# Pay a Supplier ### How to Pay a Supplier in Muhasib ERP ### Overview This guide will help you record an authorized supplier payment and allocate it correctly. Muhasib records the payout and updates supplier, invoice, and cash/bank balances. ### Who can do this You need access to Supplier Payment plus supplier, payment-account, method, and transaction. ### Before you start Confirm supplier, amount, date, method, paying account, reference, invoices, withholding/deductions, and approval.

Before saving, check that the correct company is open and that you have permission to complete this task.

### Where to find it Back Office → Purchases & Suppliers → Supplier Payment. ### Pay a Supplier #### Step 1: Start a supplier payment and select the supplier #### Step 2: Enter date, method, paying account, amount, and unique reference #### Step 3: Apply approved deductions or withholding where supported #### Step 4: Allocate the payment to eligible purchases Allocate the payment to allowed purchases. #### Step 5: Confirm payment equals allocated plus unallocated value #### Step 6: Save once and retain payment evidence ### Check your work Compare and Confirm payment evidence, supplier ledger, invoice balances, deductions, and paying account.

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### If something goes wrong - Search by reference before retrying. - Do not allocate more than the payment or outstanding document balance. ### Related guides - [Allocate or Update Supplier Payment Transactions](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/389) - [Pay Suppliers in Bulk](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/386) - [Record Payment or Refund From a Supplier](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/388) ### What to do next

[**Allocate or Update Supplier Payment Transactions**](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/389).