{"id":673,"date":"2025-01-07T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experlu.co.uk\/dictionary\/?p=673"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:16:25","slug":"accounts-payable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experlu.co.uk\/dictionary\/accounts-payable\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounts payable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Accounts payable is a collection of short-term debt owed to creditors or suppliers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When company A gives credit to company B, company A records it as an account payable in its books, while the other company B records an account receivable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do I find accounts payable?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It forms part of “current liabilities” or “creditors falling due within one year” on the balance sheet<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any movement in the accounts payable forms part of the “cash flow from operations” section on the cash flow statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a change in accounts payable means?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An increase in accounts payable over a previous period means the business is buying more goods or services on credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A decrease in accounts payable over a previous period means the business has either paid the owed money or made cash purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of accounts payable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Purchase of raw materials on credit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Unpaid contractors wages<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Unpaid business rates<\/strong><\/a>, electricity, gas and water bills<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What is the difference between accounts payable and accounts receivable?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Accounts payable is monies owed to a businesses’ vendors, whereas accounts receivable are funds owed by the customers to the business, e.g. unpaid customer invoices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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