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Do you mean that you paid $300 toward a bill you owed? If so, then Cash should have been credited the $300 and Accounts Payable debited by $300.

If $500 was entered, then it looks like someone just made a clerical error and the transaction should be fixed.

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Q: Why a receipt of 300 cash on account was recorded as a 500 debit to accounts payable and a 500 credit to cash?
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