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Preparing for Year-end in Accounts Payable (Course Id 582)

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Author : Mary S Schaeffer, MBA
Course Length : Pages: 23 ||| Review Questions: 13 ||| Final Exam Questions: 12
CPE Credits : 2.0
IRS Credits : 0
Price : $17.95
Passing Score : 70%
Course Type: NASBA QAS - Text - Technical - NASBA Registry
Primary Subject-Field Of Study:

Accounting - Accounting for Course Id 582

Description :

The year-end tasks in accounts payable are critical to accurate financial statements for any organization. Yet, often, they are a last minute affair, and proper attention is not accorded the tasks. This course is designed to highlight the issues both directly related to the year-end close and present information the professional can use to implement a smoother close in accounts payable. Industry expert Mary Schaeffer shows auditors, controllers, and managers where year-end problems are likely to occur, how to prevent those problems moving forward. She also offers some straightforward best-practice advice on how to run the close in accounts payable as smoothly as possible.

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Release : 2013
Version : 1.0
Prerequisites : None.
Experience Level : Overview
Additional Contents : Complete, no additional material needed.
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Advance Preparation : None.
Delivery Method : QAS Self Study
Intended Participants : Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).
Revision Date : 11-Oct-2019
NASBA Course Declaration : Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.
Approved Audience :

NASBA QAS - Text - Technical - NASBA Registry - 582

Keywords : Accounting, Preparing, Yearend, Accounts, Payable, cpe, cpa, online course
Learning Objectives :

Course Learning Objectives

    • Identify the tasks accounts payable needs to do to help the organization have an effective close
    • Pinpoint problem areas in the close before they occur so the difficult issues can be addressed before difficulties occur
    • Resolve problems caused by discrepant invoices in a timely manner
    • Address the open vendor credit issue in a way that improves the organization’s bottom line
    • Create effective solutions to handle employees who submit expense reports long after their due date
    • Provide a workable approach to dealing with managers who don’t approve subordinates’ expense reports in a timely manner
    • Create a document that will guide and track the accounts payable team through all its year-end tasks
    • Identify which items must be included in year-end accruals completed in accounts payable
    • Develop a best-practice approach to collecting all vendor tax information needed to issue Form 1099s in January
    • Build workable solutions to address common Form 1099 problems
    • Pinpoint steps any organization can take to ensure a smoother close in accounts payable

Chapter 1
The Start of the Year-End Close Process

• Identify the tasks accounts payable needs to do to help the organization have an effective close
• Pinpoint problem areas before they occur so the problematic issues can be addressed before difficulties occur

Chapter 2
Operational Issues: Department Operations

• Resolve problems caused by discrepant invoices in a timely manner
• Address the open vendor credit issue in a way that improves the organization’s bottom line

Chapter 3
Operational Issues: Expense Reimbursements

• Create effective solutions to handle employees who submit expense reports long after their due date
• Provide a workable approach to dealing with managers who don’t approve subordinates’ expense reports in a timely manner

Chapter 4
Operational Issues: Year-End Specific

• Create a document that will guide and track the accounts payable team through all its year-end tasks
• Identify which items must be included in year-end accruals completed in accounts payable

Chapter 5
Form 1099 Reporting Issues

• Develop a best-practice approach to collecting all vendor tax information needed to issue Form 1099s in January
• Build workable solutions to address common Form 1099 problems

Chapter 6
The Finishing Touches

• Pinpoint steps any organization can take to ensure a smoother close in accounts payable
• Build a process that will help make next year’s close run better
Course Contents :

Chapter 1: The Start of the Year-End Close Process

1.      What AP Needs to Do to Get Ready for the Year-End Close

2.      This Year Will Be Different: Getting Ready for Year End

Chapter 2: Operational Issues: Department Operations

1.      The Last Check Run

2.      Handling Discrepant and Outstanding Invoices at Year End

3.      Handling Invoices at Year End: Getting Them into the Correct Fiscal Year

4.      An Eight Step Plan for Dealing with Vendor Credits   

 

Chapter 3: Operational Issues: Expense Reimbursements

1.      Dealing with The T&E Laggards

2.      When The Approving Manager Is the Problem

Chapter 4: Operational Issues: Year-End Specific

1.      The Year End Calendar

2.      Handling Accruals in Accounts Payable

Chapter 5: Form 1099 Reporting Issues

1.      A Ten Step Plan to Get Any Organization Ready In Compliance with the Form 1099 Reporting Rules

2.      Form 1099-MISC: Filing for an Extension

3.      You’re Not Alone: Biggest 1099/W-9 Headaches

Chapter 6: The Finishing Touches

1.      Closing Tips: Eight Simple Ways to Make Year End Run Smoother

2.      The Last Detail: Thanking the Staff

3.      Next Year Will Be Different: Laying the Groundwork for a Better Close Next Year

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