Restart Accounting without standard chart of accounts

[JohnDMeyers]

I want to do a restart on accounting, and I have a complete chart of accounts to enter that is different than the standard chart of accounts in fund 01 that PowerChurch sets up.

How can I get to a blank Chart of Accounts without having to go through and delete each account one-by-one?

[Matt]

There is no way that I know of to do a restart and not have the system set up the standard chart of accounts. Having the option to set up your own chart of accounts is a feature I would like to see in a future version of the program.

[Jeff]

Instead of using the Restart Accounting option under the File -> Preferences -> Accounting Setup, use the delete old data under accounting -> Fund Accounting. Use it to delete all your transactions. When you do so, the notices that you have deleted all posted data and will prompt you for what month you want to restart at.

This will let you keep your current chart of accounts and removes all posted entries.

[JohnDMeyers]

I ended up doing the restart and deleting all the system-generated accounts. I wanted to renumber my existing accounts, so the option to delete all the posted data didn't apply.

What is unfortunate is that in the wizard to restart accounting, it doesn't tell you that to only enter checking accounts that are intended for Fund 01. I enter two other checking accounts, and 100 outstanding checks, only to find that I couldn't move them to another Fund number.

Also, it creates payroll items with account numbers that won't delete. I figured it out, and went into the payroll section, deleted the items, and then deleted the accounts. I couldn't figure out how to get rid of 01-4999-000 (something about restrictions on accounts). That one is now part of my renumbered accounts.

The pre-numbered accounts are a good idea, but a clean-slate is a good idea for seasoned users, too.