QuickBooks Desktop
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QuickBooks Desktop × Disbo

QuickBooks Desktop remains the accounting system many law firms rely on for their IOLTA books. Disbo's live two-way integration sends each approved settlement disbursement into the mapped company file with its payee, case, amount, and client trust liability account, then returns posting and reconciliation status to Disbo.

QuickBooks Desktop register
Auto-matched
QuickBooks Desktop
Disbo
Bank feed
Disbo, Inc. PAYMENT
-$12,500.00
Matches the record Disbo already wrote
Payee
Mercy Medical
Case memo
Johnson v. Allstate
Account
Client Trust Liability
One-click Match · three-way reconciliation stays balanced

How QuickBooks Desktop works with Disbo

Four steps — from the first connection to a reconciled ledger.

1Step 1 of 4

Connect the company file

Link the QuickBooks Desktop company file your firm uses for trust accounting and choose the IOLTA bank and client trust liability accounts.

Categorized entries sync to the mapped company file
Connect QuickBooks Desktop
Connected
QuickBooks Desktop
Disbo
Secure authorization
Granted
Accounts mapped
IOLTA + trust
One-time setup — no per-case work
2Step 2 of 4

Map cases and accounts

Disbo maps matters, payees, and trust-liability coding so every settlement payment reaches the correct register and ledger.

Payee, matter, amount, and trust-liability coding included
Categorized record
Written
Payee
Mercy Medical
Case memo
Johnson v. Allstate
Account
Client Trust Liability
Written before the bank line even arrives
3Step 3 of 4

Sync the disbursement

When a payment is approved in Disbo, the categorized accounting record syncs to QuickBooks Desktop with the case memo and recipient detail attached.

Posting and reconciliation status return to Disbo
Bank-feed Match
Matched
Disbo, Inc. PAYMENT-$12,500.00
Matches Disbo's record
One click in QuickBooks Desktop
4Step 4 of 4

Return the ledger status

Posting, matching, and reconciliation status sync back to Disbo so the payment workflow and the desktop books stay aligned.

QuickBooks Desktop remains the accounting source of truth
Three-way reconciliation
Balanced
Bank balance
Balanced
Book balance
Balanced
Trust ledger
Balanced
Audit-ready — no cleanup

How things connect

The path settlement money and case data travel between QuickBooks Desktop and Disbo.

Disbo payment

Settlement disbursement approved

Desktop connector

Matter and account mapping applied

QuickBooks Desktop

Categorized trust entry posted

Disbo status

Ledger status syncs back

Why it matters

Your firm can keep its established QuickBooks Desktop workflow while eliminating repeated entry between settlement payments, the trust register, and the client ledger.

See QuickBooks Desktop and Disbo together

Book a walkthrough and we'll show you exactly how the connection works for your firm.