In Oracle EBS R12 , Account Receivables (AR) Receipts could have the below given status during the AR transaction processing phase.

Oracle EBS R12 AR Receipt Approved Status

The status ‘APPROVED’ indicates that the receipt has been approved for automatic receipt creation. This status is only valid for automatic receipts.

Oracle EBS R12 AR Receipt Confirmed Status

The status ‘CONFIRMED’ indicates that the customer has approved the application of this receipt and their account balances have been updated within Receivables.
The status ‘CONFIRMED’ is only valid for automatic receipts.

Oracle EBS R12 AR Receipt Remitted Status

The status ‘REMITTED’ indicates that  the receipt has been remitted. The status ‘REMITTED’ is valid for both automatic and manually entered receipts.

Oracle EBS R12 AR Receipt Cleared Status

The status ‘CLEARED’ indicates that payment of this receipt was transferred to bank account and the bank statement has been reconciled within Receivables. The status ‘CLEARED’  is valid for both automatic and manually entered receipts

Oracle EBS R12 AR Receipt Reversed Status

The status ‘REVERSED’ indicates that receipt has been reversed. You can reverse a receipt when the customer stops payment on a receipt or could be a wrong entry    being     done manually.  if a receipt comes from an account with non-sufficient funds or if you want to re-enter and reapply it in Receivables , then Receipt needs to be ‘REVERSED’.

You can reverse cash receipts and miscellaneous transactions