Quick Start - Adding Missing Transactions

First click "Show More Deposits" or "Show More Checks" to see if the transaction was recorded outside of the reconciliation date range. If you see it, check it off, then click OK to return to the regular reconciliation screen. You can also access your Check Report and Deposit Reports from the Bank Rec screen, where it may be easier to search for the transactions. Be very sure that the transaction is truly missing before adding a new one, as double entries will make your books inaccurate.

Interest earned

Click "Interest Earned or Deposit Correction". Fill in the abbreviated General Journal form, including the Local Fund to credit the interest to. Many small churches simply credit the interest to Church Budget. Larger churches may wish to create a specific fund to track interest income. Click Add Entry to finish.

Bank Fees

Click "Bank Fees or Check Correction". Fill in the abbreviated General Journal form, including the Local Fund to charge the fee to. Most churches will charge fees to Church Budget or to a separate Bank Fees fund if they wish to track more closely. Click Add Entry to finish.

Offering Deposits

Cancel out of the bank reconciliation (click Cancel, then Yes to save your work) back to the Jewel home page.

If the NextStep button says Start New Offering, then enter the missing offering as usual. If the NextStep button says Remit to Conference, go to Offerings (at the top of the page), then Start New Offering, and enter the offering as usual.

If the NextStep button says anything else, contact tech support for assistance. Or you can wait to finish the reconciliation and enter the offering in the next month, as long as it will still be in the same calendar year. It's OK, although not best practice, to enter a July offering on August 1. It is not acceptable to enter a December offering in January, per IRS regulations.

Non-offering deposits

Click General Journal Entry (below the picture). Fill in the memo to indicate the source of the funds and any other pertinent information. Fill in the amount of income, and the Local Fund(s) that the income should be credited to. Click OK to finish and return to the reconciliation.

Checks or other payments

Click Write Checks (below the picture). Fill out the check form as usual (clicking Electronic Payment if appropriate). Click OK to finish and return to the reconciliation.

Note that checks and other payments should not be entered as General Journal entries, or via "Bank Fees and Check Corrections". The reasons why are listed here.

Remittance check

Contact tech support for assistance.

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