Trust / Client Account Receipts Cash Book Report

In this article

• Brief Description
• Use Cases
• Finding and Using the Report
• Available Filters
• Report Output

Brief Description

This report shows receipt details for a given trust / client account and period.

Use Cases

This report is useful for viewing how much may have been receipted versus how much was actually deposited into a trust / client account.

Finding the Report

In Actionstep, go to Reports > Trust / Client Acct Reports > Reports List > General.

Then, refer to these articles for help generating and saving reports for future use:

• Reporting Overview
• Generating a Report
• Saving a Report Configuration

Available Filters

• Period: Choose the timeframe for the report. You can click the drop-down list and choose some pre-defined periods, or select Custom period and enter your own date range. Review and / or enter your dates in the accompanying date fields. 
• Trust account: Choose one or more trust accounts you want included in the report. If you select All, all trust accounts will be included. 
• Show received from address: Toggle this option to on to show the address details that were entered on the receipt.  
• Include deleted entries: Toggle this option to on to include entries that have been deleted. (Available to Australian users)

Report Output

A table is created listing all transactions for the trust accounts you selected. The table includes the following columns: 

• Date: Shows the date of the transaction.
• Receipt No. / Payment Method: Shows the receipt number as well as payment method. 
• Received From / Reason: Shows who the funds were received from as well as the purpose (reason) of the funds. 
• Client / Matter Reference / Matter Description: Shows the client's name as well as the matter reference and description.
• Multi Amount: If funds were receipted across multiple matters, this lists the matters and the funds allocated to that matter. 
• Receipt Amount: Shows how much was received into the trust account. 
• Amount Deposited: Shows how much of that receipt was deposited.