Trust Reports Overview

November 3, 2026

The Trust tab of the Reports module has the reports you need to review and audit your trust (IOLTA) accounts: client balances, the trust journal, client ledgers, reconciliation history and settlements.

Table of contents

Trust reports

Go to Reports and click the Trust tab.

Trust tab of the Reports module
The Trust reports.
  1. The Trust tab.
  2. Client Balance Summary: the current trust balance of every client. Use it to check that the client ledgers add up to the bank statement.
  3. General Trust Journal: every transaction in the trust account (funds in and out), in date order.
  4. Client Ledger History (Bulk): the detailed transaction history of every client, one after another.
  5. Three-Way Reconciliation History: the signed reconciliation reports saved after a period is locked.
  6. Settlements Summary: one row per settlement, with its totals.
  7. Settlement Activity Detail: one row per settlement event, such as a receipt, payment, transfer or delivery.

Client Balance Summary

Click Open Report Viewer.

Client Balance Summary report
The Client Balance Summary.
  1. Select the trust Account.
  2. Select the As of date.
  3. Click the refresh button to update the report.
  4. Download the report as a PDF.
  5. Print the report.
  6. The report: each client, the matter, the last activity and the balance, plus the Total Trust Liability.

General Trust Journal

Click Generate Journal.

General Trust Journal report
The General Trust Journal.
  1. Select the trust Account.
  2. Select the Start and End dates.
  3. Click the green refresh button.
  4. The journal: date, reference, type, client and matter, description, funds in, funds out and running balance, with the period totals.

Generate Bulk Ledgers opens the Client Ledger History (Bulk) report, which works the same way: select the Account and the Start and End dates (by default, the last 30 days) and click the refresh button. The report opens in a PDF viewer where you can zoom, download or print it. It shows one section per client and matter, with the Date, Ref #, Description, Funds In, Funds Out and Balance of each transaction and the Ending Balance.

Note. These reports don’t update automatically. After you change the account or a date, click the refresh button to see the new results.

Three-Way Reconciliation History

Click View History Archive.

Three-Way Reconciliation History
The Three-Way Reconciliation History.
  1. Select the trust Account.
  2. The saved reconciliations: Period Ending, Generated On, Prepared By, Status (for example Balanced) and Actions. Click View to open the reconciliation report as a PDF in a new browser tab.
  3. The list is empty until a reconciliation period is locked. See Getting started with Trust Reconciliation.

Settlement reports

These reports cover the settlements registered in the Settlement Ledger of contingency fee matters.

Settlements Summary report
The Settlements Summary.
  1. Export PDF.
  2. The filter button. Filter by Practice Area, Settlement Status, Matter, Responsible Attorney or Settlement Date.
  3. The column selector.
  4. The columns: Date, Status, Matter, Client, Responsible Attorney, Practice Area, Total Receipts, Deposited to Trust, Delivered to Client, Paid to Third Parties, Attorney Fees, Total to Firm and Trust Balance Remaining.
  5. The status of the settlement: Open, Funded, Distributed or Closed.
  6. The totals of all settlements.

Settlement Activity Detail lists each settlement event with its Date, Matter, Client, Event Type, Description, Payee / Recipient, Disposition, Account, Reference Number, Amount and Status.

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