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Settlement of an accounts payable

After you have purchased inventory on credit, the next step in the purchases cycle is to pay the amount owed to the supplier. This topic explains where and how to record the payment of an accounts payable in your MYOB software.

In the Purchases Command Centre select Pay Bills to open the Pay Bills window.

This opens the Pay Bills window where the payment to the supplier can be recorded. The following screenshots and reference table show step-by-step instructions on how to record the cash payment to the supplier into the Pay Bills window. Note that each step is assigned a reference number to help you identify the appropriate field or icon in the screenshots.

The Pay Bills window with reference numbers

Step	MYOB software field or icon	Action
	Selecting the account	There are two options to select the general ledger account from which the payment will be recorded. Pay from Account: If the payment is to be made directly from a bank account, such as for a cheque or credit card payment, select the Pay from Account option. Then click the search icon to open the Select from List window where you can select the general ledger account that records payments from that bank account. If you are completing our software practice set, for cash payments made to suppliers that the business pays by cheque, you are asked to select the Pay from Account option and then select the Cheque Account. Group with Electronic Payments: Select this option if you are going to include this payment with a group of electronic payments. Once all electronic payments have been recorded in the Pay Bills window, you can then use the Prepare Electronic Payments window in the Banking Command Centre to make the electronic payment. If you are completing our software practice set, you are not required to make electronic payments.
	Supplier	Click the search icon to open the Select from List window where you can select the supplier to which you are making the payment. Click the Use Supplier button to select the supplier. Notice that when you select the supplier, your MYOB software automatically displays the purchase invoices (bills) yet to be paid to that supplier. These invoices are known as open bills.
	Payee	Your MYOB software automatically populates this field with the name and address of the supplier you selected. Note that the Payee field is not displayed if you selected Group with Electronic Payments.
	Memo	Type in a description of the transaction or any other relevant information.
	Cheque No.	Accept the cheque number your MYOB software automatically assigns to this cash payment or enter the cheque number you wish to use.
	Date	Enter the date of the cash payment.
	Amount	Enter the full amount of the cash payment, including tax if applicable.
	Amount Applied	Click in the cell in the Amount Applied column for the first invoice that you wish to apply the payment to. Notice that your MYOB software automatically populates this cell with the total amount to be paid for that invoice (or the amount recorded in the Amount field if the amount paid is less than the total invoice amount). You can accept this amount or manually enter the amount you wish to apply to that invoice. If the amount paid applies to more than one invoice, enter the amount applied to each of the other invoices.
	Out of Balance	This cell reports the difference between the amount entered in the Amount field and the total of the Amount Applied column. Check that the out of balance amount is $0.00 otherwise you will not be able to record the payment. If you have just entered an amount in the Amount Applied column or the Amount field, you may need to click out of these cells before your MYOB software recognises the amount you have entered into those fields and automatically updates the Out of Balance field.
	Record	Check that the details entered into the Pay Bills window are correct and the click the Record button to record the payment.

Helpful Hint!

If you are completing our software practice set, you are asked to record any payments to inventory suppliers using the Pay Bills window available in the Purchases Command Centre. Cash purchases of non-inventory items or services are to be recorded using the Spend Money window in the Banking Command Centre.