Entering Other Transaction Types

The most common transaction types are listed at Entering Common Transactions.

Non-Offering Deposits and Income

Interest earned
Non-Offering Deposits
Refunds of Purchases
Insurance Payouts
Evangelism Funds from the Conference
Rental income

These are not donations, so they don’t require a receipt and should not be entered as offerings. You should deposit non-offering checks separately from Sabbath offerings using a separate deposit slip at the bank.

Enter these into Jewel as General Journal Entries

Entering Bank Account Interest - detailed instructions

Bank Fees and Charges

Bank Fees
Check-printing Charges
NSF Check Fees
Statement Fees

Enter these as General Journal Entries

Credit Cards

Do We Need a Credit or Debit Card? Which One?

Credit Card Transaction Entry - Summary Version for light users / small churches

Credit Card Transaction Entry - Detail Version for heavy users / churches with higher-level tracking needs

Credit Card - Monthly Payment, Receipts and Documentation

Credit Card-related Forms

Debit or Credit Card User Agreement

Credit Card Activity Report

Debit Cards

Do We Need a Credit or Debit Card? Which One?

Debit Account Setup

Transferring Funds From Checking to the Debit Account

Entering Debit Purchases

Reconciling the Debit Account

Debit Card-related Forms

Debit or Credit Card User Agreement

Debit Card Activity Report

Revolving Fund

Opening and Setting Up a Revolving Fund Account

Revolving Fund - Deposits, Withdrawals, Reconciliation

Tracking Mortgages and Other Liabilities

Setting Up and Tracking Mortgages and Liabilities

Contribution Receipt for Donated Items

Donated Labor or Materials - How to Handle

Credit Balance With a Vendor

Neither accounts payable nor credit balances with vendors are reflected in Jewel. Most church accounting programs, including Jewel, are cash basis, not accrual, accounting. There a couple of ways you can handle vendor credits.

Request a refund. When the refund is received, deposit it into the bank in a separate, non-Sabbath deposit. The simplest way to post a non-offering deposit to Jewel is via "General Journal Entry" in the lower right-hand corner of the Reconciliation page. You may also post it by going to Accounting / Make General Journal Entry. Be sure to post the refund to the church account which was first charged for the expense. If the credit is from a prior year and the accounts have been zero-ed out at year-end, then you can post the refund to Church Budget.
Wait until future purchases zero out or reverse the credit balance.