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Free handbook for law firms

Accounting Books for Attorneys

The practical handbook for law firm bookkeeping — written by the team that fixes law firm books for a living. Free download; tell us where to send it.

What's inside

Trust accounting, plainly explained

Operating money vs. client money, client ledgers, retainers, hard and soft costs, and the five golden rules that keep a firm out of trouble with its bar.

QuickBooks Online & Xero setup

Step-by-step setup of both systems for a law practice — chart of accounts, the trust liability structure, the retainer workflow, and feed discipline for the trust account.

The monthly checklist

The weekly and month-end routine, including the three-way reconciliation procedure, the quarterly items, and the annual state filings calendar.

A section for every state

IOLTA status, record retention (5, 6, or 7 years), reconciliation and overdraft rules, and the one requirement bookkeepers most often miss — for all 50 states and DC.

Prepared by TaxWizardUSA — Triumph Business and Tax Solutions LLC, coordinated by Marufa Akter, Nationwide Attorney Specialist. The same team offers cleanup from $495 and monthly bookkeeping from $275 for law firms.

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Rafael Rodriguez, Jr., MBA is a tax preparer, not a CPA — the CPA is a higher, state-licensed credential. Services requiring a CPA are performed by our licensed CPA on staff.