Bills And Accounts Payable

Vendor, bill, A/P, and vendor payment workflows.

LedgerLine gives connected apps a money-out workflow for vendors, bills, bill posting, vendor payments, reversals, A/P summaries, 1099 support, and developer API integrations.

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Vendor records hold operational and tax-support metadata for money-out workflows.

Bill posting recognizes expenses and Accounts Payable.

Vendor payment posting reduces A/P and credits cash, bank, or clearing.

A/P summaries reflect posted bills less posted vendor payment allocations.

Workflow

From vendor bill to payable to payment.

LedgerLine separates operational vendor workflows from accounting impact so apps can review, post, pay, and reverse deliberately.

  1. Step 1

    Create vendors and bills from your server or dashboard.

  2. Step 2

    Post bills when expenses and payables should be recognized.

  3. Step 3

    Create vendor payments and allocations operationally.

  4. Step 4

    Post vendor payments, reverse when needed, and read A/P reports.

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Bills and A/P sample-data demo

Preview a fake vendor bill, payable status, vendor payment state, and A/P report path.

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Accounting Truth

Money-out accounting is deliberate.

  • Vendor creation has no accounting impact.
  • Bill creation has no accounting impact until posted.
  • Bill posting debits Expense and credits Accounts Payable.
  • Vendor payment creation is operational until posted.
  • Vendor payment posting debits Accounts Payable and credits Cash/Bank/Clearing.
  • Bill and vendor payment reversals use reversing journal entries.
  • No external bank payment movement is performed unless a future provider integration is added.
  • Plaid/bank feeds and approval workflows remain deferred.

Developer Workflow

Server-side bills and A/P API path.

  • Use vendor, bill, bill posting, bill reversal, vendor payment, vendor payment posting, and A/P report endpoints.
  • Keep API keys server-side and separate test/live environments.
  • Use posted non-reversed vendor payments for 1099 support summaries.
  • Use the read-only API Reference for examples; it does not send live requests.
  • Production still requires setup, migrations, private buckets, RLS/Storage dry-run, and QA.

Related Docs

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Bills and A/P sample-data demo

Preview a fake vendor bill, payable status, vendor payment state, and A/P report path.

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A/P report demo

Review a fake accounts payable report with source bill links.

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1099 Support

See how posted vendor payments feed tax-support reporting.

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Developer Docs

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API Recipes

Browse practical server-side workflows for LedgerLine's accounting API.

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Accounting Model

Understand operational records, posting, reversals, A/R, A/P, and reports.

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API Reference

Review read-only request and SDK examples with fake placeholders only.

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OpenAPI YAML

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Related Features

Explore adjacent LedgerLine modules.

Invoices And Money-In

Customers, estimates, invoice posting, payments, and A/R workflows.

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Documents And Evidence

Private evidence files, Document Center workflows, shares, portals, and CPA support.

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Reports

Read-only summary, A/R, A/P, ledger, and 1099 support reporting.

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1099 Support

Vendor metadata and posted payment summaries for CPA/tax-support review.

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Product Truth

Built foundation, honest boundaries.

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  • API Reference is read-only and never asks for real API keys.
  • Core accounting does not require Stripe, SendGrid, Plaid, OCR/AI, IRS e-filing, or payroll providers.
  • Provider integrations, active billing, IRS e-filing, and payroll/HR remain deferred unless implemented later.
  • Setup/testing is available from the code side; production rollout requires review.
  • LedgerLine does not claim SOC 2, PCI, certification, tax advice, legal advice, accounting advice, or affiliation with Stripe.

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