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ZahiD · 06-26-2008, 04:32 PM

The questionis, did you already accrue the expense in the first place?

For accruing an expense like a phone bill... the following should be done...

Before receiving the phone bill:

Dr. Phone Expense
Cr. Accounts payable

After the bill arrives:

Dr. Accounts payable
Cr. Cash

06-26-2008, 04:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
ZahiD Status: Administrator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 501 Blog Entries: 7 Rep Power: 10	The questionis, did you already accrue the expense in the first place? For accruing an expense like a phone bill... the following should be done... Before receiving the phone bill: Dr. Phone Expense Cr. Accounts payable After the bill arrives: Dr. Accounts payable Cr. Cash __________________ AccountingBLOCK is on Facebook and Twitter Zahid Lilani Manager,