This article explores the Statement of Account within GhostPractice.

The Statement of Account reflects all billed fees and disbursements, receipts and payments recorded against a matter in a statement format.

You can obtain the Statement of Account via two methods:

Option 1: Ad Hoc Activities

1. The Ad Hoc activities bar can be found at the bottom of the GhostPractice screen in any module. The matter number has to be selected in the module you are working in.
2. Click on the Ad Hoc Activities bar, or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Home
3. Select Statement 
4. The report will generate with full statement history.

Option 2: Reports

1. Go to > Bookkeeper (or Fee Earner) > Reports
2. Select Statement of  Account
3. Click Run Report
4. The following dialog will appear:

5. Filter Type:

•  Client – Generate Statement of Account for Matters linked to specific Client
•  Department – Generate Statement of Account on all files in a specific Department
•  Owner – Generate Statement of Account on all files for the selected Fee Earner
•  Matter – Generate Statement of Account for one Matter
• Client Group – Generate Statement of Account on all Clients and Matters linked to
  specific Client Group.

6. Transaction Selection:

•  All Transactions – include all financial transactions recorded
•  Current period transactions – include only transaction recorded in the current period
• Previous two periods’ transactions – include transactions from the previous two
  periods.
• Custom – You can choose a start and end period for the transactions you want displayed on the Statement.

7. Statement Distribution Options

• Distribution Method - you have the option to bulk create the statement and either:

  - Save to desktop

  - Print, or

  - Use client delivery format (email/ print) - uses statement setting on client.

• Distribute if matter has:

  - N/A > Distribute All -  No restrictions apply

  - Trust Balance -  Only distribute if matter has a Trust Balance.

  - Business Balance - Only Distribute if matter has a Business Balance.

  - Balance - Only distribute if matter has a balance (no zero balances)

Related Articles:

1. Transaction History
2. Matter History
3. Billing Statement
4. Client Statement Options
5. Client Statement Summary
6. Statement Comparison