Bookkeeping

Without clean, accurate financial records, lawyers risk impaired cash flow, missed tax opportunities, and operational blind spots that stunt growth. One unique aspect of law firm bookkeeping is trust accounting. Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, also known as IOLTA accounts, are bank accounts used to hold client retainers, settlement funds, and other money that belongs […]

Reciprocal allocation is employed when there is a mutual exchange of services between different cost centers within an organization. This technique takes into account the interdependencies between cost centers and allocates costs accordingly. For example, if the production department provides support to the marketing department, and vice versa, the costs of both departments will be