Accounts Payable (eBook)

Mary S. Schaeffer is the Editorial Director and Publisher of Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow, a newsletter devoted to payment issues. She also pens, e-News from the AP Front, a complimentary e-zine for the payment community. She's the author of ten books and numerous magazine, newsletter and newspaper articles. Her books have been used in several certification programs. She is a member of the New York Financial Writers Association. She is currently working on two additional books for John Wiley & Sons.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

PART ONE: PROCESSING.

Chapter 1. Invoice Handling.

Chapter 2. Alternatives to the Three-Way Match.

Chapter 3. Check Preparation Printing and Filing.

Chapter 4. Automated Clearinghouse and Direct Deposit.

Chapter 5. Making International Payments.

PART TWO: CONTROLS.

Chapter 6. Exception and Rush Processing.

Chapter 7. Errors and Duplicate Payments.

Chapter 8. Paying When the Original Invoice Is Not Available

Chapter 9. Master Vendor Files.

PART THREE: CASH MANAGEMENT.

Chapter 10. Terms and Taking Discounts.

Chapter 11. Cash Management.

Chapter 12. Petty Cash.

Chapter 13. Payment Timing.

Chapter 14. Audits and Outside Accountant's ManagementLetter.

PART FOUR: TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT.

Chapter 15. Handling Travel and Entertainment Reports.

Chapter 16. Electronic Travel and Entertainment Handling.

Chapter 17. Travel and Entertainment Automation.

Chapter 18. VAT Refunds.

PART FIVE: TECHNOLOGY.

Chapter 19. Electronic Data Interchange.

Chapter 20. Imaging.

Chapter 21. Internet, E-Mail, and E-invoicing.

Chapter 22. Encryption and Digital Signatures.

Chapter 23. E-marketplaces and XML.

PART SIX: SPECIALTY TOPIC.

Chapter 24. Purchasing Card.

Chapter 25. Post Audit Firms.

Chapter 26. Benchmarking.

PART SEVEN: REGULATORY ISSUES.

Chapter 27. Form 1099 and Form1042-S.

Chapter 28. Sales and Use Tax.

Chapter 29. Escheatment.

PART EIGHT: MANAGEMENT ISSUES.

Chapter 30. Ethics, SOA and OFAC.

Chapter 31. Disaster Recovery.

Chapter 32. Outsourcing.

Chapter 33. Management Techniques: Balanced Scorecards, SixSigma.

PART NINE: DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT.

Chapter 34. Making Your Accounts Payable Department FirstRate.

Chapter 35. Managing The Staff.

Chapter 36. Staff Motivation and Morale.

Chapter 37. Working with/for Purchasing and OtherDepartments.

PART TEN: FRAUD.

Chapter 38. Check Fraud.

Chapter 39. Employee Fraud.

Chapter 40. Vendor Fraud.

PART ELEVEN: ACCOUNT PAYABLE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.

Chapter 41. Professionalism in the Field.

Chapter 42. Salary and Titles in Accounts Payable Today.

Appendix: Accounts Payable Resources.

Index.