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I recently paid an invoice through direct deposit, not realizing that our manager had already paid it using their visa card. The vendor doesn't have a refund policy, but we managed to reach an agreement with them. They agreed to consider the duplicate…

I made a prepayment to a vendor and recorded it. However, the vendor has now refunded the amount back to us. I'm not sure how to account for it at the moment, but the refunded amount has been deposited into our bank. any guidance?

How do I Delete complete vendor, purchases and payments to start over. I added a new vendor Jan 1, 2024 and added purchases (pay later) and then payments. For some reason it is not working out and I want to delete the whole thing and restart. Can this…

My starting balance is incorrect in my remittance summary. I tried to adjust the payments part so it would zero it out but it didn't clear it out. How can I get it removed or adjusted?

Help! I just noticed that on my review from the accounting firm they have indicated that I need to make journal entries for previous years to resolve the note on the year end adjusting journal entries sheet to address the comment "To record PY AJE not…

Hello, I need to clear old invoices however I need it to not impact the GL balance as the accountant said most of those payables are not in the GL anymore. Thanks

I know there was few topics on similar issue but it seems I didin't find the answer. I received following year end adjustments Account payables Cr 20 000 consulting services Db 20 000 Since I cannot do adjustments to accounts payables without…

Hi everyone, My company is having a refund from WSIB due to last year reconciliation. For some reasons the refund wasn't issued and staying in the account balance. We decided to not receive the refund and instead using it to pay off the latest month…

I entered a bill for $3000 and paid it. the vendor called and said the bill was for $5000 and turns out I entered the bill wrong initially. Since the month was still open I changed the bill amount from $3000 to $5000 which created an open balance of…

I got a list of adjusting entries from the accountant and one of the adjusting entries is "Accounts Payable" which is a linked account so it doesn't show up when I enter the account number in the general journal. Not sure what the proper way to enter…

Hello all, I am just getting back from a med leave and have found an error that my temp made. Wondering if anyone can help me out. We post a recurring entry each month, which is a direct deposit to us. I had posted Aprils payment before I left. However…

Hi, Situation : My client recently lost all access to their old accounting software (the only access they have is to their data is via excel reports). It is my job to import their trial balance from 2008FY to 2015FY into Sage 50 2016 CA. My next step…

Hello All, I recently took over the accounts payable department at my job. I learned that when they close the year out, they do close the current year, they actually close the prior year. For example: 12/31/15, they closed out 2014 not 2015. My questions…

I need to enter year end adjusting entries from 2014 YE before I do my 2015 YE. When my accountant gave me the 2013 adjusting entries, I guess some were not made. So the 2014 adjusting entries contain some that are "to record prior year JE#..." The…

Hi All, I am a bookkeeper for a sole proprietorship. When I took over last year I was basically left to figure everything out on my own and told to go off what had already been taking place. The business has never closed out Drawings at year end. I…

I have several open invoices from prior years that are also related to jobs that are now closed. How do I delete or void these so that they no longer show on my open invoice register? I cannot enter a credit memo to zero them out because the job is closed…

My accountant has requested a series of Adjusting Journal Entries, including adjustments to Payable and Receivable Accounts: Here is a sample: 31/12/14 Accounts Receivable XYZ Inc - Account No. 1205 - Debit - 7592.20 31/12/14 Accounts Payable -…

I am trying to record dividends for fiscal year end. In doing so, I tried to post against a G/L account 3600 'Current Earnings' which is already created and active, it is on the chart of accounts but, not listed for posting? Each time I try to post the…