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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Accounts Payable

  • the amount that a company owes for goods or services obtained on credit.
  • Abbr. AP

Wiktionary Definition for: Accounts Payable

  • law : money that is owed by a party, and is counted by that party as a debit, even though it has not yet been paid.

Additional Resources

The Accounts Payable Network Delivers Industry's First AP Tools Suite
ATLANTA -- The Accounts Payable Network TAPN, the leading accounts payable resource for financial professionals, today announced the debut of the industry's first Accounts Payable AP Tools Suite. With as much as 60 percent of an organization's revenue paid out through accounts payables, there is an ever-increasing demand from financial...
Tags: accounts payable, Associated Press, industry, tool
Research articles 2005-12-12
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable are the unpaid bills of the business; the money one owes to its suppliers and other creditors. The sum of the amounts owed to suppliers is listed as a current liability on balance sheet. There are different methods available for accounting like if the accrual basis of...
Tags: Accounts Payable, Accrual, Operational Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Accounts Payable.(archive systems)(Brief Article)
Archive Systems, a provider of document process outsourcing DPO services, has released ASPEN for Accounts Payable, a newly packaged service for accounts payable invoice processing. ASPEN for Accounts Payable converts the paper-intensive processes a Archive Systems, a provider of document process outsourcing DPO services, has...
Tags: accounts payable, Aspen Technology Inc.
Research articles 2006-01-01
Archive Systems.(ASPEN for Accounts Payable)(Brief article)
Archive Systems, a provider of document process outsourcing DPO services, has released ASPEN for Accounts Payable, a newly packaged service for accounts payable invoice processing. ASPEN for Accounts Payable converts the paper-intensive processes a Archive Systems, a provider of document process outsourcing DPO services, has...
Tags: accounts payable, Aspen Technology Inc.
Research articles 2006-03-01
Accounts Payable Clerk
The Accounts Payable Clerk job description template includes the following job summary: The Accounts Payable Clerk provides clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the University. General supervision of the position is exercised by the supervisor for invoice processing. Additional information available includes essential job functions, additional responsibilities, and...
Tags: Job, Accounts Payable, Operational Accounting, Recruitment & Selection, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management
Tools & templates 2007-09-09
Aging Of Accounts Payable
Use this template to maintain and track the progress of your accounts payable.
Tags: Management, Operational Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur.com Inc., Accounts Payable, Finance
Tools & templates 2005-08-02
Industry Expert Speaks about AP Cyber Trends: What's in Your Future?; IOMA Hosts Accounts Payable Issues Forum; Jack Behan to Speak about Industry Expertise
Technological innovation is changing accounts payable AP and accounts payable careers. In an effort to educate and motivate those professionals, IOMA, The Institute of Management and Administration, will host the 2nd Annual Accounts Payable AP Issues Forum entitled, "Harnessing the Power of e in AP Today." IOMA publishes a broad...
Tags: accounts payable, Associated Press, industry, Technological Innovation
Research articles 2005-05-11
Accounts Payable Aging
Use this template to organize a company's current and past due payable accounts according to how long they have been outstanding. Such an analysis can help your company maintain a good credit rating and give cash flow priority to older payables.
Tags: Finance, Accounts Payable, Operational Accounting
Tools & templates 2007-09-01
Accounts Payable and Cash Flow
"This article is all about the account payable and cash flow statement which is the part of financial statements. Along with managing accounts receivable by improving credit and collection techniques, sound cash flow management demands that keep a sharp eye on payables and expenses. Each...
Tags: Accounts Payable, Case Study, Operational Accounting, Financial Statements, Productivity, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Aging Of Accounts Receivable
This is the companion form to Aging of Accounts Payable. Use it to keep track of the age of your accounts receivable and to help you identify accounts in need of further collection activities.
Tags: Operational Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Accounts Receivable, Management, Finance, Entrepreneur.com Inc.
Tools & templates 2005-08-02
Outsourcing in Accounting: Current State and Development of Outsourcing Measures in the Area of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
