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An aging report is a consolidation of records that consists of overdue invoices listed from a specific date. It is used to measure the financial health of a company and its customers. The report also includes other details such as the customer’s receivables, duration of the invoice, and amount owed.
Accounts receivable ageing report classifies outstanding customer invoices by the length of time they’ve been unpaid. It assists businesses in monitoring overdue payments, evaluating credit risk, and effectively managing cash flow. The report typically divides receivables into time periods, such as 0-30, 31-60, and 61-90 days past due
In other words, the accounts receivable aging report showcases the due amount of all your customers which helps in determining the effectiveness of the credit and collections function and identifies the irregularities in the process.
To understand the accounts receivable aging report, let’s take the example of Mr. Dave, who works in company ABC. His AR aging report in the balance sheet looks like:
Here’s what his accounts receivable aging schedule would look like:
Customers | Total | Outstanding | 1-30 days | 31-60 days | 61-90 days | 90+ days |
ABC Ltd. | $100,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||
XYZ Inc. | $200,000 | $50,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | ||
RST Ltd. | $300,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |||
FIG Inc. | $400,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
Total | $10,00,000 | $220,000 | $25,000 | $35,000 | $60,000 | $100,000 |
The AR aging report helps analysts to understand the average age of your customers’ outstanding invoices, and collect the dues within a stipulated period of time. Also, note that AR aging report is crucial when forecasting bad debt.
Here is how you can create an aging report from scratch:
Step 1: Review all the outstanding invoices
Step 2: Segregate all the invoices using the aging schedule and the due amount
Step 3: After getting the list of customers with overdue bills, categorize them based on the total due amount and the number of days outstanding
The final aging report will look like this:
Sl. No. | AR aging | Amount due |
1 | 0-30 days | $300k |
2 | 31-60 days | $250k |
3 | 61-90 days | $180k |
4 | 91-120 days | $120k |
5 | 121-150 days | $70k |
Average collection period= [(Total number of days x average accounts receivable)/ Net credit sales] |
An accounts receivable aging report will help your business in maintaining a healthy cash flow by eliminating collections problem before it becomes major issue. It will also reduce the risk of bad debts by helping you analyze the payment habits of your customers. The AR aging report will also allow you to extract real-time reports of your company’s receivables.
An acceptable accounts receivable aging would be the invoices that are due within the next 30 days from the date of issue.
An AR aging report is important because it provides you with analytics of the due payments and helps you in maintaining a healthy cash flow by improving the billing process.
An aging schedule is a table that includes the company’s accounts receivable sorted by their due dates. It helps in analyzing whether the customers are paying on time or not.
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