What invoice statuses does Cash Workspace track?

Draft, sent, paid, overdue, and cancelled. Overdue is derived from the due date you set, and recording a partial payment keeps the remaining balance visible until an invoice is fully paid.

Can I see status across all my clients at once?

Yes. Invoice status lives on each record, so you can review what is unpaid or overdue across clients rather than checking each conversation separately.

Does “paid” account for partial payments?

An invoice reaches paid when its balance is fully settled. Until then, recording partial payments keeps the outstanding amount accurate, so a partly paid invoice is never mistaken for a fully paid one.

Does Cash Workspace update status from my bank automatically?

No. It does not sync with banks or payment providers. You record payments as they arrive, and the status and balance update from what you enter — which keeps you in control of what is marked paid.

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Payments · Status

Track payment status across every invoice

“Did they pay?” should take a glance, not an investigation. A payment status tracker keeps every invoice's status — draft, sent, overdue, paid, or cancelled — visible across all your clients, so you always know exactly where things stand.

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The problem

Without one status view, every invoice is a question

When status lives in your memory and your inbox, answering “what is outstanding?” means reconstructing it each time. A single source of truth for invoice status removes the guesswork.

Invoice status is remembered, not recorded.
Paid, unpaid, and overdue all look the same in email.
Partial payments leave status ambiguous.
There is no across-clients view of what is outstanding.
Reconstructing status wastes time on every review.

How it works

Give every invoice one clear status

Set status as you go

Keep it current.

Move invoices from draft to sent when issued
Record payments, including partial ones
Cancel invoices that no longer apply

Let overdue surface

Driven by the due date.

Use due dates to flag overdue automatically
Keep overdue separate from upcoming
See remaining balances on partials

See it across clients

One lifecycle view.

Scan status for all invoices at once
Filter to what is unpaid or overdue
Spot which clients need attention

Act on it

Status drives the work.

Follow up on overdue first
Record notes and next actions
Update status as things resolve

Invoice status

The full invoice lifecycle

Cash Workspace tracks each invoice through these statuses, giving you a complete lifecycle view. A partial payment keeps the remaining balance visible until the invoice reaches paid, so status is always precise.

Draft

Started but not yet sent. Not counted as outstanding, so it never inflates what you are owed.

Sent

Delivered to the client and awaiting payment by its due date.

Overdue

Past the due date and still unpaid — the first place any follow-up should focus.

Paid

Settled in full. Recording partial payments keeps the remaining balance visible until it reaches paid.

Cancelled

Voided and no longer expected. Kept for the record, not chased.

What to track

Status plus the fields that make it actionable

Status answers “where is this invoice?” The fields beside it answer “so what do I do?” Keep both on every record.

Client: Who owes the money, with contact details and the history of what you have already sent.
Invoice & amount: The invoice number and total — plus any amount already paid, so the balance due is never ambiguous.
Due date: When payment was due, so “due soon” and “overdue” are facts rather than guesses.
Status: Draft, sent, overdue, paid, or cancelled — one clear state per invoice.
Next action: The single next step: send a first note, follow up again, or mark it resolved.
Notes: What the client said, any agreed timeline, and anything that explains a delay.

Common mistakes

Status-tracking mistakes to avoid

Keeping invoice status only in your head or inbox.
Not recording partial payments, so status is fuzzy.
Letting overdue invoices blend in with the rest.
Having no single view of status across clients.
Forgetting to mark cancelled invoices, so they look outstanding.

How it helps

How Cash Workspace shows invoice status

Payment status

See each invoice's status at a glance and record partial payments — the remaining balance is calculated for you, so “paid something” is never mistaken for “paid in full”.

Invoices

Track invoices you have sent and received by status (draft, sent, paid, overdue, cancelled), due date, client, and fiscal year, so you always know what is outstanding.

Due dates

Due dates live on every invoice, so what is due soon and what is overdue is visible in the workspace instead of buried in an inbox.

Clients

Keep each invoice connected to a client record, so outstanding amounts and follow-up history stay tied to the right person instead of your memory.

Cash view

Unpaid invoices feed a simple cash view, so chasing the right invoice is about real cash pressure, not just tidiness.

Optional payment link

You can attach your own external payment link to an invoice so a “Pay online” button appears. Cash Workspace shows the link — it does not process, hold, or collect the payment.

Client payment follow-up

A calm workflow for tracking invoice status and client follow-up.

Unpaid invoice tracker

See every unpaid invoice in one place instead of a drifting spreadsheet.

Invoice due date tracker

Keep due dates in one place so none slip past unnoticed.

Late payment tracker

Make overdue invoices visible and decide the next action calmly.

Service business invoice tracker

Organize client invoices and follow-up for a service business.

Freelance finance dashboard

See invoices, expenses, and cash position in one freelancer workspace.

FAQ

Common questions

What invoice statuses does Cash Workspace track?: Draft, sent, paid, overdue, and cancelled. Overdue is derived from the due date you set, and recording a partial payment keeps the remaining balance visible until an invoice is fully paid.
Can I see status across all my clients at once?: Yes. Invoice status lives on each record, so you can review what is unpaid or overdue across clients rather than checking each conversation separately.
Does “paid” account for partial payments?: An invoice reaches paid when its balance is fully settled. Until then, recording partial payments keeps the outstanding amount accurate, so a partly paid invoice is never mistaken for a fully paid one.
Does Cash Workspace update status from my bank automatically?: No. It does not sync with banks or payment providers. You record payments as they arrive, and the status and balance update from what you enter — which keeps you in control of what is marked paid.

Organization, not collection or legal advice

Cash Workspace is a free workspace for organizing invoices, statuses, due dates, clients, expenses, and documents. This page is organizational guidance only — it is not legal, debt-collection, tax, accounting, or bookkeeping advice. Cash Workspace does not process or collect payments, does not send reminders for you, and does not sync with banks or payment providers. How you follow up with a client, and any formal collection steps, are your decision and may be governed by rules that vary by country — consult a qualified professional when money is genuinely at risk.

Always know where each invoice stands

Start a free workspace and give every invoice one clear status, visible across all your clients.