Work Through A Client Book

What A Client Book Contains

A client book is the firm-side workspace for one client. Use it to review bank activity, manage accounting lists, request client context, reconcile accounts, run reports, and review client-specific settings.

Start From The Client Book Home

The client book home centers on bank and card accounts. From there, open transaction review, client work, reports, accounts, integrations, shared files, communications, or settings.

Review Bank Activity

Open Bank Transactions when new bank or card activity needs coding. Use Add Transactions for missing data, filters and columns to narrow the table, row actions to post or ask, and feed tabs to switch views.

Add Transaction Data

Use Add Transactions when source data is missing. Upload Documents sends statement files into processing. Connect Bank starts the bank connection path.

Work With Accounting Lists

Use Vendors, Customers, Chart of Accounts, Classes, and Locations when transaction coding depends on clean master data. Keep these lists clean before large review or automation runs.

Use Client Work And Shared Files

Use Client Work to manage questions and tasks sent to the client. Use Shared Files to request, receive, organize, and link supporting documents.

Reconcile, Close, And Report

Open Reconciliation after transaction review is done. Review journals before close, lock the period when review is complete, then run financial reports or build a client report package.

Review Client Settings

Use Settings when access, assignments, accounting setup, integrations, audit history, or danger-zone actions affect the work.

Normal Client Book Loop

1. Start at the client book home.
2. Bring in missing source data.
3. Review and post transactions.
4. Create rules for repeat patterns.
5. Use client work, shared files, and communications when context is missing.
6. Handle A/P, A/R, fixed assets, mileage, vendors, customers, and accounts as needed.
7. Reconcile accounts, review journals, lock periods, and run reports.
8. Check settings when access, setup, or audit history affects the work.