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44 Trust account receipts cash books
> > (1) A law practice that maintains a general trust account must keep a trust account receipts cash book in which the following particulars must be recorded in respect of each receipt of trust money—
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> > > (a) the date a receipt was made out for the money and, if different, the date of receipt of the money,
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> > > (b) the receipt number,
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> > > (c) the amount of money received,
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> > > (d) the form in which the money was received,
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> > > (e) the name of the person from whom the money was received,
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> > > (f) details clearly identifying the name of the client in respect of whom the money was received and the matter description and matter reference,
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> > > (g) particulars sufficient to identify the reason for which the money was received,
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> > > (h) details clearly identifying the ledger account to be credited.
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> > (2) The date and amount of each deposit in the general trust account must be recorded in the trust account receipts cash book.
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> > (3) The particulars in respect of receipts must be recorded in the order in which the receipts are made out and must be recorded within 5 working days of the receipt being made out.