contribution posted to wrong envelope number

[Central Office]

A contribution was posted to the wrong envelope number. It was posted to the correct designated fund. This was not discovered until after contributions was posted to FA. How can I correct this?

[NeilZ]

A contribution was posted to the wrong envelope number. It was posted to the correct designated fund. This was not discovered until after contributions was posted to FA. How can I correct this?

The easiest way to fix this is to reverse the entry:

V10.4 and earlier:

Open the Contributions Entry Screen and set the date to the day of the incorrect entry and whether the contribution was cash or check then click OK. Enter the envelope number that had the wrong entry. Enter the CONTRIBUTION FUND, and the AMOUNT of the contribution as a NEGATIVE number.

Then proceed and enter the correct envelope number, contribution fund and amount as you would normally do for a contribution.

V11.x - Open the Contributions View Posted Contributions menu item, find the incorrectly posted contribution using the incorrect envelope number or persons name.

Select and highlight the incorrect entry from the list of entries, and click the Reverse button. Then proceed to enter the correct contribution using the Contributions Entry Screen as you would a normal contribution.

All versions - Proceed to Post Contributions, however, make sure you select the Posting Option of Only Update the Contributions Module

This will remove the incorrect contribution, add the correct one, and update the Contribution records. As you said, there is no need to post to Funds Accounting as the contribution went to the correct income account.