This report provides a line-item view of your PayPal transactions for a specified period. It is designed to be a monthly statement of your PayPal account balance and the various transaction activities that reconcile your starting and ending balance. Here, you can look at a summary of your financial activity and then drill down into a specific category, such as customer payments, PayPal fees, business expenses, bank transfers, and more. Pre-sorted data, precise revenue, and expense categories make it easier than ever to reconcile your accounts.
The Monthly Financial Summary reports only balance-affecting transactions that debited or credited your PayPal account balance, and does not include any pending transactions such as authorizations not captured, pending e-checks, or unresolved disputes.
Each line-item (for example, Payments Received or Refunds) is presented as an aggregate amount. You can drill-down to track individual transactions. For example, you can click "Refunds" to see all of the refunded transactions in a month.
This report cannot be viewed for the current date. You can select previous months (the previous 16 months are available) or select a 31-day custom date range.
Perform the following steps to generate a report:
Select a time period you want to retrieve transaction information for. You have the following options -
Month - Select a month from the drop-down menu that you want to generate a report for. The default option is the current month. If you select the current month, the report displays transactions performed for the month up to the current date.
Date Range - Select specific dates from up to three years ago. The maximum date range you can select is 31 days, which does not include the current date.
Select the Currency type from the drop-down menu to display all transactions in that currency. You can only view transactions for one currency type at a time.
Click View Report to generate the report.
The report displays the transactions that fit the date range and currency criteria you selected. You can click Print to print the report, or download the report in the following formats:
PDF - Opens or saves report as Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf).
Excel - Opens or saves report in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (.xls).
CSV - Opens or saves the report in a comma-separated values (.csv) file format, where data is separated by the comma character and records/rows are separated by new lines.
TAB - Opens or saves report in .TAB format, where data is separated by a tab.
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Field |
Description |
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Total Balance |
The total amount in your PayPal account at the beginning and end of the reporting period. |
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Available Balance |
The available amount in your PayPal account at the beginning and end of the reporting period. |
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Payables Balance |
The amount owed by you, but not received into your account at the beginning and end of the reporting period. |
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Sales Activity |
Sales payments that were processed. |
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Payments Received |
All payments received by the seller through disbursements - Mass Pay, Adaptive Payments, or other disbursements. |
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Disbursements Received |
All other payments received that are not included as part of Payments Received. |
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Refunds Sent |
All refunds issued from the account which affected the balance within the date specified. For e-check refunds, the balance affected should be on the day the payment cleared. This should be recorded as a transfer to the PayPal balance and a subsequent refund deducted from the PayPal balance. |
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Fees |
Any amount charged as a "fee". This could be the fee added to a payment received, sent, or a transaction that is solely a fee (such as a monthly fee). |
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Payment Fees |
Fees charged for payments received, plus fees charged for sending Mass Payments. |
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Refunded Fees |
Fees refunded when refunds are issued. |
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Chargeback Fees |
Fees charged to a merchant for a credit card chargeback received. |
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Account Fees Invoice |
Total amount of all monthly service charges and fees for any expired or voided authorizations. |
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Other Fees |
This category includes fees for the following:
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Dispute Activity |
Any balance impacting chargebacks, Fraud Reversals, Buyer Complaint Reversals, and Temporary Holds related to these categories. |
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Chargeback & Disputes |
This category includes chargeback reversals (chargebacks won, where you receive a reimbursement for the chargeback amount). It also includes the release of Temp Holds related to Buyer Complaints and chargebacks. If a reversal due to a buyer complaint is contested and won, the reimbursement would be considered an adjustment and would fall in the "Other" category. |
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Dispute Reimbursements |
Reversed temp Holds, reimbursement of chargeback. |
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Transfers & Withdrawals |
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Currency Transfers |
Currency conversions. |
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Transfers to PayPal Account |
ACH transfers to account. |
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Transfers from PayPal Account |
Withdrawals to bank. |
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Purchase Activity |
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Online Payments Sent |
Items purchased online. |
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Refunds Received |
Refunds received for purchases. |
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Debit Card Purchases |
Purchases made with a debit card. |
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Debit Card Returns |
Reversal of a debit card transaction. |
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Reserves and Releases |
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Reserve Holds |
PayPal is holding x% of funds for y days as a condition for processing for you. This amount is part of your total balance, and will not be available for withdrawal. |
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Reserve Releases |
A reserve, when released, is now available for withdrawal. |
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Payment Review Holds |
A payment review hold is used to protect you against unauthorized fraud loss and for seller protection. While a transaction is on payment review hold, we recommend that you do not ship the item. We are reviewing this transaction for up to 24 hours. |
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Payment Review Releases |
A payment review hold, when released, is now available for withdrawal. |
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Payment Holds |
Payment holds are funds that belong to you that we set aside, such as security deposit. This amount is part of your total balance, and will not be available for withdrawal. |
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Payment Releases |
A payment hold, when released, is now available for withdrawal. |
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Gift Certificate Purchases |
When a gift certificate is purchased by your buyer, then that amount is placed on hold. |
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Gift Certificates Redeemed |
A gift certificate, when redeemed, is available for withdrawal. |
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Funds Not Yet Available |
While you establish a successful sales history on eBay, funds from eBay sales are usually available in 21 days or less, based on how you ship the order. You may get your funds faster if you print your shipping labels on eBay or PayPal, upload tracking information, or mark the item as Shipped on eBay. If your buyer reports a problem with the sale, it may take longer to get your funds. |
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Funds Available |
These funds are available for use. |
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Other Activity - This is available for US only. |
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Money Market Dividends |
The monthly return for the balance that was invested in the PayPal Money Market Fund. |
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Debit Card Cash Back |
The monthly cash back accrued based on Merchant Debit Card signatures transactions for cash back program enrollees. |
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Credit Card Cash Back |
The monthly cash back accrued based on PayPal Extras Card signatures transactions for cash back program enrollees. |
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Other |
Withdrawal fees where applicable, admin adjustments, all fees associated to reversals, and miscellaneous fees not noted in the above categories. |