An accounts receivable aging is a report that lists unpaid customer invoices and unused credit memos by date ranges. The aging report is the primary tool used by collections personnel to determine which invoices are overdue for payment. Given its use as a collection tool, the report may be configured to also contain contact information for each customer. The report is also used by management, to determine the effectiveness of the credit and collections functions.
A typical aging report lists invoices in 30-day "buckets," where the columns contain the following information:
The left-most column contains all invoices that are 30 days old or less
The next column contains invoices that are 31-60 days old
The next column contains invoices that are 61-90 days old
The final column contains all older invoi
what factors might offect these estimates