Debit opening balances of vendors

Debit opening balances of vendors

Dear colleagues: I am looking at the trial balance as on 31st March 2024, and punching opening balances (1st April 2024) in Zoho Books. Vendors have credit balances, by its nature, but some of our vendors have debit balances as well (e.g., we have paid more than the bills received). How to punch these in Zoho? Zoho support tells me to book those through an advance or a prepaid entry in previous year but, really? That will create a contra effect on the cash/bank side also so this option is not doable. Other option is to create this vendor as a customer (with debit balance, by its nature) but it's not a correct representation from accounting standards perspective. Kindly guide.