Trust Ledger Report

3/06/2026
Knowledge

How To

Location: LEAP Menu > Accounting > Reports > Trust > Trust Ledger

Purpose: Provides a central hub for downloading Trust ledgers across all matters.

Select a trust bank account and choose to generate ledgers based on either a reporting period or a cutoff date. Click View to display a matter list, then select the matters and download their trust ledgers.

Click to edit heading

Date filters are applied based on the Entry Date of trust entries.

Filters:

Matters	With balances only: Displays only matters that currently have trust balances. Note: This option uses the "At Date" as the cutoff date. With transactions within reporting period: Displays matters with transactions recorded during the specified reporting period. Note: This option adopts the reporting period starting at the "Transactions From" date and ending at the "At Date."
Bank Account	Select the bank account from which you want to view trust ledger details.
Transactions From	Choose the start date for displaying trust ledger transactions when when the Matters setting is "With transactions within reporting period." NOTE: This filter is NOT available when the Matters setting is "With balances only."
At Date	Specify the cutoff date on which you want to run the report.
For	Generate the ledger for one of the following parties: All Clients: With this option, the downloaded ledger for a matter will contain a separate ledger statement for each client. If multiple clients are associated with the matter, individual statements are included and addressed to each client. Debtors Only: With this option, the downloaded ledger will contain a single statement for debtors only.

Ledger List:

Review the list and select ledgers for download.

Matter No.	The matter number.
Matter Type	The type of matter.
Client Name	Client's full name.
Responsible	The Person Responsible for the matter.
Acting	The Person Acting for the matter.
Status	The current status of the matter.

Trust Ledger:

Header	Header includes: Account Information: Institution, Account Name and Account Number. Matter Information: Matter Number and Matter Description. Client Details: Client Name and Address. Reporting Period (depending on the Matters setting) From / To Dates: The date range for which transactions are displayed in the ledger, or As At: The cutoff date for which transactions are displayed in the ledger. Staff Responsible: The Person Responsible on the matter.
Date	The Transaction Date associated with each transaction (or the Entry Date, if indicated with an asterisk).
Transaction No.	The reference number for each transaction.
Description	A short note explaining the nature or purpose of the transaction, based on the transaction window.
Withdrawal	The amount withdrawn from the trust account for that transaction.
Deposit	The amount deposited into the trust account for that transaction.
Balance	The running balance of the trust account after each transaction.