Accounts Payable Questions

Accounts payable process is required in a company because this will help and guide the accountant to manage their payables with in the normal course of the business.

This includes verifying and checking the invoice details including the credit terms, due date, mode of payment, payee and the items received. Only the items received will be paid. Incase theres a discrepancy against the actual receipts, a credit note will be raised by the supplier against the short-shipped invoice.

At the end of the month, AP reconcilition is required confirming both parties balances thru the statement of accounts (SOA). This you can identify which invoices or payment hasnt been booked yet by both parties and you will end up with the same balances, (equal balance from your company and with their company).

Following steps should be taken

>Validate the invoice once it is matched for checking any holds..

>If workflow is implemented , Initiate approval for the invoice. Once the invoice is approved/Approrval not required(status in case WF is not implemented) you can go for payments.

>Create accounting after approval of invoice..

Finally for payments you need to format, build
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Before making payment

the following steps should be taken
1. invoice amt, date, qty, quy,
2. invoice duplication or not
3. rectification of any Errors in invoice
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Before hand over the invoice or dispatch the materials
1.we have to receive perchase order from the customer
2.Then PDC cheque, cash or current dated chq for dispatch the materials
3.have to take signature from the customer for the proof of goods recieve
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We must check the invoice thoroughly.
(1) Date of Invoice
(2)Qty,Rate,Tax Levid

A mischarge correction is when the wrong account line was used or the wrong amount was entered. The account that was wrongly charged needs to be credited and the correct account needs to be debited. The information needs to be recorded and duly noted for your office and for the main office. A journal voucher, showing the correction, should be completed as soon as possible. The accountswill not balance at the end of the fiscal year if these corrections are not properly made.

Accounts Payable is a short term liability of an organization. It's a process by which a company buys goods and services on credit and is billed in the form of an invoice, which states the terms and conditions of the payment. Accounts Payable is recorded as a current liability in the balance sheet. All accounts paayble entries are to be coded under the right G/L accounts to have an accurate picture of the company's short term liability.

3 way matching is to compare three documents i.e., 

1. Purchase order

2. Receipt of Items/Packing slip 

3. Invoice. 

For example, if we Order for 50 Items in purchase order and received 40 Items only instead of 50 items. But we received invoice for 50 items. After comparing the three documents we pay for only 40 Items..

Supplier should follow the check list.

1. He should create confidence in the client mind
2. Services to be done (fulfilled in time)
3. Services to be done according the specification of the client
4. He should be placed the another order by doing the above three steps

EFT-Electronic Funds Transfer is basically batch of payments are transferring from one bank to another bank with specified time lines.  EFT payments are also called as BACS if it is UK, ACH in US for domestic payments.  Foreign payments are called as SWIFT payments.

WIRE: Wire can be used to release payments for local or international, Different countries will be named in different ways viz., CHAPS for Local Payments made in UK, WIRE for all international payments made from UK and Local & foreign payments made in all other countries

The types of accounts that appear on the post-closing trial balance are the permanent accounts, Assets, Liability and Owner's capital. Permanent accounts is also called real accounts.