company invoices from director - Accounts Payable
Finance (Marc)
finance at maxm.xyz
Sun Jul 30 12:29:34 EDT 2017
Good afternoon,
I have what is really an accounting question, but I can’t find the answers in my book-keeping textbooks (probably due to still being very much a neophyte).
I have formed a private limited company here in Scotland, but shelled out some money on my personal credit cards for it before it was actually incorporated. In the accounts, I am trying to work out how to best record money I have shelled out until such time as it can maybe pay it back (or write it off as a donation from director).
In my accounts structure I have various ‘Liabilities’ accounts, but I also have Accounts Payable. My question is: for each invoice I’ve raised from me to the company, should I post these under Accounts Payable (with a corresponding cross-post to Equity - Opening Balances, because we’re waiting on the bank account), or should I be chucking them under an insecure liabilities account?
Can someone advise me on the practicalities: what are the two accounts for these types of transactions? I understand double-entry accounting; I just can’t seem to work out what the right mix is for these…
Thank you,
Marc Johanssón.
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