You can record your bank fees to facilitate accounting, generate reports, and reconcile accounts.

Record Operating Bank Fees

To record operating bank fees, add an operating bank withdrawal transaction.

  • From the Type field's drop-down, click Adjustment-Out.
  • From the Method field's drop-down, click Error-Bank.
  • In the From field, enter the bank name.
  • In the Memo2 field, enter an appropriate internal note.
  • From the Account field's drop down, click 6075: Bank & Merchant Service Charges or the appropriate account based on your firm's setup.

Record Trust/Escrow Bank Fees

You must associate trust transactions with a matter, so you must use an administrative matter to record bank fees.
To record trust/escrow bank fees:
  1. Create a personal buffer in trust within which you can account for bank fees.
  2. Create a matter's trust withdrawal transaction for your personal buffer matter.
    • From the Date field's drop-down, click the date the bank posted the fee.
    • In the Amount field, enter the fee.
    • From the Type field's drop-down, click Adjustment-Out.
    • From the Method field's drop-down, click Error-Bank.
    • In the From field, enter the bank's name.
    • In the Memo2 field, enter an appropriate internal note.

Note: If the account lacks sufficient funds to cover the fee, the system produces an error message.