All report parameters should include the fiscal year desired, and all periods within that year
Account Activity - Rendered for Excel (this report is not for printing, there are too many columns)
Outstanding Transaction Directory
Register
Transaction Activity
Vendor Activity
Annual Reports are in the Washington folder on Reports home page

Payroll year end tips
Process W-2s in the Forms menu. (How To - Vision W2's And 1099's)
Remember, payroll for 2010 may be processed before W-2s are printed.
Set up Pay Periods for 2010 in Setup Pay Periods on Home page.
Change new L&I and Employment Security rates in Components.
Remember, rate changes for all components may be changed very quickly by selecting the component, clicking on the Employee tab, and changing all employee amounts on one screen

Reports to run for Payroll
Benefit Summary (for each Component Group)
Component Activity
Component Directory
Component Employee Directory
Cost Center Account Activity (Detail option)
Cost Center Timesheet Activity
Employee Activity
Employee Component Directory
Paycheck Activity
Paycheck Detail Activity
Payroll Distribution
Register
Timesheet Activity
Timesheet Summary Activity

Please contact craig@visionms.netfor more information.

 12/30/ - 2009 Year End for ASP
Posted By: Craig Lodgard

  

Merry Christmas from all of us at Vision

 

To our friends and customers:

 

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank you once again for choosing Vision.

 

Your trust and dedication over the past 4 years is greatly appreciated.

 

BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
IRS W2 Changes

 

The good news for 2009 is that there are no changes to the 2008 format.  What this means to you is that the application that Vision provided to you last year will continue to provide a solution for the ASP product line.  Please download the ASP 1099 & W2 Instructions provided with the link below.

 

The 2009 Federal Tax Schedule (Circular E) is now available for downloading.  Please follow the link below.

ASP customers will find the Withholding Allowance Schedule on page 37, unchanged for 2010.  The Annual Tax Schedule located on page 40, Table 7.  Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Limits are unchanged for 2010, as per page 18 of 2010 Circular E.  Note:  If you have multiple Social Security and Medicare rates, adjust accordingly.

Vision customers; your applications will automatically be updated January 1st with Click-Once.

Helpful Links:

 

ASP 1099 & W2 Instructions

2009 IRS W2 and W3 Instructions

2010 Standard Mileage Rates

2010 Federal Tax Schedule

 

Please contact craig@visionms.net for more information.

Year End Procedures (ASP)

Wrapping up 2009 ASP Year End Task List

Here are some tips on how to get ready as the end of year approaches.

Payroll:

*         Remember to process your W-2's before you close 2009 in Payroll

*         Make at least two backup copies

*         Print any hard copies of reports you wish to keep

*         Do your year-end close for 2009 ( You must close 2009 before you journal any payroll in 2010)

 

Budget:

*         If you posted 2010 budget as a next year item, make sure it is journalized before you close 2009

*         If you posted 2010 budget as a current year item, do not journal until you have closed 2009

*         Post your ending fund balances to your 508's in the General Journal Posting

*         Print all desired reports

*         Make at least 2 backup copies

*         Remember to close the month and the year at the Year End Close

 

Please contact craig@visionms.net for more information.

 10/30/ - 10/30/09 2009 Vision Users Meeting
Posted By: Chris Drake

  

2009 Users Meeting


Thank you everyone for another wonderful year at our annual Vision Conference in Leavenworth, WA.  We were very touched at your response to our efforts this year to bring training and information to all of you who support us.  Vision would not be here without all of you. 

Our three day event started with workshops and training for anyone who wanted to attend and encompassed many aspects of our software.  The classes were instructed by the Vision team and we were pleased to hear that everyone came away with useful information to take back to their offices.  We will continue to make training through workshops a central part of our commitment to our customers.

The next two days were filled with wonderful presentations from our guest speakers.  Thank you to Toni Nelson, Ryan Carnathan, Spirit Doris, and Pat Dieter for your time and energy.  We covered many topics from BARS numbers to Disaster Recovery to Sensus Meters as well as revealing Vision Utilities and Cash Management for the first time.  Many ideas were given for the next few months of development with these new solutions and we are very excited to see these roll out to all of you.

As well as the events through the day, our yearly party at the Hutte was well attended and laughing was the energy of the evening.  Smiles were on every face and a drink (or two) was in every hand to cap the night with some merriment. We also had a group miniature golf event where everyone engaged in a little friendly competition before dinner.  Sadly Katzenjammers was replaced by a new restaurant called Katz Steakhouse, and even though service was sub par (under emphasized), everyone had a good time and a good meal.

We look forward to the years to come with all of you.  Thank you!

The Vision Team










































06/18/ - Vision Workshop
Posted By: John Engebretson

  

Thank You!

Greetings All,

Thanks to all the customers that attended Vision’s 1st Software Workshop on May 21st in East Wenatchee. The training was very informative and very helpful in the day to day operations of Vision Software Systems. We sincerely hope you found the workshop helpful and we look forward to providing more training classes in the future. The training is FREE as part of Vision’s Software Assurance program and is designed to help with software workflows and utilizing Vision’s very powerful reporting services.

The format of the training class was comprised of technical presentations along with an open questions and answers format to deal with the individual operations unique to each customer site.

We encourage you to attend these workshops and really appreciate your contributions.

Thank you again, and we look forward to seeing you in August at our next workshop.

The Vision Team. 04/22/ - 2009 WMCA Conference
Posted By: John Engebretson

  



We had a great time in Ocean Shores this year. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit our booth. Here are a couple of pictures that we thought we would share with you.


