Download Your PayPal Statements

Accessing your PayPal statements is important for accurate financial record-keeping and reconciliation.

But when it’s time to reconcile PayPal accounts I find it difficult to find those statements at PayPal.com.

This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough of where I found the statements on my business PayPal account. I have had clients whose PayPal accounts do not match my own, so this may or may not work for you.

Quick Instructions:

Log into PayPal.com
Click Activity in the top menu
Click All Reports
Click Payments
Click Statements – monthly and custom
Click Request in the PDF or CSV column, wait
Download your statements

Keep reading for a complete walkthrough with screenshots:

Find Your PayPal Statements

When logged into PayPal.com, click Activity in the top menu.

Under Reports, click All Reports.

This opens on the Favorites tab. Click the Payments tab, then click Statements – monthly and custom below.

From here, click Request under the PDF or CSV column.
Wait a minute or two, and the Request will change to Download.

For additional guidance, refer to PayPal’s official help page on viewing and downloading statements and reports.

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