Inside LawAccounting's Budget vs. Actual Engine: How Mid-Size Firms Track Practice-Group Spending Against Plan in Real Time — Instead of Discovering the Overrun in February (2026 Feature Spotlight)

Most law firms build an annual budget, distribute it as a spreadsheet, and never look at it again until the year is over. LawAccounting's budget vs. actual reporting puts the plan inside the general ledger, so every posted expense, every practice group, and every office reports its variance the moment it happens. Here is how the engine works and what it changes about firm decision-making.