What's New in Version 5 of Ledger

Chart of Accounts

  • Changed the color of the borders in the Actual and Budget tabs on the COA Detail tab.
  • Added new formatting to the Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet) and Statement of Activities (Income Statement) reports.

Expenses

  • Added the ability to reprint a check without having to void the old transaction. Click Reprint Check in the Paid Invoices window to reprint the check.

System Processes

  • Added enhanced support for tracking unrestricted, temporary and permanently restricted assets in the chart of accounts. On the menu bar click System Processes, then Initial Options. Set Allow Multiple Retained Earnings and Prior Year Fund Balances to Yes to enable this feature. You can then select which net asset account is used for income and expense accounts.

Processes

  • Import Data From PDS Office Programs has been moved to the Accounts/Transactions tab.
  • Added the ability to extract financial information directly from the PDS Office database.

Payroll

  • Added the ability to accrue sick and vacation time. You can carry over sick and vacation time from year to year, and specify a maximum limit.
  • Added enhanced checking for Automatic Journal Entry accounts. PDS will warn you if an account is not configured properly.

Reports

  • Added the 944 report for those who need to file annually rather than quarterly.

Other

  • Added the ability to right-click a field name in a list of fields and display  a pop-up description of the field.
  • When you start PDS Ledger version 5 while connected to the Internet, the program will display PDS Web News. This is your online connection with links to helpful knowledge base articles,support tips, upcoming training events, special promotions, and more.
  • Added Zoom to the View Listing windows. Click Zoom to have the View Listing window expand to cover the main menu and allow optimum viewing for users with widescreen displays.
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