Records needed for this question
Shipment dates, invoice receipt dates and period-close rules.
How to investigate
Identify the operational period and financial posting period separately and document the treatment of late arrivals.
An illustrative review decision
A carrier bill received after close may belong to an earlier shipment cohort. Retain its arrival date and accounting treatment so operational analysis and financial reporting can use their own documented cutoffs.
What can lead to the wrong conclusion?
A recently received bill may concern an old shipment and should not be assigned by receipt date alone.
The result to retain
A late-bill register with period attribution.
Apply the review in context
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