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11/16/2012 - PhoneTree VoiceWave Updates


We have updated our web site with new information, options, and pricing. VoiceWave, VoiceWave Plus, and VoiceWave Premium hardware/premise-based solutions and now VoiceWave Online!

Visit www.powerchurch.com/phonetree for more information.



11/05/2012 - 2012 W2 Form Compatibility


W2 forms for the 2012 tax year are supported in PowerChurch Plus Versions 10.4 and higher. To be sure you have the most up-to-date layouts, download the latest Maintenance Release for your version at http://www.powerchurch.com/mr or from within PowerChurch Plus by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release.

Additional functionality is available in later versions of PowerChurch Plus. The ability to list multiple state wages and withholding on the W2 was added in Version 11. PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5 added e-filing of state and federal W2s/W3s through a third party service. For more information about these and other features added over the years in PowerChurch Plus, visit http://www.powerchurch.com/changes.

Reporting Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage

For the 2012 tax year, certain organizations are now required to report the cost of employer-sponsored health coverage on W2 forms in Box 12, using Code DD. These amounts are not taxable. When processing W2s through PowerChurch Plus, you can edit the information on the screen preview of the forms prior to printing or e-filing. This would be the appropriate place to enter the amounts for employer-sponsored health coverage for each employee, if necessary.

Please review the IRS documentation linked below for more information and to find out if this requirement applies to your organization.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-W-2-Reporting-of-Employer-Sponsored-Health-Coverage



10/24/2012 - Check In Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release for the PowerChurch Check In system has been published, dated 10/24/2012.

There are no longer separate installers for kiosk and server components. The kiosks will update automatically after connecting to the server the first time.

http://www.powerchurch.com/mr

This release contains following fixes:

  • Added support for IPv6
  • Update an existing family automatically sets Preferred Name as name format, causing blank first names to show on screen and labels
  • In certain scenario, when assigning bar codes to people, the same bar code can be assigned to multiple people
  • When adding non-family member and checking them in, the bag count buttons are not shown


10/02/2012 - Quarterly Newsletter - Fall 2012


We have published the Fall 2012 e-mail newsletter. If you are not on the mailing list, you can subscribe at Update Subscriptions or view the full document in the Knowledge Base.



10/01/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 10/01/2012 has been released for Version 11.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

  • Date range selection not working properly on Average Attendance report
  • Tab order is not correct on the Maintain Equipment Items screen
  • Contribution Statements ignoring "Set as default" in saved report settings
  • Date button on Maintain List of Employees > Time Off is not anchored properly when resizing form
  • Delete Old Data in Accounts Receivable reads "Last buy date" instead of "Last invoice/payment date"


09/27/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 09/26/2012 has been released for Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Custom Reports

  • Alternate e-mail address field named "Profile E-mail 2" in Contribution reports/Change to "Profile Alternate E-mail" for consistency

Equipment Inventory

  • Tab order is strange on Maintain Equipment Item form

Custom Codes

  • Users with only Access permissions can add/change/delete custom codes


09/12/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 09/12/2012 has been released for Version 11.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

Membership

  • Alternate e-mail address not available in Custom Reports
  • Directory Sequence field not available in Events or Contributions custom reports
  • Active Profiles report considers reversed contributions as active
  • Active Profiles report does not properly select by fund type
  • Intelligent Mail Barcodes do not have enough space on labels
  • Adults Needing Background Checks report can error if person has never had a background check
  • Family Update Forms report ignores selected sort option
  • Added family e-mail to LifeTouch Church Directory export
  • Deleting a family without any profiles can error with "invalid subscript reference"
  • Changed sort order on Promotion List report to lastname, firstname
  • Added "Date Joined" selection to Activities & Skills reports
  • Attendance reports can skip some people, depending on the date range that is selected

Contributions

  • Contribution Statements should include suffix (Jr, Sr, III, etc.)
  • E-mail Statements list was always including family e-mail
  • Added Fund Type selection to Contribution mailing labels and graphs
  • Invalid path or filename error when importing contributions from a hidden folder

