I would use the liability account Accounts Payable for suppliers’ invoices that have been received and must be paid. As a result, the balance in Accounts Payable is likely to be a precise amount that agrees with supporting documents such as invoices, agreements, etc.
I would use the liability account Accrued Expenses Payable for the accrual type adjusting entries made at the end of the accounting period for items such as utilities, interest, wages, and so on. The balance in the Accrued Expenses Payable should be the total of the expenses that were incurred as of the date of the balance sheet, but were not entered into the accounts because an invoice has not been received or the payroll for the hourly wages has not yet been processed, etc. The amounts recorded in Accrued Expenses Payable will often be estimated amounts supported by logical calculations.
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Yes. Rent for the month that should have been paid to the landlord, but was not paid, is still Rent Expense for the month. That amount should be credited to a liability at the end of the month. You might use Rent Payable as the liability account. The balance in the Rent Payable account should be the total owed to the landlord.
ReplyDeleteAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses payable both coming under the Heading of `Current Liabilities in the liabilities side.
ReplyDeleteThe Balance showing in the Accounts Payable account is payable to various suppliers . The balance is a confirmed balance with the supporting documents Purchase Bill, Credit note etc.
Where accrued expense is a provisional entry will be passed during the time of preparation of Profit & Loss & Balance Sheet. The Balance in the Accrued Expenses will be passed based on the previous bills and agreements. The amount may not final and it will vary at the time of making the payment