Meatball Accounting

09/16/2026

Fall case volume is picking up, and for law firms, that means more client funds moving in and out of your IOLTA account at a faster pace. This is exactly when errors are most likely to occur and when the consequences of those errors are most severe. Make sure your bookkeeping is keeping up with your caseload and that every transaction is documented accurately and on time. 💡

09/14/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗽:

Is your CPA doing expensive detective work at tax time or actual tax strategy?

When operating transactions are categorized as they happen and trust accounts are reconciled monthly, your books stay clean year-round.

That means your CPA can focus on saving you money through strategic tax planning, instead of charging you to reconstruct last year's mess.

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09/14/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?

A disbursement isn't just a court filing payment. It can include settlement payments, expert or professional fees, refunds, and other client-related expenses from the trust account.

The key? It should be authorized, tied to a specific client, and properly documented.

Every dollar out should have a reason, a record, and a client.

09/10/2026

Mid-September is the perfect time for attorneys and law firms to review their IOLTA reconciliation process. Are your client trust accounts being reconciled every single month without exception? Are your records accurate enough to survive a state bar audit right now? For law firms trust accounting compliance is not optional and the cost of getting it wrong is far greater than the cost of getting it right. 📋

09/08/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿?

Maybe your books were left with errors.
Maybe reconciliations weren't done properly.
Maybe you stopped trusting the numbers.

𝗪𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁.

Cleaning up bad bookkeeping isn't just about fixing the books. It's about 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

At Meatball Accounting, we help clean up what's been overlooked, correct the gaps, and get your books back on track.

Because you shouldn't have to wonder:

“C𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀?”

You deserve books that are accurate, clear, and reliable.

If your last bookkeeping experience left you frustrated, let's make this one different.

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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

09/08/2026

Anyone with a PTIN can file your taxes. Only a CPA, EA, or attorney can defend that return in front of the IRS.

Big difference. Ask before you hand over your W-2s.

Peter Fider, CPA. Meatball Accounting.

Comment TAXES and I'll send you the questions to ask before you hire anyone.

09/07/2026

09/04/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸:
I𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝟭𝟬𝟭: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘀

When does client money become the firm’s money?

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱.

That sounds simple, but knowing when a fee is actually earned and moving it correctly is an important part of keeping trust accounting clean.

Because with trust accounts, “I’𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿” 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

We’re breaking down IOLTA one concept at a time to make trust accounting a little easier to understand.



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09/04/2026

September is here, and for law firms managing IOLTA accounts, fall is when financial compliance becomes more critical than ever. Client trust funds require meticulous tracking, timely reconciliation, and airtight documentation at all times. Before the Q4 pace picks up make sure your IOLTA accounts are fully reconciled and your trust accounting records are clean and audit-ready. ⚖️

09/03/2026

Is your law firm quietly leaking tens of thousands of dollars?
Filing fees. Expert witnesses. Court reporters. When you front case costs, that's real money already out the door.
If you're not tracking those advances separately and flagging them for recovery, it just disappears.
We work exclusively with law firms at Meatball Accounting — and we see this leak constantly.