Although the Duplicate bills number and size is usually less than compliance or pricing errors this sort of overpayment is the most feared by accounts payable management as the duty is on them to make certain that these errors do not occur by using recovery audit software.
How Do They Happen?
A typical invoice entry includes an invoice number, date, amount, vendor number and many other fields. If any of these fields are enteredmistakenly or inconsistently, the software’s inherent check for duplicate payment will not be effective. Add to this fact there might not be a defined invoice numbering system it’s understandable to see how overpayments can slip through the net.
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