Statement Of Account Template

Why this template matters

Individual invoices are easy to lose; a statement is hard to ignore. A monthly statement gathers every open invoice, payment and credit on a customer's account into one document, so a forgotten invoice resurfaces before it ages into a write-off. For customers who buy from you repeatedly, it is the single most efficient way to keep the relationship reconciled.

It is also a gentle collections tool. A statement is not a demand — it is a summary — so it can prompt payment without straining the relationship. Many slow payers simply lose track; a clear statement showing what is overdue is often all it takes to move a stale balance.

The template

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT

[Your trading name]   ABN: [11 22 333 444]

To:             [Customer name]
Statement date: 31 March 2026
Account ref:    ACC-0123

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Date        Reference     Charges    Payments    Balance
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01 Feb 26   INV-0101      1,100.00               1,100.00
20 Feb 26   PAY-receipt              -1,100.00       0.00
05 Mar 26   INV-0117      2,200.00               2,200.00
18 Mar 26   CR-0009        -200.00               2,000.00
22 Mar 26   INV-0124        660.00               2,660.00
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                                  TOTAL OWING:    2,660.00

Ageing:
  Current     30 days     60 days     90+ days
    660.00    2,000.00        0.00        0.00
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Please remit overdue amounts. Pay by EFT:
BSB 000-000  Acc 00000000  Ref: ACC-0123

How to use it

Send statements on a fixed day each month so customers come to expect them. List every transaction since the last statement — invoices as charges, payments and credit notes as reductions — and finish with the total owing and an ageing summary. The ageing buckets (current, 30, 60, 90+ days) are what turn a passive summary into a quiet prompt: a balance sitting in '60 days' speaks for itself.

Keep the references exact so the customer can match every line to their own records. Reconcile incoming payments before you send, so you never present a balance the customer has already paid. For the underlying invoices and credit notes, the Merion invoice generator keeps numbering and references consistent across the account.

Open-item or balance-forward?

Two formats exist. An open-item statement lists each unpaid invoice individually so the customer can pay specific ones — best where invoices are large or disputes happen line by line. A balance-forward statement carries a single running balance from period to period — simpler for high-volume, small-ticket accounts. The template above is open-item, which is usually the more useful for commercial collections.

Whichever you use, the statement does not replace the invoices — it summarises them. Keep issuing proper tax invoices for each supply; the statement sits on top as the reconciliation and reminder layer. Sent consistently, it quietly does a lot of your follow-up for you.