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Old Jul 5, 2007, 09:02 AM
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Special Journals and A/P

I am confused about where A/P goes in the Cash Payments Journal. I was taught that Accounts Payable is a credit in the CP Journal but I have a book that shows that in the "Cash Payments Journal" Accounts Payable is a debit. How can it be both and who is right?

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Who taught you it was a credit?

Cash Payments/Disbursements Journal indicates when you PAY someone else cash. Therefore, you will always CREDIT Cash. And you will debit, Accounts Payable, Salaries Payable, etc.
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thank you, actually it was my instructor which is why I was confused when the book showed it as a debit, which makes logical sense. Thank you for confirming this.
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