An accounts receivable aging report summarizes your receivables
on their age - how long they have been outstanding. So all the
unpaid invoices posted in the past month are current, all the
unpaid invoices from the prior month are over 30 days, the unpaid
invoices from two months ago are over 60 days, etc.
When you are talking about the aging schedule a useful tool for
analyzing the makeup of your A/R balance, analyzing the schedule
allows you to spot any problems in your A/R early enough to protect
your business from major cash flow problems