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To see how Accounts Payable work, reverse the scenario for Accounts Receivable: switch customer with supplier.
If you buy materials "on account," accrual accounting requires that you record the expense immediately. Rather than reducing cash, put the "credit" into the Accounts Payable account.
Three weeks later, the invoice comes in. You issue a payment, debiting A/P and crediting Cash.
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