PowerChurch Software Newsletter - Year End 2012

Welcome to another year-end issue of the PowerChurch Software newsletter. If you missed either of the prior year-end newsletters, you can view them in the archives on our web site.

2013 Tax Tables

The IRS documentation for the 2013 tax year has now been published in Notice 1036. For information on how to update your tax tables in PowerChurch Plus, visit www.powerchurch.com/support/pr.

Year-End House Cleaning

This article has been moved to Year-End House Cleaning

Year-End Tax Filings

It's that time again! It's time to gather reports and verify the year-end numbers in preparation for filing Payroll taxes. Users of PowerChurch Plus Version 11.5 and PowerChurch Online have the option of filing taxes manually with paper forms, or using PowerChurch E-file to file the W2/W3 and now 1099-MISC forms online with the state and federal governments. Print and mail service is also available to send out the paper copies of forms to your employees. For more information, visit powerchurch.nelcoportal.com/Content/Filing_Information

Paper tax forms are still available through our preferred provider, Dynamic Systems. They also have compatible computer checks, deposit slips, and other business forms. Visit their web site or give them a call at (800) 782-2946 for pricing and information.

Gillware Online Backup

PowerChurch Software has recently teamed up with Gillware Data Services in order to offer you a business grade backup solution designed to protect your critical data from permanent loss. With online backup you don't have to worry about the common reasons other backup strategies fail, like forgetfulness, storage device failures or local disasters. Moreover, this software allows you to restore your data anytime, day or night. Your data is never more than a few mouse clicks away! For more information, visit www.powerchurch.com/products/onlinebackup.php. There is also a detailed walkthrough of the installation and setup process here www.powerchurch.com/products/onlinebackup-walkthrough.php

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.

From Contributions:
Q. I have several folks who have submitted a pledge for 2013 but have paid the entire pledge in 2012. How do I record their 2013 pledge in PowerChurch so that their pledges will not be counted as in arrears because the pledge was paid in the previous year?
A. When you enter the pledges using the Maintain Pledges function, there is a block on the screen for Pledge Start Balance. Just enter the amount in there, and it will reflect that the pledge was fulfilled.

From PowerChurch Online:
Q. I'm getting that "failed to connect on port #491" error. I am doing this from my mom's home which has wifi but I don't know if anything is different here.
A. Check to see if there is any sort of firewall on the router. It's not a standard port, so it may have to be opened.

From Events:
Q. Our church is going from 2 services each Sunday to 1 service. I know how to set up a new event but not sure how to delete the one that is 1st and 2nd services.
A. Just find the last event you are going to hold on the calendar. Right click on the event and select delete. You will then be given 3 choices, delete this occurrence, all occurrences of the event, or delete all future occurrences of the event.