Cash Control & Discrepancies

How bill payments can affect Cash, M-PESA and Bank balances

Understand how paying supplier bills changes your account balances.

Bill payments reduce the account used to pay the supplier.

Examples

  • A bill paid by Cash reduces Cash.
  • A bill paid by M-PESA reduces M-PESA.
  • A bill paid by Bank reduces Bank.

Why this matters

  • If the wrong account is selected, the dashboard can show a balance discrepancy.
  • Bill payment mistakes can make supplier balances and money balances wrong.

What to check

  • Bill payment amount.
  • Payment account.
  • Payment date.
  • Supplier bill balance.

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