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06/06/2012 - Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2012


We have published the Summer 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.



04/16/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 04/16/2012 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:

Accounting

  • Underlines don't print on the Income & Expense By Month report, but show on the screen preview
  • Modify Unposted Transactions screen errors if no unposted transactions exist

Activities & Skills

  • In certain circumstance, a person can be added to an activity twice

Events

  • Google Sync does not update changes to event description

Background Checks

  • Protect My Ministry https link does not work in PowerChurch Online


04/05/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 04/04/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

Accounting

  • Level 3 should not be an option when adding new accounts through Maintain Donor Restrictions
  • Field names changed on 2012 941 form (Trade Name, Box 16, Sched B)


04/05/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 04/03/2012 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:

Accounting

  • Modify Unposted Transactions shows blank posting year if outside the range of open months
  • Level 3 should not be an option when adding new accounts through Maintain Donor Restrictions
  • Field names changed on 2012 941 form (Trade Name, Box 16, Sched B)

Membership

  • Error on the Maintain Attendance Data screen (click Add, then Cancel)

Other

  • PowerChurch Online - Mac IDS Client error when copying links to clipboard


03/29/2012 - Quarterly Newsletter - Spring 2012


We have published the Spring 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.



03/28/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/28/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

Payroll

  • CT tax calculations updated for 2012
  • When creating AP entry for PR vendor, transaction may use invalid accounts if not set up properly

Accounts Payable

  • Added posting issues report


03/27/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/27/2012 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:

Payroll

  • CT tax calculations updated for 2012
  • When creating AP entry for PR vendor, transaction may use invalid accounts if not set up properly
  • Replace missing 941 document for 2012

Accounts Payable

  • Added posting issues report


03/20/2012 - Version 11 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/20/2012 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://powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

The following changes were made in this Maintenance Release:

Membership

  • Added family e-mail to Update Outlook Contacts
  • All Dates selection returns "No records selected" on Details of Personal Attendance report
  • "Cannot update the cursor" error message when running the Active Profiles report for selected activities

Accounting

  • Income & Expense By Month report exports double spaced Excel file with certain printers installed
  • HST percentage fields expanded to allows 3 decimal places
  • Bing Maps defaults to US country when mapping Accounts Payable vendors
  • Added Tax ID to 1099 Vendors report
  • Direct Deposit account number field not long enough for some banks
  • $0 Payroll check will not post
  • Employee SSN can be truncated to one digit in custom reports
  • Updated 941 form for 2012
  • YTD amounts on Payroll check stubs calculate as of today instead of check date

Contributions

  • Added warning about missing account numbers when posting Contributions
  • Repeating Contributions allow blank date

Other

  • Extended field lengths where 99 would show as ** with large fonts displayed


03/19/2012 - Version 11.5 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/19/2012 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

  • Further improved photo quality on printed reports
  • Send e-mail message to a group in Family Mailing List prints labels addressed to Household Key name instead of Mailing Name

Contributions

  • Contribution summary line is shown on Attendance Summary graph on the family, regardless of user access permissions
  • Monthly Contribution Totals report includes summary of all funds, regardless of fund selection
  • Canadian Tax Receipt history is not properly tracking total amount on summary layout receipts
  • Repeating Contributions allows blank date

Accounting

  • Income & Expense By Month generates a double-spaced Excel file if you have certain printers installed
  • Bing Maps defaults Accounts Payable vendor country to US
  • Added Tax ID to 1099 Vendors report in AP
  • $0 Payroll check will not post
  • Reprint check stub layout in Payroll is not exactly the same as the original check stub layout
  • Updated 941 form for 2012
  • Payroll Salary History report does not properly filter out ex-employees
  • Payroll check stubs calculate YTD amounts as of today, not check date

Other

  • Automated Backup process does not always include version number in the zip file
  • HTTPS web addresses will not launch in PC Online, making the background checks not work properly
  • Increased several field sizes to allow for large font displays (was showing ** instead of 99)


02/24/2012 - IRS Tax Cut Extended


The IRS announced yesterday that the 4.2% tax rate on employee Social Security has officially been extended through the end of 2012.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=254723,00.html



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