How to Control Duplicate Payments

In today’s paperless world, it’s tougher to keep track.

Accounts payable guru Mary Schaeffer tells AICPA Insider readers:

With all the new payment and invoice delivery options now available, every CPA firm needs to be concerned about:

  1. Payments being made twice using two different payment types;
  2. Professionals in multiple departments making payments and not using rigid standards to avoid duplicate payments;
  3. Unscrupulous employees or vendors taking advantage of increased “opportunities” to hide a duplicate payment and enriching themselves at your organization’s expense.

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