Reporting

Cash Forecasting

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The Cash Forecasting report projects cash collections — helping finance and AR teams plan ahead.

What the report shows

  • How much you received in prior months
  • What you can expect to collect this month
  • Projected collections in future months

Each customer’s forecast breaks down due and paid amounts by period, giving your AR team a forward view of expected cash.

How forecasts are computed

Cash forecasting assumes:

  • All draft invoices will be sent on their invoice date (or today if the invoice date is in the past)
  • All due invoices will be paid on their due date (or in the current month if the due date is in the past)

Past-due amounts roll into the current period rather than staying in their original period.

These assumptions break down when you frequently invoice late, receive payments late, or rely heavily on usage-based billing — usage invoices often show $0 until usage data is uploaded. Treat cash forecasts as directional, not precise, in those scenarios.

Tabs plans to improve forecasts using each customer’s average days to pay and other relationship data. Until then, pair cash forecasting with the Average Days to Pay report for context.