Financial peace of mind for lawyers

ACCOUNTING for LAW Inc.

Ontario's premier Legal Bookkeeping firm.

Legal Practice Management Trust Accounting Law Office Management

Legal Accounting Law Firm Bookkeeping

TESTIMONIALS

First Canadian Place

100 King Street West, Suite 5600

Toronto, ON, M5X 1C9

Main Office:

1 905-492-5522

24/7 Support:

1 416-992-5801

PCLAW BOOKKEEPING

SERVICES

Our company understands that there are many components to running a successful legal practice; such as maintaining complete, accurate and up to date books and records in accordance with the Law Society of Upper Canada By-Laws, which can draw you away from the practice of law.

We receive great satisfaction in using PCLaw bookkeeping software to assist you in meeting your filing obligations, managing your law firms trust account(s), bank financing, taxes and maintaining LSUC By-Law compliance.

Let us help you achieve financial peace of mind.

We do PCLaw:

Get Financial peace of Mind

LSUC Spot Audits and You Section 49.2

An exponential expansion of The Law Society Audit Department has occurred in the past several years.

The Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N6, frontal view

Their mandate is to conduct a spot audit on each Law Firm every five years. All newly formed Law practices must be audited in the first 12 months of operation. Our purpose is to maintain your Law Firm's financial records in accordance with By-Law 9.

A primary goal, which reflects a remedial approach, is to attend your law office and provide on-site guidance aimed at helping your Law Firm correct minor deficiencies with your firms recordkeeping practices before they lead to serious LSUC non-compliance.

Let us help your Law Firm conduct an internal review well before notice of a Law Society of Ontario

If your law firm has an audit pending, our accounting firm will urgently step in and provide the necessary support and preparation for your Law Practice.

After a spot audit your law office may receive correspondence which requires a detailed reply.

Allow us to review your law firm's books and assist with a comprehensive response, contact us...

The Spot Audit Program

Designed as a pro-active compliance measurement and problem detection tool, Spot Audits measure the integrity of law firm financial filing (By-Law 8), assess ongoing compliance with financial record-keeping requirements (By-Law 9) and the Rules of Professional Conduct, and identify serious misconduct related to financial matters.

-- Law Society of Upper Canada, Spot Audits and You: Setting Standards...Meeting Expectations [Post], Retrieved from

http://www.lsuc.on.ca/with.aspx?id=2147490015#you

* The below information was obtained from the Law Society of Ontario (LSO), We do not warrant it's accuracy.

Preparing for a Spot Audit

Initial Spot Audit Notice

The auditor will fax or e-mail to you a list of books and records the LSO is looking for.

Maintaining Financial Records

Ensure that a paper copy of all financial records, whether entered and posted by mechanical or electronic means, can be produced promptly upon the Law Society of Ontario's request. Section 21 of LSO By-Law 9.

Current Financial Records

Ensure your financial records required to be maintained under Sections 18 & 19 of LSO By-Law 9 are entered and posted current at all times : Subsection 22(1) of LSO By-Law 9.

Completeness of Financial Records

You must include the full particulars as required by the subsections of the LSO By-Law. Each record should indicate which record it is and include your firm name.

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OUR VISION

To provide comprehensive PCLaw bookkeeping for sole practitioners, partnerships and small to medium sized legal firms.

ABOUT AFL

For over 15 years, Accounting for Law has demonstrated the ability to produce a clear concise financial picture, a development of techniques for tax minimization and maintenance of financial records in compliance with The Law Society of Upper Canada.

Our staff is made up of a network of professionals with diverse skill sets. Our main service centers on our helpful PCLaw bookkeepers. We also have a network of IT, staffing and management professionals to be available at a moment’s notice within your budget. Our company understands that running a law practice can be all too time consuming. We receive great satisfaction in bridging your law firms operations and financial reports.

Getting a handle on bank financing, taxes and Law Society of Upper Canada compliance can be overwhelming.

Let us help you to achieve financial peace of mind.

-- THIS IS WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY --

Most law firms work exclusively with PC Law . . . Finding bookkeepers who are not only competent but proficient in PC Law and law firm accounting is extremely difficult.

We sought out this firm [in 2017] and I cannot praise them enough.

We have been extremely satisfied with the level of service we receive. We
would highly recommend their services to other law firms and sole practitioners.

- Clayton C. Ruby, Ruby, Shiller & Enenajor Barristers

In September 2000, after working 9 successful years as a full-time Office Manager/PCLaw Bookkeeper for prominent lawyers in Toronto, including the legal firm of Clayton Ruby and Marlys Edwardh Barristers, Accounting for Law was launched by Jacques Tjonasan. Jacques received the blessing of his former employer, leads from chartered accountants, several references and ultimately the benefit of word-of-mouth allowing Accounting for Law to originate with a handful of clients.

PCLaw was on version 6 of its platform at that time. Since then, PCLaw has been sold to LexisNexis and advancements have been implemented aggressively. They are now at version 16 which includes more than 40 functional enhancements from version 15.0. Significant advances in PCLaw and computer technology has resulted in a strong demand for a unique and specialized skill-set.

