Why when I enter a bill and assign charge to an exp. acct. does QB add it to a "Year End Accounts Payable" accounts payable acct. & then pay it out of that acct?

Hi, @Account-Payable. I appreciate you bringing this up. By default, all A/P transactions are routed to the primary Accounts Payable account in your Chart of Accounts. If this account has been renamed to "Year-End Accounts Payable," bills and payments will still flow through it as long as it remains the designated A/P account in the system.

To confirm whether this is the case, follow these steps:

1. Open the bill in question. 
2. Click More and then select Transaction Journal. 
3. Identify the credited account in the transaction details.
   • The debited account should be the assigned expense account 
   • The credited account should be the default A/P account. If "Year-End Accounts Payable" appears as the credited account, this suggests that it was renamed.
      

To validate whether there have been any changes made to the default A/P account, you can use the Audit Log to confirm when and by whom the change was made.

1. Go to Settingsand select Audit Log from the Tools column.
2. Review entries to identify when and by whom any modifications, such as renaming, occurred.
    

If the Audit Log confirms that "Year-End Accounts Payable" is a renamed version of the default A/P account, you can restore it to its original name. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings and select Chart of Accounts.
2. Locate the "Year-End Accounts Payable" account in the list.
3. Click the Dropdown Arrow next to the account, then select Edit.
4. Change the account name back to "Accounts Payable."
5. Save your changes.

On the other hand, if the Transaction Journal does not confirm that "Year-End Accounts Payable" is the credited account, the issue may lie elsewhere. To help investigate further, may I know the debited and credited accounts listed in the Transaction Journal for the bill in question? This information will help us better understand the flow of transactions and pinpoint any misconfigurations.

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