Not Yet Due and Demandable Obligations

20 Mar 2023

Forum — When is it appropriate to recognize Accounts Payable?

A GABOTAF member asked:Hello! May query lang ako. Once na naprepare na ang Obligation Request and Status at naapprove na ito, pwede na ba i-recognize ng accounting ang accounts payable neto lalo na sa mga malakihang contracts dahil naobligate mo na sya? thankyou! ☺️ (cai)View Forum on GABOTAF Facebook Page Best Possible Responses No. Goods should be delivered, inspected and accepted or services should be rendered before recognizing accounts payable./agarcia Hindi po. AP in the books of accounts should be due and demandable, meaning, goods/services should have been delivered and accepted/rendered already. Obligations NYDD are technically not yet AP./dleya View...

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11 Mar 2021

Updated COA-DBM Policies on Accounts Payables that remain outstanding for two years or more

On March 8, 2021, the Commission on Audit (COA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) issued a Joint Circular (JC) prescribing the updated policies of the government with regards to accounts payables (A/Ps) that remain outstanding for two (2) years or more. [ad_1] The newly-issued JC aims to prescribe implementing guidelines for Executive Order No. 87 which was signed by President Duterte on August 13, 2019. All accounts payable of national government agencies (NGAs) and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) maintaining Special Account in the General Fund (SAGF) are covered by the JC except for: 1) trust or...

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5 Feb 2019

What is the difference between Due and Demandable Obligations and Not Yet Due and Demandable Obligations?

The Government Accounting Manual (GAM) for National Government Agencies defines obligation as: Obligation is an act of a duly authorized official which binds the government to the immediate or eventual payment of a sum of money. Obligation maybe referred to as a commitment that encompasses possible future liabilities based on current contractual agreement. Obligation has two kinds: 1) Due and Demandable Obligations and 2) Not Yet Due and Demandable Obligations. Due and Demandable Obligations (DDO) pertain to the goods purchased which have already been delivered or services which have already been rendered. For instance, a government agency has ordered office supplies from a store...

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