Big Bird Accounting LLC

Big Bird Accounting LLC We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firms. Why law firms? The founder owns one of those too. And that means less tax and more profit for you.

So we know the ins and outs (IOLTA reconciliation, profit markers, etc.).

06/22/2026

An easy test to tell if you can write off expenses in your law firm.

👉 Free Trust and Books Checkup for firms doing $300k–$1M: https://bigbirdaccounting.com/fbcheckup

06/19/2026

Law firm bookkeeping Q&A: is $500/month too much for a solo law firm owner bookkeeper?

👉 Free Trust %26 Books Checkup for firms doing $300k–$1M: https://bigbirdaccounting.com/checkup

06/18/2026

Law firm owners: if your bookkeeper's doing this they should be fired.

👉 Free Trust %26 Books Checkup for firms doing $300k–$1M: https://bigbirdaccounting.com/checkup

06/17/2026

Law firm owners: should you link your Clio/MyCase/SmokeBall/PracticePanther directly to QuickBooks?

👉 Free Trust %26 Books Checkup for firms doing $300k–$1M: https://bigbirdaccounting.com/checkup

The random trust audit that found a $3,491.38 problem.Law firm owners, there are only a few easy ways to lose your licen...
06/15/2026

The random trust audit that found a $3,491.38 problem.

Law firm owners, there are only a few easy ways to lose your license without meaning to. Messing up your trust account is one of them.

Picture a 2‑attorney estate planning firm doing about $600k a year. Good reputation. Steady referrals. From the outside, they look fine.

Inside, the trust account hadn’t been reconciled in six months.

Everyone assumed someone else was handling it. There “wasn’t that much” moving through trust anyway, so it never felt urgent… until a random Tuesday.

The owner grabs the mail and sees an envelope from the state bar with his name on it.

“You have been randomly selected for an audit of your trust account.”

He has 30 days to certify that the trust account is reconciled and in good standing.

He does what most good lawyers do when they’re out of their depth: opens
Google and tries to DIY a three‑way reconciliation.

When we finally looked at the numbers, the trust bank balance and trust ledger were off by $3,491.38. Not a clean, obvious mistake. Just wrong.

We went month by month, matching:
1. Trust bank balance vs trust ledger
2. Trust ledger vs individual client ledgers
3. Clearing old items and obvious red flags

Thirty days later, the math worked, the documentation was clean, and he could sign that certification without crossing his fingers.

If this feels even a little familiar, run these 3 checks this week:
1. Does your trust liability report equal your trust bank balance today?
2. Are you getting a true three‑way reconciliation every single month?
3. Are there any items on your recon older than 60 days you can’t clearly explain?

If you can’t answer those, you’re not just “behind on bookkeeping.” You’re betting your license on hope.

If you’re doing $300k–$1M and not 100% sure your books and trust account would survive an audit, I do a free Trust & Books Checkup where I review your setup and tell you what I’d fix.

👉 Grab a spot here: https://bigbirdaccounting.com/checkup

Address

811 Kirkland Avenue Suite 201
Kirkland, WA
98033

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+12067915151

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