Finance/Controlling Questionnaire © 1997 SAP Technology Inc. 1 Finance/Controlling Questionnaire Instructions This questionnaire is a tool you can use to collect information about your business that will be useful for tailoring the R/3 System to your business needs. You will need Microsoft Word for Windows to work with this document. Enter your answers in the fields after the questions, using the TAB key to move from field to field. You may save and later change your answers in this questionnaire just as you would with any other Word document. 1 Organization Structure 1.1 Company Codes A company code is an independent accounting unit for which a balanced set of books is produced. It is a legal entity . Balance sheets and Profit and Loss statements are required at the company code level. What are the legal entities that constitute your business? Do you produce a Profit and Loss Statement and a complete Balance Sheet with retained earnings for each legal entity? (If a complete balance sheet including equity section is not produced, then it is not a company.) Yes No Does each legal entity have a separate Federal tax ID Number? Yes No Which of these entities are true operating companies that transact business at arm’s length with vendors and customers? Which of these entities are holding companies? What is your percentage of ownership for each legal entity? Does one entity supply customers with products valued as inventory under another entity so revenue is reported in the selling entity though the cost (inventory) resides in elsewhere? In which currency does each legal entity operate? Finance/Controlling Questionnaire © 1997 SAP Technology Inc. 2 In which currency does...
