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Trust Overdrawn Report

  • 3/06/2026
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Location: LEAP Menu > Accounting > Reports > Trust > Trust Overdrawn

Purpose: Lists transactions causing a negative matter trust balance at any point within the specified period, including transaction type, reference number, matter details and resulting balance.

Examples of such transactions include:

  • Trust receipts. 
  • Reversals of trust receipts
  • Trust journals that transferred funds into another matter
  • Reversals of trust journal
 
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  • Both balance calculations and the date range filter are based on the Entry Date.
  • A transaction is included if it caused the matter’s trust account ledger to be overdrawn at any point within the specified period, even if the overdrawn state was later rectified (e.g., through a reversal).

Filters:

Date Range

Includes overdrawn transactions within the specified date range. 

Bank AccountSelect a General Trust Account to view overdrawn transactions for that account.


Report Fields:

DateThe Transaction Date of the overdrawn transaction.
TypeThe transaction type that caused the trust account to be overdrawn.
RefThe reference number of the transaction.
Matter Details  Displays:
  • Matter Number – The matter associated with the transaction.
  • Client Name – The client(s) linked to the matter.
  • Matter Description – The description set for the matter type.
ReasonThe reason entered for the transaction.
AmountThe Amount of the transaction.
NOTE: Figures in brackets ( ) indicate withdrawals or receipt reversals (negative values).
Trust Balance The trust account balance after the transaction, always shown as a negative amount in brackets.
Last Modified Date
3/06/2026 3:56 pm
Title
Trust Overdrawn Report
URL Name
Trust-Overdrawn-Report-NZ

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Trust Overdrawn Report