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Lesson IV—Accounts Payable
Review of Lesson IV
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There are two ways to enter transaction lines in purchases (and 
sales): 
By Inventory item: With line items set up through Maintain 
Inventory Items, you can keep track of items or services 
purchased or sold. Setting up these items also allows Peachtree 
Accounting to complete distribution entries for you to save you 
time.
By Account Number: If there is no line item set up for a 
particular item you intend to purchase (or sell), or if you do not 
intend to use the Inventory module, you can type a description 
and distribute it directly to the proper General Ledger account.
To examine a transaction’s journal entry, select the Journal button on 
the Task window. This action displays the Accounting Behind the 
Screens window where you can change account information and 
examine debit and credit entries corresponding to the transaction.
In accrual-based companies, a typical invoice credits the accounts 
payable subsidiary account and debits inventory or expenses.
When printing a check, leave the check number blank to have 
Peachtree Accounting later assign a check number and print the 
check.
Once you print a batch of checks and answer Yes to the prompt that 
asks you if the checks printed properly, Peachtree updates the check 
numbers and flags the checks as printed. To reprint a check, you 
must complete the following steps:
From the Payments window, select the Edit button.
Select the Payment check you want to reprint.
Delete the check number.
Select the Print button. This action prints the check using the 
next check number in the sequence.
You have the option to hide General Ledger Account fields on 
various task windows. Hiding these fields can make data entry easier, 
if desired. When the General Ledger accounts fields are not visible, it 
is assumed that the default accounts you have set up will be used 
when recording the transaction.
Now that you have been introduced to the Accounts Payable module of 
Peachtree Accounting, you are ready to proceed to Lesson V—Accounts 
Receivable.