12/24/ - End of the Year
Posted By: John Engebretson

  

 

 

Merry Christmas from all of us at Vision

 

To our friends and customers:

 

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank you once again for choosing Vision.

 

Your trust and dedication over the past 3 years is greatly appreciated.

 

BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

IRS W2 Changes

 

The good news for 2008 is that there are no changes to the 2007 format.  What this means to you is that the application that Vision provided to you last year will continue to provide a solution for the ASP product line.  Please download the “ASP 1099 & W2 Instructions” provided with the link below. 

 

The 2009 Federal Tax Schedule (Circular E) is now available for downloading.  Please follow the link below.

ASP customers will find the Withholding Allowance Schedule on page 36, the Annual Tax Schedule located on page 39, Table 7.  Social Security and Medicare Taxes are defined on page 17.  Setup your earnings limit as 106,800, the deduct limit as 6621.60, and the rate remains at .062.  Note:  If you have multiple Social Security and Medicare rates, adjust accordingly.

Vision customers; your applications will automatically be updated January 1st with Click-Once.

Helpful Links:

 

ASP 1099 & W2 Instructions

2008 IRS W2 and W3 Instructions

2009 Standard Mileage Rates

2009 Federal Tax Schedule

 

Please contact craig@visionms.net for more information.

Year End Procedures (ASP)

Wrapping up 2008 – ASP Year End Task List

Here are some tips on how to get ready as the end of year approaches.

Payroll:

·         Remember to process your W-2’s before you close 2008 in Payroll

·         Make at least two backup copies

·         Print any hard copies of reports you wish to keep

·         Do your year-end close for 2008( You must close 2008 before you journal any payroll in 2009)

 

Budget:

·         If you posted 2009 budget as a next year item, make sure it is journalized before you close 2008

·         If you posted 2009 budget as a current year item, do not journal until you have closed 2008

·         Post your ending fund balances to your 508’s in the General Journal Posting

·         Print all desired reports

·         Make at least 2 backup copies

·         Remember to close the month and the year at the Year End Close

 

Please contact craig@visionms.net for more information.

 

 11/05/ - Vision's 2nd Annual Conference
Posted By: John Engebretson

  

To Our Customers,

We would like to say thank you to all of our customers who attended the 2008 Vision Conference in Leavenworth this year. This year we offered Vision software training as well as guest speakers from Cascade Computer Maintenance, Sensus and Databar. We hope that you had the opportunity to meet with each of them and found their presentations educational. Vision will continue to provide useful sessions and continue to offer training as part of our agenda in the years to come.

Once again, we had a very successful conference with over 60 customers attending. We really enjoy Leavenworth during October and truly appreciate the graciousness of all the staff at the Enzian.

Thanks again to all of our customers and the City of Leavenworth for making this conference a success!
We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Thanks Again,
Craig, Brandon, John & William

The Vision Municipal Solutions Team

05/31/ - Vision Completes its 2008 Product Launch
Posted By: John Engebretson

  Vision Completes its 2008 Product Launch Event!


Thank you for attending the recent launch event of Vision Financials and Vision Payroll. We hope our events provided you with the information you needed to help you make the right product choice that will best serve your organization. We also hope that our demonstrations of Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft .Net will enlighten you as to the direction the software world is heading. We hope that you select Vision as your choice to assist you in your product migration.

We sincerely want to thank all of our attendees for making this launch a huge success. We hope you enjoyed attending as much as we enjoyed presenting.

We would like to extend a special Thank You to the cities of Burlington, Omak, and Granger for providing us the use of their city halls to host our events. Your support is much appreciated.


05/08/ - Vision Launches It's 1st .NET Application
Posted By: John Engebretson

  

Vision Launches its first .NET Applications!

You have been invited to the "OFFICIAL VISION PRODUCT LAUNCH” for Financials and Payroll.

We want to extend a warm welcome to come to the location near you to see these new and exciting products. Please feel free to bring your IT people; they will be very interested in the .NET technologies being presented.


When

Where

Location

Time

May 13th

Burlington, WA

Burlington City Hall Map

9:30 am

May 14th

Dupont, WA

GuestHouse Inn & Suites Map

9:00 am

May 14th

Aberdeen, WA

GuestHouse Inn & Suites Map

2:00 pm

May 15th

Longview, WA

GuestHouse Inn & Suites Map

9:30 am

May 19th

Omak, WA

Omak City Hall Map

1:30 pm

May 20th

Wenatchee, WA

Holiday Inn Express Map

9:30 am

May 21st

Granger, WA

Granger City Hall Map

9:30 am

May 22nd

Spokane, WA

Quality Inn & Valley Suites Map

9:30 am



A registration form will follow this announcement.

After you fill in the registration form, just press the "Submit by Email" button at the upper right corner of the form. If it's more convenient, you can fax to Vision at (888) 223-6007.

If you have any questions, please contact Brandon Frick of Vision at (509) 279-2475.

Thank you and hope to see you at the Vision Launch Tour!

The Vision Team

 10/24/ - Vision's 1st Annual Conference
Posted By: John Engebretson

  

To Our Customers,

We would like to say thank you to all or our customers who attended the 2007 Vision Conference in Leavenworth last week. Your attendance was much appreciated. We hope you found the conference relevant and informative, and you hopefully had a great time at the Enzian.

We had an excellent turnout with about 70 customers attending. It was nice seeing old friends and making lots of new ones.

Thanks again to all of our customers and the City of Leavenworth for making this conference a success! We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Thanks Again,
Craig, Brandon, John & Will

The Vision Municipal Solutions Team UserMeeting