What is difference between account payable and bills payable?

Account payable are liability and account receivable are asset

The provider of the goods or services is referred to as the supplier or vendor. Hence, the bill payable is also known as an unpaid vendor invoice. Under the accrual method of accounting or bookkeeping, a bill payable or unpaid vendor invoice is recorded in Accounts Payable with a credit entry.

Accounts payable refer to the current liability of a business or an organization. That is the unsettled payments in a business or an organization refers to Accounts payable.

Bill payable is a document which shows the amount owed for goods or services received on credit. Examples of a bill payable include a monthly telephone bill, electricity bill, a bill for repairs or maintenance, the bill for merchandise purchased by a retailer on credit, etc. The provider of the goods or services is referred to as the supplier or vendor. Hence, the bill payable is also known as an unpaid vendor invoice.

Accounts payable and Bills payable have many similarities. In fact, they are often used interchangeably. Both accounts payable and bills payable indicate a monetary obligation to an outside party.

Accounts payable involves the recordation and payment of liabilities. This is the primary functional area through which a business records expenses and pays other parties.

Bills payable show specific types of indebtedness. The concept is used in the areas of finance and accounting. 

Accounts payable owed by a business to its suppliers shown as a liability on a an entity's balance sheet. Accounts payable are often called payables.

A bills payable is a document which shows the amount owed for goods or services received on credit e.g electricity bills.

Accounts payable refer to the current liability of a business or an organization. That is the unsettled payments in a business or an organization refers to Accounts payable. Bills payable refers to bills settled. In other words the paid and accepted recorded bills in a business or an organization refers to bills payable.