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Make your IOLTA pass audit, even after years of neglect
Rebuild missing trust ledgers and produce bar-ready reconciliations fast.
Score 7.6/10 · Worth testing
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7 June 2026
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The problem
Many small law firms treat client trust bookkeeping as an afterthought until the state bar asks for records. When that letter or bank overdraft notice arrives, months or years of missing reconciliations suddenly becomes an existential crisis that can lead to suspension or worse. Solo and small firms frequently lack organized client ledgers and three-way reconciliations — bars commonly ask for 5–7 years of records and some states have already suspended over 1,600 attorneys for compliance failures (State Bar of California; LeanLaw report, 2023–2025). Generic accounting or spreadsheets don’t create the per-client trust ledgers, three-way match, or audit trail auditors demand, and practice tools struggle to reconstruct years of missing history; banks and bar programs now require fast, demonstrable fixes (Accounting Atelier; FirmBalance). WHY NOW — states are tightening IOLTA oversight and running more audits (California CTAPP and similar moves across states) while many firms migrated platforms and lost export continuity, making reconstruction urgent this year (State Bar of California guidance; LeanLaw).
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