12/19/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release
A new Maintenance Release dated 12/18/2012 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:
General
- New user rights options for Check In
- Invalid data (negative, zero) causes pie graph to disappear
- Added .NET 2.0 runtimes to installer for Windows 8 compatibility
- Error handling added for importing unsupported image file format
- Added option to show church name in title bar (for those maintaining multiple PowerChurch installs for different organizations)
Membership
- Consecutive Absentee report shows last attended date only if within the selected date range of the report
- Added Locate by e-mail address to Integrated Data Entry and Maintain Family Mailing List screens
- Missing Expression error on Selection Criteria screens in Personal Profiles
Contributions
- Contribution Statements report profile saved as default not loading automatically
- Preformatted bank deposit slip total includes all contribution types
- Add Contributor from Check Reader screen now uses new Add Family Assistant
Accounting
- Option to print church name and address on Payroll pay stubs
- Added messages for potential problems with 941 form generation
- Count of AP checks to print displayed on Select Invoices for Payment screen
- Added ability to e-file 1099-MISC forms
12/13/2012 - Gillware Online Backup
PowerChurch Software has recently partnered with Gillware Online Backup service to provide an affordable online backup solution for your PowerChurch Plus data. Visit www.powerchurch.com/onlinebackup for more information and pricing.
12/13/2012 - Phone service outage [RESOLVED]
We are experiencing a phone service outage this morning and are working to get it back up and running.
If you need assistance, please feel free to send us an e-mail or post your question here on the forum.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
[Edit]
Phone service has now been restored.
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/mrThis 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.
