The Journal Report can be run for specific Record Sources and Record Statuses. This means we can run it for records that originated from Accounts Payable and have the status of Unreconciled.
To run a Journal Report for outstanding Accounts Payable checks
You can easily add a manual check with a specific check number into Trust.
To add a manual check
The Journal Report can be run for specific Record Sources and Record Statuses. This means we can run it for records that originated from Accounts Payable and have the status of Unreconciled.
To run a Journal Report for unreconciled AP checks
The Combine Trust Transactions program is used to combine one or more unpaid check, EFT, or deposit transactions into a single combined transaction that can be cleared on the reconciliation.
To Combine Trust Transactions
Now all of the entries you included on the combined transaction will show as a single item on your reconciliation.
When setting up a new bank account, you must make sure that integration settings have a transaction code specified for the desired payment type(s).
To set up a new bank account to integrate with Tabs3 Billing
Note: For more information on how Tabs3 Software integrates, refer to our Integration Guide.
The Check Register by Check Number Report can be run to provide a list of unpaid checks by bank account. Unpaid checks have a Check Number of 0.
To print a list of unpaid checks
Accepting and managing credit card and eCheck payments from your clients has never been easier!
Starting in Version 2020, Tabs3 Billing and Trust Accounting Software (TAS) supports integration with LawPay, making the process of entering payments, client funds deposits, and trust deposits both easy and secure.
Watch this five-minute video here:
Training Videos can be accessed at Tabs3.com/videos. You can also access the videos while in the software by selecting Help | Training Videos.
You can use the Undo Reconciliation feature. When undoing a reconciliation, any items that were cleared on the undone reconciliation will be marked as cleared the next time the Reconciliation program is opened. This allows you to make any necessary edits without starting from scratch.
To undo a reconciliation
Notes: Reconciliations performed prior to Version 18 cannot be undone. Only the most recent reconciliation can be undone. If the check is on an older reconciliation, the more recent reconciliation(s) must be undone first in sequential order.
Did you know that you can print checks right from the Accounts Payable Software (APS) and Trust Accounting Software (TAS) Dashboards?
We’ve made it easier to quickly print checks when you need them.
Thinking about purchasing a license for our Trust Accounting, Accounts Payable, and/or General Ledger software, but not sure what they offer? Take a quick tour!
The Tabs3 Financials Overview video walks you through the highlights of our financial software. Learn more about how you can easily manage trust accounts, get financial statements, write checks, reconcile bank statements, and print 1099’s in one seamlessly integrated software suite!
Watch this four-minute video here:
Training Videos can be accessed at Tabs3.com/videos. You can also access the videos while in the software by selecting Help | Training Videos.
You do not have to enter a vendor for every business for which you want to print a check. A Miscellaneous Vendor can be set up and used to print checks for those entities for which you will only write one check. You will be allowed to enter a different name and address for each invoice or manual check that is entered for a Miscellaneous Vendor.
To create a Miscellaneous Vendor
When an invoice/manual check is entered for a Miscellaneous Vendor, the vendor name along with three address lines, city, state, and zip information is entered in the Address Details window of the Invoice/Manual Check file. This name and address information is saved along with the invoice or manual check entry; it is not saved in the vendor file.
Trust Accounting Software (TAS) and Accounts Payable Software (APS) now support Positive Pay!
Positive Pay Export utility (Checks | Positive Pay Export) allows you to export a list of approved checks that can then be uploaded to your bank or financial institution’s fraud prevention program (commonly known as Positive Pay). The export file is customized separately for each TAS or APS bank account, allowing you to provide the specific information your bank requires.
When you configure a new bank account for Positive Pay, the software walks you through the process of configuring your export file and exporting your first batch of checks. Once you have exported your initial batch of checks, the software tracks which checks have been printed, so you don’t need to specify a date range for future exports.
For more information on this great new feature, check out R11833, “Exporting Checks Using Positive Pay!”
When voiding a check, you have the option to also delete the invoice that was paid by that check.
To delete an invoice paid by a check
Note: This option is also available in the Void/Reprint Unposted Checks utility (Checks | Void Checks | Void/Reprint Unposted Checks).
Note: Although the invoice is deleted, the check will still be shown in the voided check list.
You can quickly print a check right from the Trust Transactions program!
