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What is a 3 way match in AP accounting?

by Clay Mcdonald

What is a 3 way match in AP accounting?

A three-way match is the process of comparing the purchase order; the goods receipt note and the supplier’s invoice before approving a supplier’s invoice for payment. A 3-way match helps in determining whether the invoice should be paid partly or in its entirety.

What is 3 way invoice matching in SAP?

Three-way match in accounts payable allows you to match vendor’s invoices with purchase orders and received quantities of goods or services before the invoices are processed and paid. It automates the verification of these documents to ensure that an invoice should be paid.

What is three way match for accounts payable?

Three-Way Matching. In accounts payable three-way matching is a procedure used to authenticate and verify disbursal of payment to a creditor. This type of match involves matching Purchase Order (PO), Goods Receipt Note (GRN) & Invoice.

What are three ways matching?

The buyer places the order with the supplier.

  • An accounts payable (AP) department creates an invoice based on the PO.
  • The buyer receives an invoice from the supplier based on the PO.
  • Invoice details will be checked if contents match the PO.
  • The buyer acknowledges a receiving report issued by the supplier as proof of payment and order completion.

    • What is an invoice three way match?

    Three-way matching is a procedure for processing a vendor invoice to ensure that a payment is complete and accurate. The goal of three-way matching is to highlight any discrepancies in three important documents in the purchasing process – purchase orders, order receipts/packing slips,…

    What is a 3 way match in SAP?

    SAP Three way match is based on PO Line item (If a PO has multiple line items, Three way match is achieved in each line items) Buyer of the Purchase order ensures three way match in SAP & Buyer resolves the discrepancy by correcting PO,GR or IR. SAP Provides configuration & Reports (MRBR Report)…