Accounting

  • Detail Changes in Equity report selections do not work properly
  • Option to exclude inactive accounts on Check Register By Fund report
  • Divider lines missing from printed Income & Expense By Month report, but show on the screen preview
  • Cash Management report generates a blank report page instead of "No records selected" message
  • Maintain Credit Memos screen allows you to edit amount after it has been applied to an invoice
  • 941 form PDF is not able to print for some users with the latest version of Adobe Reader
  • Payroll reports and tax forms should not include unposted payroll transactions
  • 941/W2/W3 should report only Social Security wages up to cap/gross
  • Voided Payroll checks based on what is currently set up, not what was originally on the check
  • Verify Payroll step on the Process Payroll screen ignoring Cap/Gross amount on tax tables
  • Pay Group field added to Payroll custom reports
  • Having two state tax deductions doubles the state amount reported on W2
  • Added department and position to lookup list on Maintain List of Employees
  • "Unposted Payroll" menu option changed to "Modify Unposted Payroll"
  • Employee lookup lists on report options can select the wrong employee or error with "Index is out of range"

Events

  • Added room number display to room reservation step in Add/Update Events
  • Event description is not properly updating in Google Calendar Sync. Only web description is updated.


09/10/2012 - Internet outage affects PC Online


PowerChurch Online is currently unavailable due to an internet outage that has caused major disruption today.  Fortunately, our site itself is not hosted with GoDaddy, just the domain name.  "apps.mypowerchurch.com" is not working, but the address this name points to is.  You can use the IP address 72.250.241.12 in place of apps.mypowerchurch.com to connect to the server directly.  We apologize for any inconvenience, but unfortunately, this is out of our control, and we hope they get things back up soon.



09/05/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 09/05/2012 has been released for Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting http://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Contributions

  • Invalid path or filename error when importing from a hidden folder
  • Incremental Search in Tax Receipt History log does not work


Membership

  • Deleting a family with no Personal Profiles returns an error
  • Class Promotion List report now sorted by Last Name, First Name
  • Active/Non-Active Profiles reports ignore Fund Type selection


Accounting

  • Employee lookup lists can return wrong employee or give an error
  • Maintain Vendor Records warns that 00-0000-000 is not a valid account number (when no account is assigned)


08/15/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 08/14/2012 has been released for Version 11.5.

The program will automatically download and install this update by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release, or you can manually download and install the Maintenance Release installer by visiting

http://powerchurch.com/mr

in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release resolves the following issues:

Membership

  • Family Update Form disregards selected sort option
  • Active/Non-Active Profiles report does not refresh properly
  • Active/Non-Active Profiles report treats reversed contributions as active
  • Added age to Selected Dates report if selecting on birthdate
  • Move profile to new family hangs if already 99 family members
  • Adding Attendance data from Maintain Personal Profiles will error if date is outside of filtered date range
  • Lifetouch Church Directory export doesn't include family e-mail address
  • Error message when click Find button on the Attendance tab of Maintain Personal Profiles
  • Background Checks controls available for Adult = blank
  • Intelligent Mail Barcode mailing label - barcode too close to name for USPS specs
  • Resize picture in HTML e-mail does not work properly

Activities / Attendance

  • Added Date Joined selections to Activities reports
  • Incremental search does not work on Fast Data Entry existing attendance data display
  • Date range selections not working properly on reports (this year, year to date, all dates)

Contributions

  • Suffix not included on Contribution Statements
  • E-mail Statement List report does not include family e-mail
  • Can't select by Fund Type on Contribution Mailing Labels or Graphs
  • Contribution Range report allows you to delete all ranges, then errors

Fund Accounting

  • Detail Changes In Equity does not work properly with “Include zero activity accounts” selected in certain circumstances
  • Added option to include inactive accounts on Check Register By Fund report

Accounts Receivable

  • Changed functionality on the Maintain Credit Memos screen (see Help file for information)

Payroll

  • After latest update of Adobe Reader, PowerChurch no longer recognizes a program is registered to open PDF files
  • SSI wages report above the yearly cap on W2 & 941
  • Void a check in Payroll uses current account setup instead of original transaction
  • Added Today button to Time Off Calendar to return to today’s date
  • Having two state tax types for the same state will combine the amounts on the W2
  • Added Department & Position to employee Lookup lists
  • Should not allow duplicate Tax Types
  • Item Summary and Quarterly report truncate the item name, should show all 25 characters
  • Payroll Setup Assistant now skips tax table setup steps if user is in Canada
  • Menu Item renamed from Unposted Payroll to Modify Unposted Payroll
  • Unposted transactions should not be included in all Payroll reports

Events

  • Added room number to room list in Add New Event

Custom Reports

  • Pay Group field added to Payroll custom reports
  • Directory Sequence field added to custom reports in several places


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