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  2. How Accounts Payable Are Recorded on a Balance Sheet - AOL

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    The supplier allows the purchase to be made on credit or on account, meaning no cash is exchanged at the time of the transaction. In this case, $1,000 is recorded in accounts payable as a ...

  3. Accounts receivable - Wikipedia

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    Accounts receivable represents money owed by entities to the firm on the sale of products or services on credit. In most business entities, accounts receivable is typically executed by generating an invoice and either mailing or electronically delivering it to the customer, who, in turn, must pay it within an established timeframe, called credit terms [citation needed] or payment terms.

  4. Accounts payable - Wikipedia

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    Accounts payable personnel must watch for fraudulent invoices. In the absence of a purchase order system, the first line of defense is the approving manager. However, AP staff should become familiar with a few common problems, such as " Yellow Pages " ripoffs in which fraudulent operators offer to place an advertisement.

  5. General ledger - Wikipedia

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    In bookkeeping, a general ledger is a bookkeeping ledger in which accounting data are posted from journals and aggregated from subledgers, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, fixed assets, purchasing and projects. [1]

  6. Balance sheet - Wikipedia

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    In financial accounting, a balance sheet (also known as statement of financial position or statement of financial condition) is a summary of the financial balances of an individual or organization, whether it be a sole proprietorship, a business partnership, a corporation, private limited company or other organization such as government or not-for-profit entity.

  7. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    Liability accounts are used to recognize liabilities. A liability is a present obligation of an entity to transfer an economic benefit (CF E37). Common examples of liability accounts include accounts payable, deferred revenue, bank loans, bonds payable and lease obligations. Equity accounts are used to recognize ownership equity. The terms ...

  8. Debits and credits - Wikipedia

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    Typical accounts that relate to almost every business are: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Accounts Payable and Retained Earnings. Each account can be broken down further, to provide additional detail as necessary. For example: Accounts Receivable can be broken down to show each customer that owes the company money. In simplistic terms ...

  9. Bookkeeping - Wikipedia

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    Sales ledger, which deals mostly with the accounts receivable account. This ledger consists of the records of the financial transactions made by customers to the business. Purchase ledger is the record of the company's purchasing transactions; it goes hand in hand with the Accounts Payable account.