How to Write a Trust Transfer Cheque

This article covers how to Write a Trust Transfer Cheque after completing the process on Client/Matters Trust Transfer to Pay Bills.

After posting the Trust Transfer payment for the bills either through Transfer Trust to Pay Bills feature or through Create Pre-bills & Bills, a Trust cheque can be written, payable to the firm and deposited to the general bank account.

There are two methods to access this transaction type:

Option 1 

To write a trust cheque: 

1. Click on Clients & Matters  >  New Transaction  > Write Trust Transfer Cheques

2.   Click on Transactions  > Trust > Write Trust Transfer Cheques

Option 2

To write a trust cheque: 

1. Click on Transactions
2. Click Trust
3. Select Write Trust transfer cheques

4.    Bank - Select or enter the Trust Bank account

5.   Date - Select or enter the transaction date of the cheque

6.    Payment Type - Select or enter the payment type i.e., cheque or EFT 

7.    Starting Cheque Number - If payment type EFT- Electronic funds transfer is selected the EFT number is empty and waits for input.

• • If payment type CHK – Cheque is selected the CHK number will automatically assign the next available cheque number. This can be overridden if incorrect.

8.    Group on one cheque - Select if all Client/Matter transfers below to be group together on a single cheque, or leave unticked to print individual cheques (See Tips below)

9.    Automatically post General Receipt - Tick to process the General Receipt to the selected General Bank account. (See Tips below).

10.    Bank - Select the General Bank to which the funds should be deposited

11.    Print receipt on post - Select if a hard copy of the Trust Transfer receipt is required

12.    Select the Trust Transfer to Pay Bills to include in the Trust Transfer cheque either grouped or individual

13.    Open cheque printing after posting - Select to open print screen to cut the cheque/s. (See Tips below).