Compare and Contrast the Controlling Account Accounts Payable to the Accounts

question 55

Essay

Compare and contrast the controlling account Accounts Payable to the accounts payable subsidiary ledger. Discuss why the balance of the controlling account, Accounts Payable, does not equal the sum of the accounts payable ledger during the month.

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