Statement generation

  • A statement is a document created for the purpose of showing a client their accounts receivable (A/R) balance and/or past A/R activity.
  • A statement differs from an invoice in that statements don't contain new billing amounts or show the invoice's billing detail (while they may certainly indicate prior billing amounts for the period).

Printing statements

Do the following to generate statements in Practice CS:
  1. Select
    File
    , then select
    Print Invoices & Statements
    .
  2. Go to the
    Statements
    tab.
  3. Use the
    Statement date
    dropdown to select a date to print on the statement.
  4. Use the
    Statement activity date range
    dropdown to select the date range that the statement will cover.
  5. The A/R Balance for each client listed will be updated to reflect the ending A/R balance as of the activity date range.
  6. Mark the checkbox next to each statement you want to print.
  7. Select either
    Preview Selected
    or
    Print Selected
    .

Print a statement with an invoice

You can print a statement along with the invoice. You can print both at the same time by doing the following:
  1. Select
    File
    , then select
    Print Invoices & Statements
    .
  2. Go to the
    Invoices
    tab.
  3. Select the ID column to sort the list of invoices by client.
  4. Mark the invoices you want to print.
  5. Go to the
    Statements
    tab.
  6. Select the ID column to sort the list of statements by client. Remember to choose the
    Statement activity date range
    .
  7. Mark the statements you want to print.
  8. Select
    Preview Selected
    or
    Print Selected
    .

Statement format

There are several different statement formats available in Practice CS. When printing a statement for a client, you can choose the default statement format for that client or a format override.
Default client format
  • The default statement format for a client is set on the Billing and A/R tab for each client.
  • When creating a new client, the default statement format automatically populates with the
    Default statement format for new clients
    on the
    Billing
    and
    A/R
    tab.
  • To change the default statement format for multiple clients:
    1. Select
      Setup
      ,
      Clients
      , then select
      Edit multiple clients
      .
    2. Choose
      Change Client information
      .
    3. Select
      Select
      to choose the clients whose default statement format you'd like to change.
    4. Select
      Next
      .
    5. Go to the
      A/R Limit
      dropdown in the
      Edit Multiple Clients
      window and choose
      Default statement format
      .
    6. Select the blank dropdown and choose the statement format you'd like to assign to the clients.
    7. Select
      Finish
      .
Format override
If you want to choose a different statement format, you can use the
Format override
option on the
Print Invoices & Statements
screen. 
  • The format you choose will override the default statement format for any and every client statement you print.
  • To go back to using the default statement format for each client, select
    Format override
    and clear the checkbox.
  • You can change the details that show on the statement format using the Format Wizard in Custom formats.

Print statement options

You can select
Options
on the
Print Invoices & Statement
screen to choose automatic filters. If you notice that clients are missing from the list, it's likely that they’ve been excluded from the list based on these options. You can verify the options and change them as needed.

Print statements for clients with:

Debit balances
  • If this checkbox is marked, the list of clients available to print will only include clients with outstanding A/R balances greater than the specified amount and with outstanding invoices older than the specified number of days.
  • Clients with a zero ending A/R balance are automatically excluded so you only need to use these options if you want to specify a minimum balance other than zero.
Credit balances
  • If this checkbox is marked, the list of clients available to print will include clients with a negative A/R balance.
Zero balances with current activity
  • If this checkbox is marked, the list of clients available to print will include clients with a current A/R activity (a payment, for example) that have a zero ending A/R balance.
  • This is useful if you want to send a statement to a client showing that their A/R balance is now zero as a result of a current payment.

Exclude:

Clients with invoices in the activity range
  • If this checkbox is marked, clients with an invoice in the selected activity range won’t be available to print on the
    Statement
    tab.