What is the process to making a trust payment (eft) to a client and also to general for invoice payment
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- Open the matter file and select Transactions.
- Select the trust account (if you have more than one), then select Trust Payment from the trust account view.
- From the Trust Payment window, enter the following details:
- Date processed – this is the date that the payment was made.
- Matter – make sure the matter is correctly selected.
- Paid to – type in the name of the party you’re making a payment to.
- If the party is a contact in Smokeball, select them from the dropdown menu.
- If the party does not exist in Smokeball, select the plus icon and save their details.
- Amount – check the Available After Payment field matches your own records for this trust account.
- Type – select from Bank Transfer, Cash, Cheque or Credit Card.
- Payment Reference – this field will be greyed out if references are set to automatically generate.
- Transfer type – select whether the payment was made via Direct Deposit or BPAY.
- For Direct Deposits, enter the Account Name, BSB and Account Number of the payee.
- For BPAY payments, enter the Organisation/Company name, Biller Code and BPAY Reference number.
- Reason – why the trust payment was made.
- Internal note – further information that’s outside of the audit required reason.
- Tick Open PDF payment detail now if you wish to print or save the payment advice immediately.
- Select Process. If you ticked Open PDF payment detail now, the payment advice opens up in your browser’s PDF reader.
For more detailed steps, please refer to this Trust Payment Guide.
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