# Account Payables

<p class="doc-lead">Supplier outstanding balances and post-dated cheques issued, as of today.</p>

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<a href="#/accounts/reports/account-payables?id=overview">Overview</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/account-payables?id=filters">Filters</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/account-payables?id=columns">Columns</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/account-payables?id=actions">Actions</a>
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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>

Go to <b>Accounts → Reports → Account Payables</b>.

Report title in ERP: <b>Accounts Payable</b>

<p><b>What it shows.</b> Lists suppliers with non-zero balance: contact details, amount owed or credited, and PDC cheques you have issued but not yet cleared.</p>

<p><b>When to use it.</b> Use to plan supplier payments and track outstanding payables.</p>

<p><b>How amounts are calculated.</b> Same structure as Accounts Receivable but for suppliers. PDC amounts link issued cheques on payment vouchers to the payee supplier.</p>

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<h2 id="filters">Filters</h2>

None — report loads for the current date (as-on date shown in header).

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<h2 id="columns">Output Columns</h2>

Name, Email, Phone, District, Balance, PDC

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<h2 id="actions">Actions</h2>

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<li><b>Export</b> — export to Excel</li>
<li><b>Print</b> — print the report</li>
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<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>
<p><b>AP vs supplier outstanding?</b><br>GL payables summary vs purchase supplier outstanding report.</p>
<p><b>Include debit notes?</b><br>Open supplier credits net against AP per report logic.</p>
<p><b>Payment voucher effect?</b><br>Approved PV reduces AP when allocated to purchase invoices.</p>
<p><b>As-of date?</b><br>Point-in-time like other balance reports.</p>
<p><b>Match to TB?</b><br>AP control account on <a href="#/accounts/reports/trial-balance">Trial Balance</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="related">Related</h2>

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<li><a href="#/accounts/reports/">Accounts Reports</a></li>
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