Published in conjunction with the
American Accounts Payable Association, the AAPA Guide to Accounts
Payable is literally your one-stop-shop for everything
you need to know about how to run a successful AP department. It guides you
through all the essential issues you need to take into consideration in order
to make proper payment decisions. And it provides straight-forward, practical
answers and "how-to" tips covering the full range of responsibilities carried
by AP departments today.
AAPA Guide to Accounts Payable concentrates exclusively on what
it takes to make an accounts payable department operate at maximum efficiency,
and what AP professionals can do to fulfill their responsibilities according
to the highest standards of the industry.
The AAPA Guide to Accounts Payable will help you:
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Keep completely current with regulatory updates and new IRS enforcement
actions affecting Form 1099 and Form 1042-S tax reporting, including potential
changes that will dramatically increase your Form 1099 reporting volume
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Track new legislation and new dollar limitations that affect benefit payments
in 2010
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Apply the appropriate 2010 sales and use tax rates
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And more!
In addition, this resource will enable you to:
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Fully understand how to identify payments that should not be authorized
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Recognize misclassified workers who should be paid through payroll as
employees rather than as independent contractors paid by AP
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Identify payees that are blocked from receiving payments by Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC), and work with the new International ACH Transaction
rules
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Avoid any duplicate or erroneous payments
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Understand best practices for evaluating or implementing outsourcing or shared
services
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Navigate the rapidly changing landscape of AP technology and procure-to-pay
processes
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Detect and prevent fraud in your AP process
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And much more!
The AAPA Guide to Accounts Payable enables you to do all of that
- and more!
You'll receive clear and concise guidance and practical solutions for handling
key accounts payable issues, including:
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Travel & Entertainment
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Fraud and Security
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State and Federal Tax Issues
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Abandoned and Unclaimed Property
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Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements for Financial Accountability
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Audits of Payments to Foreign Entities
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New Technology in the AP Workflow
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And more!