To print a check from the Trust Transactions program
We are looking for firms to provide early feedback on Tabs3 version 2020. The following features will be available in Tabs3 Version 2020:
If you are using Version 19 and are on maintenance, you can jump on board early with these new features. To sign up, visit Tabs3.com/prerelease. If you have any questions, please email signup@tabs3.com.
The Check Register has the option to include GLS journal entries created for each individual check.
To include GLS journal entries on the Check Register
This can be accomplished by changing the Last Check Number Used field in the Bank Account file for the new bank account.
To change the Last Check Number Used
We are looking for firms to provide early feedback on Tabs3 version 2020. The following features will be available in Tabs3 Version 2020 later this year:
If you are using Version 19 and are on maintenance, you can jump on board early with these new features. To sign up, visit Tabs3.com/prerelease. If you have any questions, please email signup@tabs3.com.
Checks can be printed in either Entry Order or Trust Account Order. Entry Order will print checks in the order that they are entered into the software. Trust Account Order will print checks in Trust ID order, and if multiple check transactions exist for the same account, they are sorted by transaction date and then reference number.
To change the check printing order to Trust Account Order
We added a couple of new features to the Print Checks process in Version 19!
When using the Print Checks program (Checks | Print Checks), if the Select Invoices to Print check box is selected on the Options tab, the number of invoices selected and the total amount to pay for all selected invoices are now displayed at the bottom of the Select Invoices window. Additionally, a Tabs3 column has been added that shows the Tabs3 cost status of Paid, Unpaid, or a dash, which indicates no linked cost transaction.
In the print checks program, you can also now select to Exclude Invoices with Unpaid Tabs3 Cost Transactions from the Options tab. When this option is selected, only invoices with the entire cost amount paid will be printed. This allows firms to opt not to pay invoices until a client pays them for the associated cost.
The Check Register has always had the option to show basic Tabs3 cost information. However, in Version 19 you can now also see the cost’s tcode, whether the cost was an advance or expense, and if it has been paid or not.
To run a Check Register with Tabs3 costs
The software can be configured to print a duplicate stub for checks when using laser check forms. The duplicate stub will print on the bottom third of the Trust Check form.
To print a duplicate check stub
Note: Do not select this option if you print checks on a dot matrix printer.
Did you know that you can change your view to see either more fields or fewer fields in certain files?
By clicking the (Detail/Rapid) button, or pressing Alt+I, you can specify whether you see all of the fields in a file or only key fields. This option is available in the Tabs3 Billing Fee, Cost, Payment, and Client Funds Entry windows, as well as the APS Invoice/Manual Check Entry window. Detail mode includes all of the fields, whereas Rapid mode simplifies the data entry process by only showing the most pertinent fields.
The following fields are not shown when in Rapid Mode:
Tabs3 Fee Entry – Hours to Bill, Rate, Amount, Category, Bill Code, Rate Code, Status, User ID, Date Entered, Sales Tax
Tabs3 Cost Entry – Timekeeper, Bill Code, Rate Code, Status, User ID, Date Entered, Sales Tax
Tabs3 Payment Entry – Status, User ID, Date Entered
Tabs3 Client Funds Entry – User ID, Date Entered
Accounts Payable Invoice/Manual Check Entry – Due Date, Voucher #, Amount to Pay, Discount Amount, Discount Date, Net Amount, Take Discount, Hold/Pay, User ID, Date Entered
Take a moment to look at these options and see if you can help streamline data entry for your office!
Did you know that you can print a check directly from the Invoice/Manual Check window in Accounts Payable Software (APS) and the Trust Transactions window in Trust Accounting Software (TAS)?
You don’t have to use the Print Checks program to print a single check. Instead, you can use the quick print option in either program.
To quick print a single check in APS
To quick print a single check in TAS
The quick print feature in APS and TAS is a quick and easy way to print a check that you need now. Try it out the next time you don’t need or want to run an entire batch of checks.
Did you know that you can print a Memo line on Accounts Payable Software (APS) checks? Although you can enter text in the Memo field of your invoices, you must be using Check Layout L1572 with the option to print the Memo field selected in order for memos to be printed on your checks.
To specify the check layout
To specify that the Memo field be printed
Did you know that you can quickly print a single check in Accounts Payable Software (APS) and Trust Accounting Software (TAS) without opening the Print Checks program (Checks | Print Checks)? This can be accomplished via the Invoice/Manual Check Entry (APS) and Trust Transactions (TAS) windows.
