Accounts Payable - Cash Basis

@KyleM97 

Is there a way to make the accounts payable balance on both the cash basis and accrual basis zero ?

Not without creating bogus entries in your books.  A/P should be on your books when on accrual basis not on cash basis.  Double-entry accounting requires two entries (a debit and a credit) for every transaction.  So, if you attempt to remove A/P you will have to create a corresponding entry for the same amount to another account.

Yes. That makes perfect sense. I have tried making general journal entries debiting AP and crediting a Dummy equity account and for some reason that journal entry will have the following affect: 

before the entry 

cash basis AP balance: $15,200

accrual basis AP balance: $0.00

after the entry 

cash basis AP balance: $0.00

accrual basis AP balance: ($15,200

 I simply cannot get both AP balances to zero by making general journal entries 

@KyleM97 

I simply cannot get both AP balances to zero by making general journal entries 

That's a good thing and how it should work.  It's difficult to imagine why you would want to do this if not for questionable reasons.