Billing > Set opening balances
When the firm first starts using Amicus, the Amicus administrator, and billing users and supervisors, can enter startup balances (Accounts Receivable, trust, and general retainer) for each open billable file that they may access. This will enable the firm to accept payments and send reminder statements for files that were already open at startup, without needing to create historic time entries, expenses, bills, general retainer payments, etc.
1. In the Options - Billing window, click
Opening Balances from the Opening Balances
section.
● The Opening Balances window lists all open (non-closed) billable files.
2. Select
a file and click Edit.
● Edit the balances as appropriate: Fees, expenses, taxes, general retainer, and trust.
o A/R (Accounts Receivable): You should choose the date of the last invoice created on the file.
o General retainer and trust: You should select the startup date or the date of the last transaction that affected the balance.
● A/R amount: Appears as an "Opening Balance" invoiced bill on the file, and the general retainer amount will appear as an "Opening Balance" payment.
● Trust
amount: Appears as an "Opening Balance" trust transaction.
● Set retainer replenishment amounts on bills
Amicus Cloud (January 2023)
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