Resources

Lesson 1 Specific

Opening a General Trust Account – Trust Form 6
Notification Law Practice Closing or Ceasing to Receive or hold Trust Money – Trust Form 7
Notification Trust Account Signatories – Trust Form 8
Closing a General Trust Account – Trust Form 13

Course Wide

Legal Profession Act 2007
Legal Profession Regulations 2018
Rules of Practice 1994
Tasmanian Law Society Trust Accounting Forms and Calculator

Controlled Money & Other Trust Money?   This topic covers

1. the definition of  Controlled Money, Power Money, Transit & Written Direction Money
2. requirements when establishing a new controlled money account
3. dealing with interest & bank charge
4. end of month procedures
5. record of information to be kept by the law practice

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In this module, we will cover

1. General trust account records
2. End of month procedures

• Trust account bank reconciliation
•  Trust trial balance

3. Trust account statements
4. Unclaimed money

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In this module, we will cover:-

1. Receipting of trust money by Cash, Cheque or EFT
2. Deposit records of trust money
3. How to cancel a receipt?
4. Dealing with cash transaction of amount over $10,000.00
5. Dealing with unidentified deposit & dishonoured cheque

In this module we will be covering the following topics:-

• Other Registers – these included :-
  • File Opening Registers
  • Safe Custody Document Register (Wills & Deeds Register)
  • Power & Estate Registers
• We will also be looking into the requirements of the Solicitors’ Guarantee Fund

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