Which of the following statements is incorrect?Select one:a.Funds that are deposited into a trust account are neither the property of the individual attorney nor the property of the attorneys’ firm.b.When transfers are made for more than one client on a specific day, only one EFT, representing the total of the individual transfers for the day, is recorded in the business cash receipts journal for the transfer to the trust bank account.c.All transfers to the clients’ ledger and the trust creditors’ ledger should be done via the transfer journal.d.An attorney’s trust account is essentially a business bank account, established by the attorney’s firm to hold client funds.
Question
Which of the following statements is incorrect?Select one:a.Funds that are deposited into a trust account are neither the property of the individual attorney nor the property of the attorneys’ firm.b.When transfers are made for more than one client on a specific day, only one EFT, representing the total of the individual transfers for the day, is recorded in the business cash receipts journal for the transfer to the trust bank account.c.All transfers to the clients’ ledger and the trust creditors’ ledger should be done via the transfer journal.d.An attorney’s trust account is essentially a business bank account, established by the attorney’s firm to hold client funds.
Solution
The incorrect statement is: d. An attorney’s trust account is essentially a business bank account, established by the attorney’s firm to hold client funds.
An attorney's trust account is not a business bank account. It is a separate account used to hold client funds in trust, separate from the attorney's or firm's own funds. This is to ensure that client funds are not co-mingled with the attorney's or firm's funds, and are available when needed for the client's purposes.
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