Bookkeeping Resources For Law Firms

Free QuickBooks tutorials, compliance checklists, and guides to help you stay organized and bar-compliant

QuickBooks Online for Attorneys: Complete Setup Series

Step-by-step video guides to set up and manage your law firm finances in QuickBooks Online

Part 1

5 minutes

Getting Started with QuickBooks Online for Attorneys – Part 1: Setting up Expense Categories and the Chart of Accounts

Learn how to set up your QuickBooks Online chart of accounts specifically for law firms. This video covers creating the right expense categories, organizing sub-accounts, and structuring your books for accurate financial reporting.

Setting up a QuickBooks Online account

Downloading and importing a law firm chart of accounts

Creating essential sub-accounts for legal expenses

Organizing categories for better reporting

Part 2

5 minutes

Getting Started with QuickBooks Online for Attorneys – Part 2: Connecting Bank Accounts and Credit Cards

Discover how to connect your bank accounts and credit cards to QuickBooks Online for automatic transaction imports. This streamlines your bookkeeping process and ensures you never miss recording a transaction.

Connecting business bank accounts

Linking credit card accounts

Understanding automatic transaction feeds

Best practices for bank connections

Part 3

3 minutes

Getting Started with QuickBooks Online for Attorneys – Part 3: Setting Up Transaction Rules

Save time by setting up automated transaction rules in QuickBooks Online. Learn how to automatically categorize recurring expenses so your bookkeeping happens faster with fewer manual entries.

Creating transaction rules for recurring expenses

Automating categorization

Reducing manual data entry

Maintaining consistency in your books

Trust Account Management in QuickBooks Online

Master IOLTA compliance and client trust balances

12 minutes

How to See Individual Trust Balances in QuickBooks Online

Learn two methods to easily track how much each client has in your attorney trust account within QuickBooks Online. Essential for performing three-way reconciliations and providing trust balance statements to clients.

Viewing individual client trust balances

Setting up trust account tracking

Preparing for three-way reconciliations

Generating client trust balance reports

10 minutes

How to Setup Law Practice Retainers in QuickBooks Online

Get law practice retainers set up correctly in QuickBooks Online. This video walks you through the proper setup for retainers and trust accounts so your books stay accurate and compliant.

Proper retainer account setup

Recording retainer payments

Tracking retainer balances

Moving retainers to earned income

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