Does anybody else have a need for debtor statements?
I have a few clients who are slow at paying invoices, and it would be nice to have a debtor statement option, so that I could send standard reminders to clients each month.
I have even come across firms that don't pay invoices UNTIL they get the first reminder statement!
I've not seen any other requests for this here, so maybe I'm the only one ?
I have even come across firms that don't pay invoices UNTIL they get the first reminder statement!
I've not seen any other requests for this here, so maybe I'm the only one ?
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Inappropriate?Charles,
We've been asked that before and it's something we do want to do.
Once we have Estimates/Quotes out of the way this month, we'll have another look...
Any chance you could send me an (anonymised if you like) example? -
Inappropriate?Some sort of "dunning" interface would certainly be handy, in particular a statement of account, and even better a method to define an interest rate for a client, and calculate interest on late invoices.
Not essential for me, but something I'd categorise as "nice to have"
I’m chasing debtors
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Inappropriate?I'll see if I can mock something up using an Invoice template!
The basics are reasonably standard - the header section would be largely the same as the invoice
Client name & address details
a 'Statement of Account' title (Avoid the phrase 'Debtor Statement'!)
Statement Date (date the report was generated)
client account code
Then a listing of all open invoices (i.e. with an outstanding balance on them) showing.
Invoice Ref
Invoice Date
Due Date
Project Name
Invoice Amount
Outstanding Amount
Part-paid invoices would be listed with the original full value, and the remaining balance
At the bottom (ideally) the total outstanding amount due
AND
Aged analysis (totals for 30, 60, 90, and 90+ days overdue)
then
Payment details (same as the invoice)
VAT numbers, etc
Maybe room for a short message block ("Please pay me, my children need new shoes",etc)
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Inappropriate?By the way - for both Invoices AND statements
You need to do some work on page layout - particularly on what happens when a document goes over two pages.
I'd really like to see...
Proper 'page header' on pages 2 onwards - repeating the details from page one
Proper 'page footer' - pushing the totals and payment messages to the base of the page, and showing 'carried forward' information when another page follows...
I know it's all suppsed to be paperless, but even Adobe documents demand a page size - and I have ocassionally been found editing invoice line-item text to reduce their size so that my invoice didn't break onto two pages - which looks really messy. -
Inappropriate?Even the addition of the ability to add the total amount outstanding on a clients account (ie: statement total from the invoiced overdue) to the reminder email function would be a step in the right direction so that the customer know the total they need to pay...
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