Comments on: How to See a Running Balance in PayPal

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:03:52 +0000

It is my (YOUR) RIGHT to have a running balance and your RIGHT to have it visible at all times when inside of your account. Looking for another way to accept money because this is not acceptable.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:58:20 +0000

In reply to SC33.

Thanks for sharing this info, but the “balance affecting” option is now gone from that menu. Please let us know if you’ve found it somewhere else! I don’t even see the running balance in the downloadable CSV file. It’s so frustrating, especially when it was clearly available for years and years on the page where you land after signing in, just like in online bank account statements –as it should be. Why they’ve suddenly decided to keep hiding that info is a mystery, but it suggests to me the possibility of intent to defraud…

By: SC33

SC33 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:13:37 +0000

In reply to Laurie. Wait.... yes, you must create and download a Statement in CSV form only, which DOES show the running balance. jeez

By: SC33

SC33 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:02:49 +0000

I have a PP business account, too. It’s Sept 2021 and there is no running balance shown anywhere. So you have to create and download a Statement in order to see anything.
But they STILL refuse to show a column for a running balance. They just organize the statement into sections, so yeah… we have NO idea when our accounts reached so many dollars, or when it went to zero. What a crock.

By: Nick White

Nick White — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:22:49 +0000

There is a way to see the running balance (as @ 21st June 2021). However, not on a PDF report but by downloading as a csv file. Go to Activity > All Reports and select Activity Download on the left menu. Then choose Balance Effecting, [your date range] and CSV on the three drop down menus. Create the report and when it’s ready download it. The running balance will be one of the columns further to the right. It’s not necessarily with the gross, fee and net columns. If it’s not there for some reason select the link that says ‘Customise Report Fields’ which will appear only when your select the CSV format. Make sure ‘Balance’ is checked.

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 21:38:10 +0000

In reply to Peter.

@Neena Nandagopal, UNBELIEVEABLE! I was following your information and HOPEFUL that I could once again find my running balance. But no…they removed “Balance Affecting” !! I guess they figured out…everyone was able to figure out how to get their Running Balance back! It must be that Paypal…doesn’t want its clients to know HOW their BALANCE got to be what it is. What Possible other reason could it be that they keep taking that away. It’s a feature that is elementary in its function in banking and money management!! Thank you and please let me know if you find a solution. drdude62@gmail.com

By: Neena Nandagopal

Neena Nandagopal — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:50:57 +0000

In reply to Laurie.

Hi Laurie,
It is so frustrating – this seems like such a basic feature, doesn’t it?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:17:16 +0000

You can get a custom report, and there IS a checkbox for ‘Balance’, but even with it selected the generated report does not include a balance column. I guess they simply don’t want us to know.

By: Neena Nandagopal

Neena Nandagopal — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 01:10:05 +0000

In reply to Peter.

Hi Peter,
Yes, PayPal changed it again – it seems. I haven’t been able to find the running balance in the new interface but will post it if I find a solution.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:37:59 +0000

As of today 2/23/2021, this has changed. I cannot find Balance Affecting under Activity.

By: Neena Nandagopal

Neena Nandagopal — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:39:45 +0000

In reply to Dave. Hi Dave, Thanks for the heads up. I will have to go take another look.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:25:42 +0000

Looks like they changed it again, I have a different interface than this.