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Accounts Payable
BusinessWorks’ Accounts Payable module helps manage a company’s expenditures. In addition to maintaining information for an unlimited number of vendors, the Accounts Payable module stores, sorts and organizes information concerning vendor business transactions.
General Features
- Provides current and calculated balances for all A/P cash accounts
- Provides instant inquiry of vendor information including invoices, debit memos, credit memos and application of open credits while in any processing option
- Allows quick location of vendors and general ledger accounts with a search feature
- Permits vendor information to be imported from a text file
- Allows importing of invoices and adjustments
- Accounts payable information can be exported using over 30 different formats including Lotus 1-2-3®, dBASE, Comma-Separated Variable, ASCII, Access, Excel, Word, Word Perfect, Quattro Pro and many others
- Automatically posts to general ledger
- Integrates with BusinessWorks Job Cost and Inventory Control modules
Maintenance Features
- Maintains complete vendor information, including e-mail address, remit address and purchase order address, month and year-to-date purchase totals, 12 month purchase history, year to date 1099 purchases and last payment
- G/L expense, accounts payable and discount accounts can be defined on a vendor-by-vendor basis
- New vendors and general ledger accounts can be added "on the fly" during transaction entry
- Allows global changes to multiple vendor records at the same time to expedite data entry
- Optionally includes credit detail on accounts payable checks
- Optionally prints one check for each invoice paid
- Supports printing checks on a dot matrix or laser printer
- Allows flexible payment terms, including number of days, day of month, end of month and end of next month
- Payment terms can be maintained and assigned to a vendor or determined during invoice entry
Processing Features
- Provides full bank reconciliation that includes the ability to clear a range of checks
- Tracks credit card purchase and purchase history when a credit card is used to pay a vendor.
- Lets specific vendors and/or invoices be placed on payment hold
- Allows automatic distribution of invoices to multiple accounts via expense allocation tables
- Tracks discount dates, amounts and due dates
- Ability to set up recurring accounts payable invoices
- Tracks vendor credits as open credits or as negative invoices
- Prepaid invoices can be entered with check information
- Allows invoices to be automatically or manually selected for payment
Checks
- Allows partial payment of invoices
- Allows entry of handwritten checks
- Enter a manual check as voided in one step
- Generates checks with either detailed or summary payment stubs
- Allows check printing for vendors and non-vendors without posting an invoice
- Tracks wasted checks
- Allows checks to be voided individually or as part of a range
- Non-vendor checks may be reprinted
Reporting Capabilities
- Prints 1099 MISC forms
- Aging periods are user-defined
- Aging and open invoice reports can be produced "as of" any date
- Prints the aging report by invoice date or due date
Reports
- Aging Report
- Cash Flow Report
- Cash Requirements Report
- General Ledger Reconciliation Report
- Vendor List
- Vendor Name List
- Vendor History Report
- List of Recurring Invoices
- Detail Report
- Open Invoice Report
- Summary Aging Report
- Discount Analysis Report
- Payment Selection Report
- Purchases Journal
- Adjustments Journal
- Check Register
- Handcheck Register
- Reconciliation Report
- Bank Transactions Report
- Bank Deposit Report
- General Ledger Distribution Report
- Worksheet
- Flash Report (summary of Accounts Payable activity)
- Graphical Report - Aging
- Graphical Report - Purchase History
- Graphical Report - Vendor Purchase Highlight
- Graphical Report - Vendor Balance Highlight
- Custom Reports
- Report Groups
Specifications
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Maximum number of vendors: |
Unlimited |
Maximum vendor balance: |
$99,999,999.99 |
Number of characters in vendor ID: |
12 |
Maximum number of current invoices per vendor: |
3000 |
Maximum number of recurring invoices per vendor: |
100 |
Maximum amount per invoice: |
$9,999,999.99 |
Number of characters in invoice number: |
12 |
Number of characters in invoice reference: |
12 |
Maximum number of transactions: |
Unlimited |
Maximum number of months to keep history: |
60 |
Maximum distribution accounts per transaction: |
20 |
Maximum number of expense allocation tables: |
99 |
Number of payment terms: |
99 |
Number of cash accounts: |
9 |
Number of digits in check number: |
6 |
Number of distributions accounts on an Instant Check: |
20 |
Maximum number of invoices per check: |
Unlimited |
Maximum amount per check: |
$9,999,999.99 |
Maximum number of months to post into the past: |
12 |
Maximum number of months to post into the future: |
1 |
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