Practice and Disclosures, 25% of the examination
Trust account reconciliation
The monthly comparison of the bank record, the account control record, and the total of all separate beneficiary records.
Compare the control and beneficiary records at least monthly, except in a month with no bank-account activity, and retain the reconciliation required by Regulation 2831.2. Also reconcile the records to the bank statement, accounting for legitimate outstanding items. A bank balance alone does not prove that each beneficiary's funds are intact.
See also
Test the distinction
A relevant question from Practice and Disclosures, selected because its facts or explanation use this concept.
A broker's trust account holds funds for eight separate transactions. What must the broker maintain in addition to the bank record?
Written to DRE's published topic list. Not a real examination question, since reproducing those is a misdemeanor under B&P Code section 123.
Primary sources
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