We highly recommend that you do not go through these steps without assistance from Support. Please reach out to support@cdmplus.com and a member of our team will walk you through these steps.
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To get started, go to Program → Accounting → Accounting Setup.
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Select the Beginning Balances tab and click on the small Change button at the top right.
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Enter the Date of beginning balances (e.g.—January 1, 2025, if the church is on a calendar year).
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Press the Tab key and enter the beginning balance for the first highlighted item (e.g.—Asset 1000, Checking).
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Press the Tab key and enter the beginning balance for the next highlighted item.
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Continue this process until all beginning balances for Assets, Liabilities, and Funds have been entered.
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After entering all necessary balances, click the small Save button at the top right.
NOTE: You may save your work in this window at any point. When you return to finish it, click on Change and resume entering balances.
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Click the Close button at the bottom of the window.
When you are finished entering beginning balances, the amount of the Total Assets and the Total Liabilities & Funds should be equal. If you do not see a Difference of 0.00, check your beginning balances. Click Change, make the necessary changes to account balances in order for Assets = Liabilities + Funds. Click Save when you are finished.
