Industry: Law Firm Accounting

Dedicated accounting for, law firms without the
overhead

Etisson places vetted offshore accounting professionals inside your law firm. Law-firm-trained, dedicated to your clients, and running full-cycle books every month, at 40% of the US hiring cost.

60% lower cost than a US hire

Dedicated accountant from Day 1

Month-End Close

Trust A/C Reconciled

Done

Billable Hours Tied

Done

Compliance Filed

Done

Day 3

Books closed acrossevery matter

Trusted by 100+ CPA Firms
Serving Real Estate

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Law firm accounting isn't standard bookkeeping Scaled Up

It's a separate discipline. Generic accountants get it wrong. Here's what makes it different.

TRUST ACCOUNTING

Client funds demand a separate ledger

Trust accounts, retainers, and client money must be strictly segregated from operating funds. Commingling is a Bar Council violation with career-ending consequences.

BAR COUNCIL COMPLIANCE

The rules are unlike any other industry

Legal-specific tax obligations, professional conduct rules, billing regulations, and trust accounting standards exist nowhere else. Generic bookkeepers miss all of it.

PARTNER-GRADE FINANCIALS

Partners and lenders demand precision

Profit-per-partner, practice-area P&L, matter-level profitability your partners' ability to plan, draw, and grow the firm depends on financials that are accurate and on time.

Tailored accounting for real estate Investors & Firms.

Comprehensive financial services designed specifically for the real estate industry's unique requirements.

Property Management Books

Rent rolls, vendor AP, owner statements, CAM reconciliation, security deposit ledgers, and per-property P&Ls kept current daily.

Rent Roll

Owner Statements

CAM Recon

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Trust Account Reconciliation

3-way reconciliation of broker trust accounts, escrow funds, and security deposits — fully documented for state real estate board audits.

3-Way Recon

Escrow

Audit-Ready

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Partnership & K-1 Preparation

LLC and LP entity accounting, depreciation schedules, capital account roll-forwards, and clean K-1 packages for every investor.

K-1 Prep

Depreciation

Cap Accounts

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1031 Exchange Tracking

Boot calculation, replacement basis tracking, identification deadlines, and full documentation for like-kind exchanges across years.

Like-Kind

Basis Tracking

QI Coord.

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Property Software Integration

AppFolio, Buildium, Yardi, Propertyware, Rent Manager we work inside your client's platform and sync clean data into QBO, Xero, or Sage Intacct.

AppFolio

Buildium

Yardi

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Catch-up & Cleanup

Inherited a portfolio with 18 months of unreconciled accounts? We rebuild books property-by-property, fix opening balances, and deliver audit-ready financials.

Backlog

Cleanup

Audit-Ready

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Keep trust accounts clean, close on time

Matter-level trust reconciliations, client fund tracking, and a structured month-end close so your law firm clients never miss a deadline or a compliance check.

Handle billing complexity at every level

Hourly, flat-fee, retainer, and contingency billing unbilled WIP reporting, retainer replenishment tracking, and billable-hour reconciliation all covered without adding headcount.

Stay compliant, save on tax

GST filing, advance tax, professional tax, and income tax for sole practitioners and partnerships year-round legal tax expertise, not just a scramble at filing season.

Deliver reports partners actually trust

Custom profit-per-partner statements, practice-area P&L, matter profitability, and audit-ready financials formatted exactly how your partners and associates expect to see them.

on-time close rate

98%

vs 72% industry average

$2.4B

Law firm AUM supported

120+

Law firms served

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SK

Accountants available now

Law-firm-trained accountants matched to your firm in 3 weeks

From Kickoff to First Close in Under 14 Days

No multi-month onboarding. No expensive recruiter fees. Just a vetted accountant inside your firm, working your tools, your way.

1

Discovery Call

30 minutes. We map your real estate client mix, tools, and workflow gaps.

2

Matched Accountant

We assign someone with documented real estate experience within 48 hours.

3

40 Hour Free Pilot

Real work on a real file. Zero risk, zero commitment. You evaluate fit.

4

Embedded Long-Term

If it clicks, they stay same person, same process, structured handoffs.

$1.8M+

Trust funds reconciled monthly

12K+

Rental units under our books

2,400+

K-1s prepared each tax season

Day 3

Avg. month-end close

Frequently Asked Questions

What is trust accounting for law firms?

Trust accounting is the management of client funds held by a law firm retainers, settlements, and advances that must be kept strictly separate from the firm's operating funds. Mishandling trust accounts is one of the most common causes of Bar Council disciplinary action.

Can you integrate with Clio or QuickBooks?

Yes. We integrate directly with Clio Manage, QuickBooks, Xero, LEAP, and MyCase. Your existing workflows stay in place we connect into them rather than asking you to change tools or export data manually.

Do you handle GST and income tax filing for law firms?

Yes. We manage GST compliance, advance tax, professional tax, and annual income tax filings for sole practitioners, partnership firms, and LLPs across India.

Why is law firm accounting different from regular business accounting?

Yes. We manage GST compliance, advance tax, professional tax, and annual income tax filings for sole practitioners, partnership firms, and LLPs across India.

How do you protect confidential client financial data?

All data is handled under strict NDAs and ISO 27001-compliant security encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access controls, and regular security audits. Client confidentiality is treated as non-negotiable.

Is the service suitable for sole practitioners?

Absolutely. We serve individual advocates through to large multi-partner firms. Pricing and scope scale accordingly sole practitioners get full-service accounting without paying for enterprise overhead.