Trust / Client Bank Balance Control Report

In this article:

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

Brief Description

This report compares the trust / client bank balance recorded in Actionstep against a manually inputted bank balance. 

Use Cases

This report can be used to see the balance of the trust / client account at a glance, and observe whether there are any differences between the recorded trust account balance and the closing balance on the bank statement.  

Finding and Using 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

• Trust / Client account: Choose the trust / client account with completed reconciliations you want included in the report.  
• Statement date: Enter the bank statement date. 
• Statement balance: Enter the bank statement balance. 

Report Output

This report includes two tables: Previous Reconciliation and Current Transactions. Each line item in a table describes the data being used to calculate the final balance. If the Previous Reconciliation and the Current Transactions do not balance, you will see the amount that you are out of balance by. Use this information to determine what transactions have not yet been entered.