In the past 15+ years, Accounting for Law has focused on this specialized skill-set in this niche area, and we continue to grow and expand our services. We have professional PCLaw bookkeepers who are LexisNexis PCLaw Certified Independent Consultants on staff. Law firms who benefit from the services of Accounting for Law include firms from Ottawa to Hamilton.

HISTORY

Accounting for Law head office. 1235 Bayly Street, Unit 7 Pickering, Ontario, L1W 1L7 Email: info@forlaw.ca Tel: 1 905-492-5522

AFL PCLAW TEAM

Jacques Tjonasan, President,

Accounting for Law Inc.

PCLaw Certified Partner

As the principal and founder of Accounting for Law, Jacques utilizes his 25+ years of industry experience to oversee all aspects of the company ensuring that client needs are met at every level.

Jacques is fluent in Dutch.

Christine Thompson, Director of Operations,

Accounting for Law Inc.

Christine is a seasoned law firm administrator with over 25 years’ experience in accounting and office management. She has a Diploma in Computer Programming and has been using PCLaw for most of her career. She is also a Pro-Advisor for Quickbooks Desktop and Online. Her entrepreneurial spirit and diverse areas of business experience have given Christine great insight in and through the accounting cycle, financial analysis and year-ends.

TINA GLOBOCKI

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

YVONNE PARRY

PAYROLL SPECIALIST

LILA PATCHETT

ASSOCIATE

BRITTNI GRIER

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

JACKIE SHALLHORN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

JESSICA CHAPPELLE

ASSOCIATE

Amber Ireton

ASSOCIATE

ALMA VASQUEZ

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

KAREN GUMBA

ASSOCIATE

DWIGHT BOARDMAN

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

NAKISSA KOOMALSINGH

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

KAPRICE TJONASAN

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Members of:

Useful links:

PCLaw V 16.0 User Guide

The Bookkeeping Guide for Lawyers

Lawyers’ Professional indemnity Company

Post Spot Audit Survey

By-Law 8 Reporting and Filing Requirements

By-Law 9 Financial Transactions and Records

Audit Report for Members

Books Records and Files Required for a Spot Audit

PCLaw Bookkeeping terms

CONTACT

ACCOUNTING

FORLAW INC.

OUR ADDRESS:

1235 Bayly Street, Unit 7 Pickering, Ontario, L1W 1L7

Email: info@forlaw.ca
Tel: 1 905-492-5522

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BRANCH ADDRESSES:

First Canadian Place, 100 King Street West, Suite 5600, Toronto, ON, M5X 1C9

2 Robert Speck Pkwy. Suite 750, Mississauga, ON, L4Z 1H8

116 Albert St. Suite 200/300, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5G3

15 Allstate Pkwy., 6th Floor, Markham, ON, L3R 5B4

For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form:

We are a Bookkeeping Firm with locations in downtown Toronto, Pickering, Mississauga, and Ottawa, that provides PCLaw Bookkeeping for lawyers and small to medium sized legal firms from south western Ontario (Middlesex) to eastern Ontario (Ottawa). Services include PCLaw Bookkeeping, Support, Training, Security, and Installation. Law firm trust accounting solutions. Exceptional law firm-record keeping in compliance with The Law Society of Upper Canada for high-net-worth individuals, solo practitioners, or small to medium sized legal practices in Ontario.

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ACCOUNTING for LAW Inc.

​Financial peace of mind for lawyers

ACCOUNTING for LAW Inc.

​

Ontario's premier Legal Bookkeeping firm.

Legal Practice Management Trust Accounting Law Office Management

Legal Accounting Law Firm Bookkeeping

Main Office:

24/7 Support:

1 416-992-5801

PCLAW BOOKKEEPING

SERVICES

We do PCLaw:

LSUC Spot Audits and You Section 49.2

An exponential expansion of The Law Society Audit Department has occurred in the past several years.

The Spot Audit Program​

Preparing for a Spot Audit

Initial Spot Audit Notice

Maintaining Financial Records

Current Financial Records

Completeness of Financial Records

Schedule an appointment with us:

OUR VISION

ABOUT AFL

-- THIS IS WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY --

HISTORY

AFL PCLAW TEAM

Jacques Tjonasan, President,

Accounting for Law Inc.

PCLaw Certified Partner

Christine Thompson, Director of Operations,

Accounting for Law Inc.

TINA GLOBOCKI

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

YVONNE PARRY

PAYROLL SPECIALIST

LILA PATCHETT

ASSOCIATE

BRITTNI GRIER

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

JACKIE SHALLHORN

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

JESSICA CHAPPELLE

ASSOCIATE

Amber Ireton

ASSOCIATE

ALMA VASQUEZ

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

KAREN GUMBA

ASSOCIATE

DWIGHT BOARDMAN

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

NAKISSA KOOMALSINGH

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

KAPRICE TJONASAN

JUNIOR ASSOCIATE

Members of:

Useful links:

CONTACT

ACCOUNTING

FORLAW INC.

OUR ADDRESS:

BRANCH ADDRESSES:

Financial peace of mind for lawyers

The Spot Audit Program