P2P with Retention and Retetnion Release

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Record of advance without any Cash Outflow and recovery for the same

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We are the main contractor and have engaged a subcontractor to work for our client. Normally, we would pay an advance to the subcontractor. But in this case, the client has directly paid the advance to the subcontractor on our behalf. From our accounting perspective as the main contractor, how should we record this transaction