To print a single check in Accounts Payable
To print a single check in Trust Accounting
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This method allows you to quickly print a check when you need it, saving you time when you don’t want to print a batch of checks.
It’s after hours and you’ve run into some trouble printing. Something doesn’t look right, it’s printing off the page, or you need to make just a few tweaks to finish your project. However, you’re not sure what to do. What do you do? Check out the Knowledge Base, of course!
Knowledge Base Article R10469, “Frequently Asked Questions About Printing,” provides frequently asked questions regarding the following subjects:
Our Knowledge Base can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at support.Tabs3.com. You can also access our Knowledge Base while in the software by selecting Help | Internet Resources | Knowledge Base.
Modern technology allows criminals to create forged cashier’s checks that are virtually indistinguishable from legitimate cashier’s checks. As a result, it may take a surprisingly long number of days, even weeks, to catch the forgery. But even when it is uncovered, the victim will still be in the same pickle, since financial institutions will take the position that the person who deposited the check with them is responsible and will charge it back against the depositor’s bank account. This can be devastating, particularly if the account is a law firm trust account.
To help make sure that you or others in your law firm do not fall prey to such devastating consequences, watch the webinar recording to learn more about what to look for in a legitimate check and how to make sure your checks have enough security features to ensure you’re protected against check fraud.
You’ll learn:
Tabs3 Trust Accounting Software (TAS) is designed to help your firm keep track of the trust accounts you manage.
TAS tracks an unlimited number of trust accounts and manages up to 99 different bank accounts. The software can warn you when an account goes below a minimum balance, and provides optional credit card processing (merchant account required).
You can print checks, enter manual checks, print trust ledgers for individual trust accounts and bank accounts, reconcile your bank account in the software, and track your checks through a variety of reports.
TAS provides seamless integration with Tabs3 Billing, Tabs3 Accounts Payable Software (APS), and Tabs3 General Ledger Software (GLS).
Trust accounting regulations require strict adherence. Tabs3 Trust Accounting Software provides peace of mind with the tools to help your firm manage your trust accounts.
For more information, visit Tabs3.com/TAS, contact your local reseller and consultant, or contact our Sales Department at sales@tabs3.com.
For each trust account in TAS, you must enter a transaction to remove funds from the old bank, and then enter a transaction to add funds to the new bank.
If you will be writing a check from the old bank to the new bank, you can write a single manual check that encompasses all trust accounts, and then enter the check information into TAS for each trust account showing that the funds were removed from the old bank account. Once this has been completed, you can then enter a deposit for each trust account using the new bank account.
Alternatively, if you are not writing a check from one bank to the other, you can enter EFTs instead. When entering EFTs to remove funds from the old bank, enter a positive EFT amount. When entering EFTs to add funds into the new bank account, enter a deposit.
The Tabs3 Accounts Payable Software (APS) makes paying bills easier. You can print checks, track vendors, generate 1099-MISC forms, run reports and check registers, and more!
APS lets you write checks to saved vendors as well as vendors that are not individually tracked in the software. For monthly payments, set up recurring entries to create multiple invoices in one step. Writing a check by hand? Enter a manual check that will show up in your check register.
Tracking vendors is a snap. In addition to name and address, you can save information for frequently used vendors such as the Federal ID number, 1099-MISC information, vendor discount information, and more! Month-to-date, year-to-date, and to date paid figures for each vendor are also tracked for easy reference.
APS integrates with Tabs3 Billing and Tabs3 General Ledger Software (GLS) to bring things together. Costs can integrate with Tabs3 when adding, changing, or deleting an invoice or manual check. When integrating with GLS, journal entries are automatically created when checks are posted, and voided checks will create reversing journal entries.
APS also offers many reports that can be run to determine activity in the software, including a Check Register, Pre-Check Register, Cash Requirements Report, Aged Unpaid Invoice Report, Vendor Analysis, and lists for vendors, bank accounts, recurring entries, and voided checks.
If you are not currently using APS, try it out! You can install APS Trial Software using the Tabs3 CD, or download a free trial. Contact your Tabs3 reseller or consultant, or our Sales Department at (402) 419-2200 for pricing and information.
Note: Tabs3 works exclusively with Nelco to provide you with checks guaranteed to work with Tabs3 software.