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Has Your Advanced Client Cost Account been Reconciled?

 

I think the second most popular topic that I get asked about after talking about trust accounting is advanced client costs.

What is it?  When do we use it?  How do we...

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Attorney Books: IOLTA Messes

 

The trust account can be one of the places that's a significant sticking point for bookkeepers and accountants. I can't even count on one hand how many times an attorney will tell me, "I...

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Attorney Compensation Models

 

When you start to work with the larger firms, you'll find that the compensation reporting can get a bit tricky. There are multiple ways of compensating attorneys. The most common...

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Attorney Financial Reporting

 

The topic for our weekly meeting on Wednesday at the Accountant's Law Lab, our private invite-only group, is attorney financial reports and compensation reporting. What reports does an...

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Don’t look behind you to see the future: Forecasting attorneys books

Are you looking in the rear view mirror to determine your law practice's forward trajectory? That's what a lot of us are doing if we are using a cash flow report or looking at our financial...

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Let’s get personal: Setting Personal Goals for 2021

 

We have just switched over to a new year. I think we can all agree that last year was challenging. Some clients saw a surge in their revenue, and many customers did not.  The was very...

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Law Firm Budgeting

 

Budgeting? Do I need to create a budget for my law firm? So many things to do; is this essential to running my law firm? 

This discussion is half the conversation I hear when I bring up...

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Law Firms and 1099 Requirements

 

We are almost to the 1099 season.  How did that happen?  Recently, in our Facebook group, QB Community Live! We had a lively discussion on the 1099's and the new/old...

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Top KPI’s for Law Firms

 

You have elevated your practice to a new high. You've taken the time and effort to specialize in one area, and you have chosen the legal industry. Maybe you have even micro-niched to one...

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