Donation Records and History under One Name
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 6:33 am
Can someone confirm the following behavior of the new online donation system. I believe this is consistent with church practice for some time now, but since receipts were all on paper it may not have been apparent.
1. Donations will only be recorded by the church and reported to government authorities under one name. Specifically, a couple cannot make donations as a couple but must do so as one or the other individuals, or split the donation and do part under each individual. I believe this has been the case for many years now but it would not have been apparent to some people because of the way the receipts are commonly printed.
2. Donation records are only accessible to the person who made the donation. Specifically, one spouse cannot see what the other spouse has donated so, for example, if one spouse traditionally makes the donations for both, only that person will be able to see the records of the donations.
3. Printed receipts can (at the user option) include the name of both spouses on them.
If this is correct, some consideration might be given for how the money manager in a home might be able to submit donations under either name so the donations and the income on which they might be based are both under the correct name. The best method for this now appears to be having spouses share their login credentials, which is problematic if one of them has access by virtue of a calling to confidential materials or materials not generally available to members.
1. Donations will only be recorded by the church and reported to government authorities under one name. Specifically, a couple cannot make donations as a couple but must do so as one or the other individuals, or split the donation and do part under each individual. I believe this has been the case for many years now but it would not have been apparent to some people because of the way the receipts are commonly printed.
2. Donation records are only accessible to the person who made the donation. Specifically, one spouse cannot see what the other spouse has donated so, for example, if one spouse traditionally makes the donations for both, only that person will be able to see the records of the donations.
3. Printed receipts can (at the user option) include the name of both spouses on them.
If this is correct, some consideration might be given for how the money manager in a home might be able to submit donations under either name so the donations and the income on which they might be based are both under the correct name. The best method for this now appears to be having spouses share their login credentials, which is problematic if one of them has access by virtue of a calling to confidential materials or materials not generally available to members.