Ontario brokerage trust-account controls

Keep the annual RECO trust filing from becoming a year-end reconstruction

Saxum maintains a recurring exception register, evidence index and month-end control packet so the annual reporting process is assembled from reviewed months rather than rebuilt from memory.

No portal credentials. No guaranteed external result. Scope confirmed before sensitive material is transferred.

FAMILYRegulated Operations
SOURCE REVIEW20 AUG 2026
AUTHORITYCUSTOMER-HELD
SOURCESView source register →
Qualification: external proof pending. This executable engine is internally verified. Live source credentials, provider acceptance, recovery evidence, measured intervention, false-positive results and renewal proof are still required before production qualification.
Fail-closed reviewUnsupported facts remain unresolved.
Transparent changesCorrections receive a visible audit trail.
Least-data intakeOnly necessary information is requested.
Independent serviceNo agency or platform affiliation implied.
Reviewed 20 August 2026

Current filing snapshot

RECO’s inaugural mandatory annual financial filing opens 1 October 2026 and is due 30 October 2026. RECO has also announced a transition toward monthly trust-reconciliation reporting in 2027, making a controlled recurring close more valuable than a year-end reconstruction.

The operational problem

Why the standard portal or checklist is not enough

An annual filing is only as reliable as the monthly records beneath it. Unresolved reconciling items, stale deposits, transfers and unsupported adjustments become expensive when discovered near the filing deadline.

Truth boundary: Saxum controls preparation, evidence and technical review. It does not replace the customer’s legal, tax, accounting, scientific or regulatory professionals, and it does not control external acceptance.

Best-fit customer

Accounting firms managing real-estate clients and Ontario brokerages running recurring trust reconciliation

Problems this product helps control

Ontario real-estate brokerage trust records that need recurring reconciliation and evidence control for the 30 October 2026 inaugural filing and the 2027 move toward monthly trust-reconciliation reporting.

What Saxum needs

A bounded intake, not an open-ended data dump

The case starts with enough context to reproduce the problem and define responsibility. Credentials, unrelated personal data and unsupported assumptions are excluded.

  • Monthly trust-bank statements
  • Brokerage trust ledger and transaction export
  • Prior reconciliations and unresolved items
  • Customer-approved account and transaction mapping
The deliverable

What arrives at the end of the engagement

The output is designed to be reviewed, handed off and defended—not merely marked “passed.”

  • Monthly bank-to-ledger reconciliation
  • Outstanding-item ageing register
  • Deposit and disbursement exception list
  • Evidence-linked adjustment queue
  • Month-end control summary
  • Annual filing support schedule
Controlled workflow

From messy source material to a reviewable release packet

Each stage has a clear stop condition. When evidence is insufficient, the case pauses rather than manufacturing certainty.

Map

Confirm accounts, ledgers, transaction types and responsibility boundaries.

Reconcile

Match bank and ledger populations and identify outstanding items.

Resolve

Route exceptions to the brokerage or accountant with evidence.

Roll forward

Carry only documented items into the next month and annual workpaper.

Accounting-firm portfolio mode

Run recurring trust close across brokerage clients

Keep brokerage ledgers and bank evidence segregated while reusing approved reconciliation mappings, review policy and annual-attestation preparation.

Segregated accounts

Each customer, entity or operating unit keeps separate source evidence, mappings, exceptions and outputs.

Reusable controls

Approved mappings and review policy reduce repeat setup without allowing one client's assumptions to leak into another.

Portfolio oversight

Firm teams can see recurring due work, unresolved exceptions and evidence-backed outcomes without flattening client boundaries.

First-cycle outcome proof

Show the buyer exactly what Saxum proved

The first controlled cycle produces customer-visible proof before the workflow is expanded. Saxum keeps internal completion separate from external/provider acceptance and never turns estimates into verified outcomes.

Source coverage

See which files, mappings and authority sources were used, what was missing and which assumptions remained unresolved.

Exception register

Every blocker has a reason, owner and current state. Unsupported facts remain open instead of disappearing into a generic pass.

Evidence-graded scorecard

Separate Saxum-completed work from provider-final evidence, verified value, source-backed exposure, observed time savings and estimates.

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Commercial fit

Use this when the cost of an unresolved exception exceeds the cost of review

Saxum is strongest when the workflow repeats, the evidence is fragmented and one preventable mistake can delay revenue, create rework or weaken the customer’s audit trail.

Indicative pricing
$499 CAD onboarding · from $399 CAD/month per brokerage · accounting-firm portfolio plans by quote

Monthly files can arrive through a scheduled connector or controlled upload. Saxum reconciles each account and routes only unresolved trust exceptions for review.

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Questions buyers ask

RECO Trust Control FAQ

Direct answers on access, responsibility, deliverables and limits.

Primary references

Verify the underlying requirement

Saxum product pages link to primary agency or platform material so buyers can confirm the official requirement themselves.

Primary-source review date: 20 August 2026. Re-check before each engagement.

Bring the real case, not a hypothetical

Describe the workflow, deadline and evidence you already have. Do not send passwords, API keys or regulated data through the public form.

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Evaluate before onboarding

See the workflow before you bring customer data

Every executable Saxum product now has a synthetic first-cycle walkthrough. Where a free checker or guide exists, it is linked here too.