1. Solicitors and other professional service providers typically use a cash-based accounting system rather than an accrual-based system due to the nature of their business transactions being primarily cash-based with little credit involved. 2. Under the cash system, only actual cash received and paid is recorded, while the accrual system records both cash and credit transactions along with expenses due but not paid and income due but not received at the end of the financial year. 3. A solicitor maintains separate bank accounts for client funds and their own funds to avoid commingling. They also keep detailed records of all money received and paid on behalf of clients as well as work completed to prepare bills.