How to read an aged receivables report

An aged receivables report sorts what customers owe by how old it is. Use it to see what is overdue and who to chase first.

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Task 1How the report is laid out4 questions

An aged receivables report lists every customer who owes money. Each balance is split into columns by the age of the invoices in it, counted in days from the invoice date.

Saltmarsh Coffee, aged receivables at 30 June, by age in days
CustomerTotal0 to 3031 to 6061 to 90Over 90
Bay Tree Deli720.00720.00
Quayside Bakery830.00280.00550.00
Old Forge Tearoom610.00210.00400.00
Station Kiosk340.00340.00

Saltmarsh Coffee gives its customers 30 days to pay. So an invoice more than 30 days old is overdue: everything outside the 0 to 30 column.

Task 2How much is overdue3 questions
Task 3What the report is used for2 questions