Although all AP departments are responsible for making disbursements, no two departments do it the same way. Each AP shop has its own unique disbursement practices.

The Accounts Payable Network's latest Disbursement Benchmark Survey asks AP professionals to describe how their department makes non-T&E disbursements. This short survey only takes about ten minutes to complete.

AP has a variety of options available for making disbursements: checks, ACH, wire transfers, and purchasing cards. Some organizations have even started using p-cards to pay vendor invoices unrelated to T&E expenses. One of the survey's goals is to determine how widespread these practices are.

Participation in TAPN's Disbursement Benchmark Survey is open to all AP professionals. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the survey results once they have been published.

In addition, all participants holding an APS or APM certification will receive 1 CEU for completing the survey.

Take the Disbursement Benchmark Survey and find out where your department stands.