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Who is this guide for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/i> Accounts Users<\/strong><\/p> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This guide will assist you with making your day to day entries on the client ledgers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make a financial entry, first navigate to the client and matter you wish to make a posting for. Our guide Searching for Clients ><\/a> may assist with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click the Client Ledger menu on the left hand navigation bar. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Select the posting type you wish to use from the drop down list and then click Post. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Posting Types available<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posting Type<\/strong><\/td>Common Uses \/ What It Does<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
o Office Bank Receipt<\/td>To show a receipt into your office bank account, e.g. when a client has brought in a cheque for money on account which has been paid into your office bank.<\/td><\/tr>
o Office Bank Payment<\/td>To show disbursements paid out of office account on behalf of a client.<\/td><\/tr>
c Client Bank Receipt<\/td>To show monies paid into your client account for money on account by a client or other party.<\/td><\/tr>
c Client Bank Payment<\/td>To show money being paid back to the client, for example where completion monies are to be returned to the client.<\/td><\/tr>
t Cost Transfer – Client to office\/disbs<\/td>Transfer money from the client\u2019s client account into office or disbursements to pay for bills or services where the client has existing money on account.<\/td><\/tr>
t Cost Transfer – office\/disbs to Client<\/td>To return money from the office account or disbursements into the client\u2019s account.<\/td><\/tr>
e Petty Cash Receipt<\/td>To show money being put into the petty cash tin on behalf of a client.<\/td><\/tr>
e Petty Cash Payment<\/td>To pay for goods or services on behalf of the client from the petty cash tin.<\/td><\/tr>
u Unpaid Disbursement<\/td>To show a disbursement will need to be paid but has not yet been paid, works in conjunction with Pay\/Cancel Unpaid Disbursements posting types. This does not affect your office bank until such time as the Pay Unpaid Disbursement posting type has been used to convert the posting to a regular office payment. Unpaid disbursements can be billed in the same way as regular disbursements.<\/td><\/tr>
u Pay Unpaid Disbursement<\/td>Used to show that an Unpaid Disbursement has now been paid.<\/td><\/tr>
u Cancel Unpaid Disbursement<\/td>Used to show that an Unpaid Disbursement is now no longer required.<\/td><\/tr>
b Bill<\/td>Used to post a bill to the client.<\/td><\/tr>
b Credit Note<\/td>Used to post a credit note where a client has been incorrectly billed.<\/td><\/tr>
p Provisional Bill<\/td>To show that a bill will need to be posted and used in conjunction with Deliver\/Cancel Provisional Bill type postings. Does not affect the debtors until such time as Deliver Provisional Bill posting type is used to convert the provisional bill to a regular bill.<\/td><\/tr>
p Deliver Provisional Bill<\/td>Used to deliver a provisional bill and convert it to a regular bill.<\/td><\/tr>
p Cancel Provisional Bill<\/td>Used to cancel a provisional bill posting.<\/td><\/tr>
f Enter Counsel’s Fees<\/td>Only available on Legal Aid matters \u2013 to show Counsel fees for billing and used in conjunction with Pay\/Cancel Counsel Fees posting types.<\/td><\/tr>
f Pay Counsel’s Fees<\/td>Used to convert a counsels fee to a regular office bank posting.<\/td><\/tr>
f Cancel Counsel’s Fees<\/td>Used to cancel a Counsels fee posting.<\/td><\/tr>
d Deposit Receipt<\/td>To show monies being received directly into a Deposit account.<\/td><\/tr>
d Deposit Withdrawal<\/td>To show monies being withdrawn from a Deposit account and paid back to the client.<\/td><\/tr>
w Write Off Debit<\/td>Used to write off the costs element of a bill.<\/td><\/tr>
w Write Off Credit<\/td>Used to write off a credit on the office account.<\/td><\/tr>
n Transfer to Nominal<\/td>Transfer money to a nominal account.<\/td><\/tr>
n Transfer from Nominal<\/td>Transfer money from a nominal account \u2013 usually used to show disbursements being paid from a particular supplier on behalf of a client.<\/td><\/tr>
j Client Transfer – Receipt<\/td>Transfer money from the client column of one ledger to the client column of another ledger (for instance, when sale monies are to be used in a client\u2019s purchase matter). The account the posting is made on will be the receiving account.<\/td><\/tr>
j Client Transfer – Payment<\/td>Transfer money from the client column of one ledger to the client column of another ledger. For instance, when sale monies are to be used in a client\u2019s purchase matter. The account the posting is made on will be the paying account.<\/td><\/tr>
k Office Transfer – Receipt<\/td>Transfer money from the office or disbursements column of one ledger to the office or disbursements column of another ledger. For instance, to transfer the balance held on a client\u2019s matter 1 to their matter 2. The account the posting is made on will be the receiving account.<\/td><\/tr>
k Office Transfer – Payment<\/td>Transfer money from the office or disbursements column of one ledger to the office or disbursements column of another ledger. For instance, to transfer the balance held on a client\u2019s matter 1 to their matter 2. The account the posting is made on will be the paying account.<\/td><\/tr>
l Client Transfer to Deposit<\/td>Transfers money from the client column of a ledger card into the deposit column.<\/td><\/tr>
l Client Transfer from Deposit<\/td>Transfers money from the deposit column of a ledger card into the client column.<\/td><\/tr>
m Disbursements to Office Transfer<\/td>Transfers money from the disbursements column of a ledger card into the office column.<\/td><\/tr>
m Office to Disbursements Transfer<\/td>Transfers money from the office column of a ledger card into the disbursements column.<\/td><\/tr>
z – Note<\/td>Posts a text only entry onto your ledger to make a note for yourself.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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