Lesson 5 of 8 · 2 min

Who owes what, and for how long

Customers owe you and You owe suppliers: every balance by how late it is, adding up to the balance sheet.

Customer	Not due yet	1–30 days	31–60 days	61–90 days	Over 90 days	Total
Green Valley Mart	Rs 120,000.00	Rs 236,000.00	Rs 176,000.00	—	—	Rs 532,000.00
City Cash & Carry	Rs 410,000.00	Rs 110,000.00	—	—	—	Rs 520,000.00
Al-Madina Store	Rs 110,000.00	Rs 52,000.00	—	—	—	Rs 162,000.00

Reports → Customers owe you, on any day: what each customer owes on invoices not paid yet, split by how long past its due date: not due yet, 1–30 days, 31–60, 61–90 and over 90. Late is counted from each invoice's due date. You owe suppliers is the same for your bills.

Customers owe you
As of 31 Oct 2026
Not due yet
Rs 640,000.00
1–30 days
Rs 398,000.00
31–60 days
Rs 176,000.00
61–90 days
Rs 0.00
Over 90 days
Rs 0.00
TotalRs 1,214,000.00
Customers owe you Rs 1,214,000.00 in all; Rs 574,000.00 of it is late.
It's the same figure as Accounts receivable on the balance sheet, Rs 1,214,000, read from the same entries, split by customer and by age. So the dues list and the books never disagree.
Chasing the oldest first
When
31–60 days late
Green Valley Mart, Rs 176,000.00
Then
Their statement, and a call
Reminders go by themselves
Result
Paid, and off the list
Look at it each week and start with the oldest: Green Valley Mart's Rs 176,000 is over a month late. Open the customer: their Statement shows every invoice and payment, with what's owed after each. Give them a call; if reminders are on (Settings → Invoices & emails), the email goes by itself.

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1. The aging report's total and Accounts receivable on the balance sheet are different. Is that possible?

Yes, they're worked out differentlyNo: they're read from the same entries and always agree

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