num_pages: 124
description: Preparing for Year End in Accounts Payable is a quick-read book focused on issues encountered in the accounts payable department at year end with the fiscal year end close being the biggest. Each of the chapters has a few review questions at the end to help reinforce the concepts. Answers to the questions along with an explanation are included. A copy of the articles that appeared in an issue of the Accounts Payable Now &amp; Tomorrow newsletter are also included at the end of the book. Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: The Start of the Year-End Close Process What AP Needs to Do to Get Ready for the Year-End Close This Year Will Be Different: Getting Ready for Year End Chapter 2: Operational Issues: Department Operations The Last Check Run Handling Discrepant and Outstanding Invoices at Year End Handling Invoices at Year End: Getting Them into the Correct Fiscal Year An Eight Step Plan for Dealing with Vendor Credits Chapter 3: Operational Issues: Expense Reimbursements Dealing with The T&amp;E Laggards When The Approving Manager Is the Problem Chapter 4: Operational Issues: Year-End Specific The Year End Calendar Handling Accruals in Accounts Payable Chapter 5: Form 1099 Reporting Issues A Ten Step Plan to Get Any Organization Ready In Compliance with the Form 1099 Reporting Rules Form 1099-MISC: Filing for an Extension Youre Not Alone: Biggest 1099/W-9 Headaches Chapter 6: The Finishing Touches Closing Tips: Eight Simple Ways to Make Year End Run Smoother The Last Detail: Thanking the Staff Next Year Will Be Different: Laying the Groundwork for a Better Close Next Year Appendices Glossary Index Review Questions Explained Excerpt 101 Best Practices for Accounts Payable Sample issue of the Accounts Payable Now &amp; Tomorrow newsletter Emerging Payment Issues: Combating ACH Fraud Internal Control Questions from the Trenches Paperless AP for Companies without a Budget to Get Rid of the Paper An Efficient Process for Handling Invoices Sent by e-Mail Best Practice Checklist: Departing Employees: Have You Covered All the Bases? With explanations of each issue New Terminology in Accounts Payable: BYOD Short Regulatory Issues Short Tips Tactics &amp; Strategies About the Author About AP Now
language: English
title: Preparing for Year End in Accounts Payable: A 60-Minute Guidebook
publisher: CRYSTALLUS, Inc.