Which one of the following statements is incorrect?Select one:a.Rule 54.22 states that money, other than trust money, in the trust banking account shall be transferred to the business banking account without undue delay.b.The client should give consent for their funds to be transferred from their trust creditor’s account to their business account.c.Rule 54.14.14.2 make provision for transfers to be made from the law practitioner’s trust banking account to the law practitioner’s business account, only if the transfers are made in respect of money due to the practice.d.Trust funds may not be transferred if they are earmarked for a specific purpose.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?Select one:a.The practice of transferring rounded amounts is acceptable.b.If a law firm uses electronic banking (EFT’s) in respect of payments from the trust account to the business account the law firm shall keep a proper audit trail, which shall include verification of the payee’s banking account details.c.The exact amount owing on the business account of the client should be transferred.d.The law firm must ensure that adequate internal controls are implemented in order to ensure compliance with the rules as well as to ensure that trust funds are safeguarded.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?Select one:a.Funds that are deposited into a trust account are neither the property of the individual attorney nor the property of the attorneys’ firm.b.When transfers are made for more than one client on a specific day, only one EFT, representing the total of the individual transfers for the day, is recorded in the business cash receipts journal for the transfer to the trust bank account.c.All transfers to the clients’ ledger and the trust creditors’ ledger should be done via the transfer journal.d.An attorney’s trust account is essentially a business bank account, established by the attorney’s firm to hold client funds.

A client, W West, instructed the attorney practice, South Attorneys, to transfer an amount of R5 200, from the trust bank account to the business bank account for fees that are due to South Attorneys after the attorney practice has rendered all services to the W West on 30 June 2021. The trust creditors control account of W West had a credit balance of R7 000 on 30 June 2021.Which one of the following options represents the correct journal entry when the funds due to South Attorneys are paid on 30 June 2021?Select one:a.Journal entryDrRCrRTrust bank accountBusiness bank accountFunds transferred to the business bank account5 200 5 200b.Journal entryDrRCrRTrust creditor control account (W West)Business bank accountFunds transferred to the business bank account5 200 5 200c.Journal entryDrRCrRBusiness bank accountTrust bank accountFunds transferred to the business bank account5 200 5 200d.Journal entryDrRCrRBusiness bank accountTrust creditor control account (W West)Funds transferred to the business bank account5 200 5 200

Which one of the following statements regarding the allowance of transfers in respect of disbursements or fees of the firm is incorrect?Select one:a.Disbursements have been debited to the client’s accounts in the accounting records, orb.The disbursements were incurred, and the client has been charged; orc.Fees have been debited to the client’s accounts in the accounting records, ord.There is no contractual obligation on the part of the practice to pay the disbursement.

The following information was obtained from the accounting records of SA Attorneys:On 1 April 2022, A South, a client of the practice, handed a cheque to the amount of R100 000 to Mr Africa and requested him to invest the money in a fixed deposit account at ABC Bank until the money is paid over for a property transaction.Which one of the following statements is incorrect for the above type of investment?Select one:a.95% of the interest accrued on the above money must be paid over to Mr Africa.b.The investment should be made with banks with which the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund has entered into an arrangement.c.5% of the interest accrued on money in terms of the applicable section must be paid over to the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund and vests in the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund.d.When the invested money is withdrawn from the trust investment account it is deposited back into the trust bank account.