Duplicate Payment Resource Center

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Take Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow's check request duplicate payment challenge & find YOUR duplicate danger zone! Click here or download a pdf version.

Tips from AP Now

Think you never make a duplicate payment? Insist on a contingency audit. Then, if you are correct, you pay very little and can sleep soundly with the knowledge that money isn't seeping out the door.However, if you are wrong, the firm will recover your funds, identify your weaknesses, and provide you with the information you need to plug the holes. This is a can’t-lose proposition.

AP in Tough Times: Survival Strategies for Accounts Payable

It's harder than ever to get invoices paid on time while not making duplicate or fraudulent payments—all while complying with increasing regulatory constraints. Yet, many are cutting staff across the board.

That’s why we have created this special expanded issue of the Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow print newsletter. It provides much needed advice for those scrambling to do a good job.

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Accounts Payable is no longer a static field. What was considered a best practice even five years ago may no longer be acceptable. Therefore, it's crucial that professionals who want to stay on top of their game need to continually educate themselves about the latest advances in the field.

That’s where Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow comes in. Start by signing up for our free weekly e-zine and then take your learning to the next level:subscribe to our print newsletter. It's put together by Mary Schaeffer, one of the nation's leading accounts payable experts.

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AP N&T Survey Reveals Rush Checks Not the Only Check Issue to Cause Headaches in AP

It will probably come as no surprise to our readers to learn that when asked to identify the check problem they would most like to lose, an overwhelming majority of participants in the recent AP N&T survey picked rush checks. You may be surprised, however, to find that another check problem runs a close second. To continue, click here. (You can also download a pdf version of this article.)

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