Friday 30 Oct 2026·NSW trust rules
Accounts

The firm's ledger

emu.legal keeps the books from 1 Aug 2026. Bills, payments and trust movements post here by themselves; Xero gets a copy until it's turned off.
DebtorsAgrees
$997.70

The debtors account against what is owing on issued bills.

Trust bankAgrees
$384,558.20

The trust bank account against the trust cash book.

Trust money held for clientsAgrees
$384,558.20

The client liability against the total of the client trust ledgers.

The firm, at 30 Oct 2026

Balances
Assets
1-1000Office bank account$95,169.30
1-1200Debtors$997.70
Total assets$96,167.00
Liabilities
2-1200GST collected$894.00
Total liabilities$894.00
Equity
3-1000Opening balances$85,000.00
Profit to date$10,273.00
Total equity$95,273.00

Client money held in trust

Balances

Held for clients, not the firm's. Kept on its own side of the books so it can never be mixed with office money (LPUL s146).

1-2000Trust account: general (client money)$384,558.20
In the trust account$384,558.20
2-2000Trust money held for clients$384,558.20
Owed to clients$384,558.20