Money Adjustments

There are times, for what-ever reason; an adjustment must be made to an account involving the money. Either the amount needs to be changed or interest is either removed or added in. How can these changes be made so that the over-all trust account balances out correctly?

In order to change or adjust the amount placed, find the claim in question, open it by clicking on the icon with the little pad and pencil, select the blue tab “Adj Amt Placed”. Replace the old amount with the new amount and click “change”. The Amount Placed will change and the interest and fees, if any, will adjust automatically.

Another issue that comes up is removing or adding interest to the claim. In order to remove the interest, open the claim in question, select the blue tab “Payments”, scroll to the bottom of this page and you will see “Remove Interest”. Click and the interest is removed from the claim. Oops, the interest was removed from the wrong claim. How does it get added back in? Select the blue tab “Claim Info”, here you will see; in the middle of the page, “Interest Information”. When the interest was removed from the balance, it was also removed from the claim itself. Add the interest rate back into the field, add the interest start date and update. The interest will be added back into the balance.

If for some reason you find the balance is wrong, one of the first things you want to try is going to the “Adj Amt Placed” tab and simply click on the “change” button without changing the amount . This will recalculate the whole claim and automatically correct any calculations that were wrong.

I hope these two little tips come in handy when working with CasetrackerLaw. If you have any questions regarding today’s blog, give us a call. www.casetrackerlaw.com / 800-270-1197