PowerChurch Software Newsletter - Year End 2010

This issue of the newsletter is being delivered a couple of weeks earlier than usual, so that we can pass along some reminders and tips for a successful year-end. The Tricks of the Trade section discusses all of the many different "year-end" type processes in PowerChurch Plus; some you may be aware of, some not. This will help you make a year-end checklist for yourself or others to help standardize your processes. The Feature Focus puts the spotlight on the Quick Tasks menu, which was a new feature back in Version 10 of the program. This will explain how to create your year-end checklist, or any other processes, as a group of shortcuts on the Quick Task menu.

We will resume our normal programming next quarter, so we will talk to you all again sometime in the spring. Until then, have a great holiday season and uneventful year-end processes!

Making A Year-End Checklist

This article has been moved to Making a Year-End Checklist

Using The Quick Tasks Menu

This article has been moved to Using the Quick Tasks Menu

Tax Forms On Sale At Dynamic Systems

It's tax season again! To help answer some of your tax form questions, our preferred forms provider, Dynamic Systems, has put together an informative two minute video explaining how to order your tax forms. Their web site makes ordering these forms quick and easy. Plus, use the discount code TAX2010 when ordering before January 7, 2011 and you will receive 10% off the 2010 tax forms!

To watch the video and place your 2010 Tax Form order, visit the Dynamic Systems web site. There you can purchase not only tax forms but other business forms as well, such as computer checks, bank deposit slips and more!

Forum Q&A

The Support Forum on our web site is a very active online community of our users and Tech Support staff members. There you can browse through thousands of questions and answers, or post your own. Below are some recent examples.

From Membership:
Q. The new Personal Profile report, Birthdays and Anniversaries includes the anniversary of members joining the church. Is this a problem for anyone else?
A. There is a setting on the File > Preferences > Personal Profile Setup screen on the Dates tab to define which of your date fields holds the Anniversary date.

From Contributions:
Q. As a new PC+ user, I cannot find a way to accomplish this: After entering the name, date, check number (or cash), and total amount, there is usually a grid below them where you can enter what PC+ calls the fund number.
A. This type of entry can be done using the Check Reader entry screen. If you're not using a check reader, you can check the Manual box to enter this by hand.

From Accounting:
Q. The tax liability for FICA in PowerChurch Plus does not agree with the 941 calculation. What am I doing wrong?
A. I just did some checking and found that in some cases rounding errors are inevitable. According to the following article on the IRS.gov web site, 7a is for "Current quarter's adjustment for fraction of cents":
http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i941ss/ch02.html#d0e838