# Does an aging date restore old unpaid balances?

Aging dates change due-date buckets while using current document balances and statuses.

Canonical: https://demo.qixcount.com/help/faq/aging-past-date

No. Accounts receivable and accounts payable aging use current unpaid amounts and document statuses. The selected date changes how due dates fall into aging buckets; it does not rebuild the balances from that past day or exclude later documents. A payment recorded since that date can change what appears. You need View financial reports permission. Read [AR aging](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/reports/ar-aging) or [AP aging](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/reports/ap-aging) before comparing a dated export with old books.