Topic

Collections and DSO

Aging reports, days sales outstanding and the follow-up routine that brings overdue invoices in.

Glossary

The terms you will meet.

Collections and DSO Aging Report An aging report categorises outstanding accounts receivable by the length of time invoices have been unpaid, helping businesses identify overdue payments and collection risks. Also called ageing report, AR aging report, accounts receivable aging Collections and DSO Bad Debt Bad debt refers to accounts receivable that a business determines are uncollectible and must be written off as a loss, reducing both assets and revenue. Also called bad debts, irrecoverable debt, uncollectible receivable Collections and DSO Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days a business takes to collect payment after a sale, indicating the efficiency of its accounts receivable process. Also called debtor days, average collection period, receivable days Collections and DSO Dunning Dunning is the systematic process of sending increasingly firm payment reminders and collection notices to customers with overdue invoices. Also called payment reminders, dunning process, collections follow-up Working capital Invoice Factoring Invoice factoring is a financial arrangement where a business sells its outstanding invoices to a third party (factor) at a discount in exchange for immediate cash. Also called factoring, receivables factoring Collections and DSO Virtual Account A unique account number per customer that auto-matches incoming payments - no more chasing "who paid what." Also called virtual account number, VAN, virtual bank account