Managing Accounts Payable

Managing Accounts Payable is the leading source of information for accounts payable professionals and those responsible for the function. Each monthly issue contains 5-7 articles, 6-10 short news clips, a manager�s forum on the back page and calendar of upcoming seminars and conferences. The material comes from internal research, surveys, case studies, conference material and interviews. Subscribers to the newsletter have the opportunity each year to participate in a benchmarking or operations survey. Participants receive the results for free. Topics covered in the newsletter include: invoice handling; check preparation, printing and filing; exception and Rush check processing; techniques for reducing duplicate payments; staff and career management; working with other departments, master vendor files; terms and discounts; T&E; VAT Reclaim, EDI; XML; technology; imaging p-cards; post audit firms; benchmarking; 1099s; check fraud; case studies; escheat or unclaimed property; and sales and use tax. Spot e-mail surveys are also conducted and reported on when issues such as the 9/11 tragedy occur. The newsletter sponsors five accounts payable conferences each year. An annual buyers� guide is included with a subscription.

April 2010 - Table of Contents

MAP April 2010 (Full PDF Issue)

AP DEPT. MANAGEMENT: Sample Agreement to Help Improve Customer Service and Relations

AP departments, particularly in a centralized or shared-services setup, should use a service level agreement (SLA) to manage their operations. A very basic SLA is provided here as a sample—feel free to use it as is or adapt it for your particular needs.

REGULATORY: Details Emerge on Surprise IRS Audits That Will Pull In AP

By now the Internal Revenue Service has sent out notices to some of the 6,000 employers chosen at random as part of a crackdown on misclassifying workers as Form 1099 independent contractors.

AP TECHNOLOGY: New Survey Reveals the Effect of Automation on AP Operations

The reason that automation is the hottest topic in AP today is because of its power to cut costs, improve productivity, and reduce error rates.

INTERNAL CONTROL: How AP Can Avoid Getting a Black Eye From the Auditors

During a recent audit of a school in California, auditors found so many questionable business practices—including some that involved AP—that unless the problems were fixed, the school would be shut down.

Accounts Payable Calendar (April 2010)

IOMA/TAPN AP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM REVIEW CLASSES Register now for a one-day intensive review class to prepare for the AP Certification Exam. Classes will be held in:

MAP Future Issues (April 2010)

How Does your DPO (Days Payable Outstanding) Ratio Compare to Your Industry Peers?

MAP News Briefs (April 2010)

THEFTS BY AP STAFFERS Maybe there was a full moon out, but four cases were recently in the news concerning thefts by AP employees.

Accounts Payable Managers� Forum (Apriil 2010)

SIMPLE CHANGE SAVES TIME Problem: As at many companies, there was a huge amount of paperwork associated with small-dollar purchases at this building materials company (five full-time in AP).

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