cdawardclerk wrote:What is the method of transferring funds between subcategories?
Before doing any transfers you should make sure there are no errors in donations or expenses with regard to categories. If so, you should correct the donation or expense. For example, if a missionary expense was written from the Ward Missionary account, but should have been written from the "Ward Missionary:Elder Joseph Jones" subcategory, just go to that expense (View/Update Expenses) and correct the subcategory.
Category corrections can even be made across major categories, which will generate an MLS message that is sent to CHQ, requesting that the appropriate funds be transferred. When you do this, make sure that you verify that the funds have actually been transferred. CHQ will send you a confirmation message back through the MLS messaging system. However, sometimes they have questions or require additional documentation, so don't just assume that the transfer has happened until you get a confirmation or see it appear on your CUFS.
Once you have done all the research you can, and made appropriate corrections, to transfer funds between subcategories within a major category (such as Other), the simplest way is to create a transfer. To do that in MLS, go to the Finances screen and choose Enter Transfers. Then:
- Enter a comment that describes why you are transferring the funds.
- On the Left side, specify the subcategory you are transferring from, and enter the amount
- On the Right side, specify the subcategory you are transferring to, and enter the same amount
- The Left and Right sides (Source and Destination) must have the same totals.
- Click Save
If you need to transfer funds between major categories (for example, from Budget to Other), you have to write a check. Make the check out to your own unit and write it from the proper source subcategory. Then deposit it as part of a normal batch into the appropriate destination subcategory.