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03/12/2024 - Version 14 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/12/2024 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 14.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight with both the 3/6 and 3/12 Maintenance Releases. For PowerChurch Online users, no further action needs to be taken.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

General

  • An updated system component can cause the Maintenance Release updater to error with "ONODE is not an object". In the event of this error, manually download and install the Maintenance Release from https://www.powerchurch.com/mr or contact support
  • Google Calendar API updated


03/06/2024 - Version 12 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/06/2024 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 12.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Personal Profiles

  • People with no dates assigned are included in date selections in specific situations
  • Profile Age Ranges report shows incorrect ages/counts when run on leap day 2/29

Contributions

  • Maintain Donors - When there is only one person with the envelope assigned, the Unlink button on the Profiles tab should be disabled
  • Release Repeating list should use combined envelope name
  • Statements/Receipts - Email a copy to this address doesn't work for some email providers

Fund Accounting

  • Accounting Fund Balances report - Include Annual Totals option doesn't save/load properly in saved report profile
  • Budget Entry - Distributing an amount proportionately can generate an error
  • Reconcile Bank Accounts - Account lookup should ignore inactive or unused account numbers

Payroll

  • 941 form and filing process updated for 2024


03/06/2024 - Version 14 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 03/06/2024 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 14.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight. For PowerChurch Online users, no further action needs to be taken.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Personal Profiles

  • People with no dates assigned are included in date selections in specific situations
  • Profile Age Ranges report shows incorrect ages/counts when run on leap day 2/29

Attendance

  • Fast Data Entry - Unassigned or Invalid bar code scan messaging improved

Contributions

  • Maintain Donors - When there is only one person with the envelope assigned, the Unlink button on the Profiles tab should be disabled
  • Release Repeating list should use combined envelope name
  • Statements/Receipts - Email a copy to this address doesn't work for some email providers
  • Maintain List of Contribution Funds - Account name display doesn't change until change is saved

Fund Accounting

  • Accounting Fund Balances report - Include Annual Totals option doesn't save/load properly in saved report profile
  • Reconcile Bank Accounts - Statement date isn't saved when completing the reconciliation
  • Reconcile Bank Accounts - Account lookup should ignore inactive or unused account numbers
  • Budget Entry - Distributing an amount proportionately can generate an error
  • Reversing a transaction should add a note to the transaction

Accounts Receivable

  • Maintain Customers - Print Account Statement can have the wrong beginning balance

Payroll

  • 941 form and filing process updated for 2024
  • All time off data should be printed on stubs if the option is enabled and generating one stub per page layout

Equipment Inventory

  • Edit existing maintenance record doesn't save changes to date, by, or notes

Custom Reports

  • Edit Record Filter - Query conditions list doesn't scale with screen DPI
  • Various places where Tagged Profiles is a selection returns "Must enter Y or N" when editing the query


01/11/2024 - Version 14 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 01/11/2024 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 14.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight. For PowerChurch Online users, no further action needs to be taken.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Payroll

  • Employer Liability items for Social Security and Medicare can calculate a different amount than the Deduction items
  • Illinois state tax table has an extra withholding field


01/04/2024 - Version 14 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 01/04/2024 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 14.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

PowerChurch Online servers will be updated automatically overnight. For PowerChurch Online users, no further action needs to be taken.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Contributions

  • Modify Unposted Contributions - Minimize then Normalize the form resizes each time, making it smaller and smaller

Music Library

  • Maintain Custom Codes - The form is checking user permissions in Contributions instead of Music Library

Payroll

  • Alabama tax withholding is not calculating properly on Process Payroll for salary employees
  • Connecticut tax tables now require 50 tax brackets, previously there were 40
  • Georgia tax withholding is not calculating properly for most employees
  • Iowa tax tables were redesigned for 2024
  • Maine tax tables were redesigned for 2024
  • Montana tax tables were redesigned for 2024


01/04/2024 - Version 12 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 01/04/2024 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 12.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Payroll

  • Connecticut tax tables now require 50 tax brackets, previously there were 40
  • Georgia tax withholding is not calculating properly for most employees
  • Iowa tax tables were redesigned for 2024
  • Maine tax tables were redesigned for 2024
  • Montana tax tables were redesigned for 2024


12/28/2023 - Version 12 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 12/27/2023 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 12.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:.

Accounts Payable

  • Updated 1099/1096 forms and filing process for 2023 tax year

Fund Accounting

  • Changes in Equity report has "separately" misspelled

Payroll

  • W2/W3 forms and filing process for 2023 tax year
  • Georgia tax tables now have pre and post-2024 versions
  • Indiana tax tables and employee deduction items now have Adopted Child deduction
  • Federal Withholding tax deduction items now have an optional Standard Deduction field
  • Employee Federal Withholding items now have a Use Standard Deduction field


12/28/2023 - Version 14 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 12/27/2023 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 14.

The update will automatically download and install, but you can trigger the download by going to Help > Download Maintenance Release. You can also manually download and install the Maintenance Release by visiting https://www.powerchurch.com/mr.

PowerChurch Online servers were updated automatically overnight. For PowerChurch Online users, no further action needs to be taken.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Accounts Payable

  • Updated 1099/1096 forms and filing process for 2023 tax year

Fund Accounting

  • In certain situations, new installations can show "A problem has been detected in your data. Please reindex."
  • Changes in Equity report has "separately" misspelled

Payroll

  • W2/W3 forms and filing process for 2023 tax year
  • W2/W3 process can now be run for a partial year date range
  • Alabama overtime wages are not taxable from 1/1/2024 through 6/30/2025
  • Georgia tax tables now have pre and post-2024 versions
  • Indiana tax tables and employee deduction items now have Adopted Child deduction
  • Tax tables can now be added for non-tax items (Tax Type: NONE)
  • Other Deduction items now have Include Housing Allowance option in the % Calculation field
  • Other Deduction items now have Box 14 Abbreviation field
  • Employees' Other Deduction and non-tax Employer Liability items can now have tax tables assigned
  • Employer Liability items now have % Calculation field, Box 12 Code, and Box 14 Abbreviation fields
  • Federal Withholding tax deduction items now have an optional Standard Deduction field
  • Employees' Federal Withholding items now have a Use Standard Deduction option


11/16/2023 - Check In 14 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release for PowerChurch Check In Version 14 has been published, dated 11/16/2023.

The Check In Server application will update itself automatically for PowerChurch Plus users. The PowerChurch Online Check In Servers have already been updated. Check In Kiosks will pop up a notification that an update will be installed next time the kiosk application is closed.

This Maintenance Release contains the following fixes:

Barcodes

  • Read only error when assigning a barcode
  • Update existing barcode is assigning additional barcode, rather than replacing the old one
  • Existing barcode should be selected in the field when the form loads

Labels

  • Reprint labels from Class Roster doesn't print anything in certain situations

Mac kiosk

  • Mac kiosk app shows a warning that it can't be checked for malicious software


10/31/2023 - Version 12 Maintenance Release


A new Maintenance Release dated 10/31/2023 has been released for PowerChurch Plus Version 12.

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 https://www.powerchurch.com/mr in your web browser.

This Maintenance Release includes the following:

Personal Profiles

  • Selected Dates report shouldn't show sort option selections

Payroll

  • Ohio has new tax table calculations taking effect November 1, 2023


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