Timesheets for accounting and law firms
Partners, associates and articled staff log time against each client matter at the rate it deserves. Approved hours become invoices in your books, and locked periods keep last month's time exactly as it was billed.
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Billable time, kept to the minute
Your firm sells hours of judgement. These are the places those hours slip away.
Short calls are never written down
A ten-minute call with a client, a quick email review, a question at the end of a meeting - none of it reaches the bill.
Start the timer when the call begins and add a note. Your firm can round timer time up to 5, 6, 10, 15 or 30 minutes.
Rates depend on who did the work
A partner's hour and a junior's hour cost the client different amounts, and working that out for every matter takes a day.
Set a rate on the matter, or a bill rate on each person. Timesheets picks the job rate first, then the person's rate, then your default.
Old time gets changed after billing
Someone edits last quarter's entries and the bill no longer matches the timesheet behind it.
Lock all time up to a date. Approved weeks change only if reopened, and time on an invoice can't be changed at all.
Fixed-fee matters run over unseen
The annual accounts were quoted at a fixed fee, and nobody tracked how far the hours went past it.
Give the job a budget in hours. It turns red when it goes over, and Profit by client compares what the hours bill against what they cost.
A month of client work, billed
- Open a matter
Add a job for each client matter with its code, rate, VAT or sales tax and budget in hours.
- Capture each hour
Staff log hours on the weekly sheet or with the timer, including short calls and reviews.
- Partner approval
Each week goes to the person's approver, who approves it or sends it back with a reason.
- Bill and lock
Make invoices from approved hours, then lock the month so the billed time stays put.
Built for firms that bill by the hour
Jobs for each matter
A client, your own code, a budget in hours, a rate and the VAT or sales tax or service on the invoice.
Timer with rounding
One timer per person, with rounding up to 5, 6, 10, 15 or 30 minutes.
Rates by person
A bill rate and a cost an hour for each person, seen only by Admins and Finance.
Locked periods
Nobody can change time on or before the date you lock.
Missing time report
Who logged less than expected, week by week, on the Professional plan.
Custom roles and audit log
Custom roles on Professional decide who sees what; on Business the audit log shows who changed what, and when.
Ready for the next billing run
- Add a job for each open client matter, with its code and rate.
- Set each partner's and associate's bill rate and cost an hour.
- Choose the timer rounding your firm bills in.
- Pick an approver for each person and turn on weekly approval.
- Lock all time up to the end of your last billed month.
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AccountingInvoices from hours land in the same books as your fees. CRMClient contacts are shared with your new matters. HRLeave and holidays lower expected hours, so nobody is chased on a day off. DocumentsAsk clients for their papers by a date, with reminders, and keep them per client.Timesheets for accounting & law firms: FAQ
Can we round time to six-minute units?
Yes. Your firm can round a timer's time up to 5, 6, 10, 15 or 30 minutes, or keep exact minutes.
Can different staff bill at different rates?
Yes. Each person has a bill rate. A rate on the job comes first, then the person's rate, then the business default.
Can we stop changes after a month is billed?
Yes. Lock all time up to a date. Approved weeks change only if reopened, and a week can't be reopened once its hours are on an invoice.
Who can see rates?
Only Admins and Finance see rates. Other roles, including Viewers, don't.
Can an auditor read our time without a paid seat?
Yes. Viewers don't take a seat, so an owner or auditor can read time and reports at no cost.
Can we see which clients are worth the time?
Yes. Profit by client on the Professional plan sets what the hours bill against what they cost.
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