Concentrating on core competencies, companies turn to outsourcing of support functions. With BPO, this concept has achieved a new quality: BPO aims to outsource entire business processes that do not contribute directly to value-added activities and that can be performed at lower costs or of a higher quality by external...
Tags: Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, It Operations, Operational Accounting, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, BearingPoint Inc., Accounts Receivable, BPO, Accounts Payable, Accounting
White papers 2004-11-16
The Accounts Payable Network Unveils 1099-MISC Resources to Meet IRS Compliance Regulations
ATLANTA -- The Accounts Payable Network TAPN, the leading accounts payable resource for financial professionals, announces today its new 1099-MISC resources for companies facing IRS reporting requirements. Organizations must mail 1099-MISC forms -- which report 2005 payments -- to independent contractors by Jan. 31, 2006, and to the IRS by...
Tags: accounts payable, compliance, Internal Revenue Service
Research articles 2006-01-04
Ariba Customer Best Buy Is Recognized for Transforming Accounts Payable into a Strategic Function; AberdeenGroup Acknowledges Best Buy for Best Practices in Invoice Management
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AribaR, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARBA), the leading Spend Management solutions provider, today announced that Best Buy Co., Inc. has been recognized for its ability to transform accounts payable into a strategic business function impacting the organization's bottom line. In a new report titled "Accounts Payable Success Stories," AberdeenGroup explores...
Tags: accounts payable, Ariba Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., best practice
Research articles 2005-07-26
Forrester Evaluates Accounts Payable EIPP Vendors
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Processing paper invoices and determining whether and how to pay them costs companies both time and money. The chance to cut these costs through automation is creating growing business demand for electronic invoice presentation and payment EIPP software. EIPP falls into two categories: accounts receivable AR solutions...
Tags: accounts payable, Forrester Research Inc.
Research articles 2005-09-20
QSP provides the right match for Anixter's new client server financial system; Universal Financials selected to streamline worldwide accounts payable process
RALEIGH, N.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 1995--Quality Software Products Inc. QSP today announced that Universal Financials has been selected by Anixter Inc. to support its international accounts payable operations.
Tags: accounts payable, Anixter, client-server, financial, financial system
Research articles 1995-11-01
Accounts Payable Supervisor
The Accounts Payable Supervisor job description template includes the following job summary: To supervise invoice processing and payment in a timely fashion. To examine a sampling of invoices processed to ensure proper matching of purchasing and receiving documents, proper distribution to general ledger expense accounts, timely and accurate payments that...
Tags: Job, Accounts Payable, Payment, Recruitment & Selection, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance
Tools & templates 2007-09-09
Business Process Management for Accounts Payable: Gaining Control Over Documents, Automating Processes, and Optimizing Cash Flow and the Bottom Line
Many organizations want to fundamentally change the role of their Accounts Payable AP departments and make them more strategic: shifting AP from a clerical, transaction oriented reactive process to a vibrant and well-oiled machine, one that is both analytical and proactive. Business Process Management BPM achieves this goal allowing companies...
Tags: Business Process, Accounts Payable, BPM, Global 360 Inc., Operational Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Finance, Business Operations, It Operations
White papers 2005-06-10
Calculating Average Age of Payables (AAP)
"This article is about the one of the most important factor of determining the firm's cash cycle is the offsetting benefit derived from the company's accounts payable. Inventory holding period and receivables aging combine to determine the firm's operating cycle, and accounts payable offsets a portion of that...
Tags: Finance, Accounts Payable, Operational Accounting, Payables, Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd.
White papers 2002-04-01
Senior Accounting Clerk
The Senior Accounting Clerk job description template includes the following job summary: Under minimum supervision, performs accounts payable, accounts receivable, and accounting functions according to established procedures or as directed by the Accounting Manager. Has access to all financial statements, including profit and loss statements and all supporting data, with...
Tags: Job, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
Tools & templates 2007-09-09
Accounts Payable (AP)
This is a template for Accounts Payable AP.
Tags: Operational Accounting, Ohio, Accounts Payable, Finance
Tools & templates 2006-03-14
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