Christopher Small

Confessions of a Law Firm Bookkeeper

I help small law firm owners doing $300k–$1m a year keep clean books, stay audit‑safe on trust accounting, and legally pay less in taxes. On Confessions of a Law Firm Bookkeeper, I share real stories from messy law firm books and trust accounts, plus simple checklists and tax tips you can actually use. If you're not confident your books and trust account would survive an audit, this show is for you. That's it. No need for the shorter version here; this is the main sales copy for the feed.

Author

Christopher Small

Category

Business

Podcast website

bigbirdaccounting.com

Latest episode

Jun 15, 2026

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Episodes

Common IOLTA Reconciliation Mistakes 18.10.2025

Common IOLTA Reconciliation Mistakes 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law firm (estate...

If You Only Do Your Law Firm Books Once a Year You Deserve to Be Poor 17.10.2025

If You Only Do Your Law Firm Books Once a Year You Deserve to Be Poor 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though....

For Late Income Taxes Do This Not That 17.10.2025

For Late Income Taxes Do This Not That 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law firm (esta...

How You Know it's Time for a New Law Firm Bookkeeper? 16.10.2025

How You Know it's Time for a New Law Firm Bookkeeper? 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure...

Law Firm Pricing Insights from Your P&L 14.10.2025

Law Firm Pricing Insights from Your P&L 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law firm (est...

"Other" Expenses are Not a Law Firm Owner P&L Category 13.10.2025

"Other" Expenses are Not a Law Firm Owner P&L Category 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figur...

Why Law Firm Bank Account Reconciliation is Important 12.10.2025

Why Law Firm Bank Account Reconciliation is Important 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure...

Your Law Firm Car Payment is Not an Expense 11.10.2025

Your Law Firm Car Payment is Not an Expense 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law firm...

This is When You Should Hire a Law Firm Bookkeeper (it's not related to $$$) 10.10.2025

This is When You Should Hire a Law Firm Bookkeeper (it's not related to $$$) 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, t...

Your Law Firm Loan Repayment is Not an Expense 08.10.2025

Your Law Firm Loan Repayment is Not an Expense 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law fi...

Watch Out for this Hidden P&L Danger 07.10.2025

Watch Out for this Hidden P&L Danger 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law firm (estate...

3 Biggest Law Firm Owner Bookkeeping Mistakes I See 06.10.2025

3 Biggest Law Firm Owner Bookkeeping Mistakes I See 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure l...

The ONLY Time You Can Write Off Travel from Your Home Office 06.10.2025

The ONLY Time You Can Write Off Travel from Your Home Office 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7...

How S-Corps Save $$$ 05.10.2025

How S-Corps Save $$$ 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law firm (estate planning and pr...

3 Deliverables of a Quality Law Firm Bookkeeper 04.10.2025

3 Deliverables of a Quality Law Firm Bookkeeper 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law f...

The Only Type of Law Firm Income That Is Not Taxed 03.10.2025

The Only Type of Law Firm Income That Is Not Taxed 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure la...

2 Ways to Avoid Vehicle Depreciation Recapture 02.10.2025

2 Ways to Avoid Vehicle Depreciation Recapture 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7 figure law fi...

The One Law Firm Income Stream That Does NOT Count as Income 02.10.2025

The One Law Firm Income Stream That Does NOT Count as Income 🔥 We do bookkeeping for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you want tax and bookkeeping tips to help your law firm, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Who is Christopher Small, owner of Big Bird Accounting? Let's start with who I'm not. I'm not a CPA. I don't prep or file tax returns. I am a lawyer, though. I own a 7...

These Expenses DO NOT Belong on Your P&L! 01.10.2025

These Expenses DO NOT Belong on Your P&L! 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, and case law, with the specific goal of lea...

I Don't Know If You're Ready to Hear This About Your CPA 26.09.2025

I Don't Know If You're Ready to Hear This About Your CPA 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, and case law, with the speci...

Here's What Your CPA Isn't Telling You When It Comes to Your Law Firm Receipts 25.09.2025

Here's What Your CPA Isn't Telling You When It Comes to Your Law Firm Receipts 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, and ca...

Don't Make This Law Firm LLC Mistake 25.09.2025

Don't Make This Law Firm LLC Mistake 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, and case law, with the specific goal of learning...

5 Law Firm Owner Tax Myths That Are Costing You $$$ 25.09.2025

5 Law Firm Owner Tax Myths That Are Costing You $$$ 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for business owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, and case law, with the specific g...

I Know What You're Thinking... Does an S-Corp Make You More Likely to Get Audited? 23.09.2025

I Know What You're Thinking... Does an S-Corp Make You More Likely to Get Audited? 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, an...

Here's What Your Tax Extension Status Says About You 21.09.2025

Here's What Your Tax Extension Status Says About You 🔥 We do bookkeeping and tax strategy for law firm owners: https://bigbirdaccounting.com 🔥 If you don't want to miss out on new helpful content, subscribe! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ABOUT CHRISTOPHER SMALL First, I'm not a CPA. CPAs are glorified document preparers. I'm a tax lawyer, which means I read the code, and case law, with the specific...

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