diff --git a/app/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.js b/app/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.js
index 93b0284157..81fd73c7ee 100644
--- a/app/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.js
+++ b/app/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.js
@@ -34,29 +34,36 @@ function _formatPurpose (purpose) {
 }
 
 function _formatReturnToTableRow (returns) {
-  return returns.map((r) => {
+  return returns.map((returnLog) => {
     return {
-      dates: `${formatLongDate(new Date(r.startDate))} to ${formatLongDate(new Date(r.endDate))}`,
-      description: r.metadata.description,
-      dueDate: formatLongDate(new Date(r.dueDate)),
-      id: r.id,
-      purpose: _formatPurpose(r.metadata.purposes),
-      reference: r.returnReference,
-      status: _formatStatus(r.status)
+      dates: `${formatLongDate(new Date(returnLog.startDate))} to ${formatLongDate(new Date(returnLog.endDate))}`,
+      description: returnLog.metadata.description,
+      dueDate: formatLongDate(new Date(returnLog.dueDate)),
+      id: returnLog.id,
+      purpose: _formatPurpose(returnLog.metadata.purposes),
+      reference: returnLog.returnReference,
+      status: _formatStatus(returnLog)
     }
   })
 }
 
-function _formatStatus (status) {
+function _formatStatus (returnLog) {
+  const { status, dueDate } = returnLog
+
+  // If the return is completed we are required to display it as 'complete'. This also takes priority over the other
+  // statues
   if (status === 'completed') {
-    return 'COMPLETE'
+    return 'complete'
   }
 
-  if (status === 'due') {
-    return 'OVERDUE'
+  // Work out if the return is overdue (status is still 'due' and it is past the due date)
+  const today = new Date()
+  if (status === 'due' && dueDate < today) {
+    return 'overdue'
   }
 
-  return 'NO STATUS'
+  // For all other cases we can just return the status and the return-status-tag macro will know how to display it
+  return status
 }
 
 function _noReturnsMessage (hasReturns, hasRequirements) {
diff --git a/app/services/licences/fetch-licence-returns.service.js b/app/services/licences/fetch-licence-returns.service.js
index a899f81c35..a78334693a 100644
--- a/app/services/licences/fetch-licence-returns.service.js
+++ b/app/services/licences/fetch-licence-returns.service.js
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  * @module FetchLicenceReturnsService
  */
 
-const ReturnLogModel = require('../../models/return-log.model')
+const ReturnLogModel = require('../../models/return-log.model.js')
 
-const DatabaseConfig = require('../../../config/database.config')
+const DatabaseConfig = require('../../../config/database.config.js')
 
 /**
  * Fetches all return logs for a licence which is needed for the view '/licences/{id}/returns` page
diff --git a/app/views/licences/tabs/returns.njk b/app/views/licences/tabs/returns.njk
index db2861f6a5..fb8873657c 100644
--- a/app/views/licences/tabs/returns.njk
+++ b/app/views/licences/tabs/returns.njk
@@ -1,23 +1,7 @@
 {% from "govuk/components/pagination/macro.njk" import govukPagination %}
 {% from "govuk/components/table/macro.njk" import govukTable %}
-{% from "govuk/components/tag/macro.njk" import govukTag %}
 
-{% macro formatStatus(status) %}
-  {% if status === 'COMPLETE' %}
-    {{ govukTag({
-      text: status,
-      classes: "govuk-tag--green"
-    }) }}
-
-  {% elseif status === 'OVERDUE' %}
-    {{ govukTag({
-      text: status,
-      classes: "govuk-tag--red"
-    }) }}
-  {% else %}
-    {{ status }}
-  {% endif %}
-{% endmacro %}
+{% from "macros/return-status-tag.njk" import statusTag %}
 
 <h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Returns</h2>
 
@@ -33,6 +17,10 @@
   {% set returnRows = [] %}
 
   {% for returnItem in  returns %}
+    {% set returnStatusTag %}
+      {{ statusTag(returnItem.status, true) }}
+    {% endset %}
+
     {% set returnRows = (returnRows.push([
       {
         html: referenceColumn(returnItem)
@@ -44,7 +32,7 @@
         text: returnItem.dueDate
       },
       {
-        html: formatStatus(returnItem.status)
+        html: returnStatusTag
       }
     ]), returnRows) %}
   {% endfor %}
@@ -71,4 +59,3 @@
 {% if pagination.numberOfPages > 1 %}
   {{ govukPagination(pagination.component) }}
 {% endif %}
-
diff --git a/app/views/macros/return-status-tag.njk b/app/views/macros/return-status-tag.njk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee25ea776c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/macros/return-status-tag.njk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% from "govuk/components/tag/macro.njk" import govukTag %}
+
+{% macro statusTag(status, inline=false) %}
+  {% if status === 'overdue' %}
+    {% set color = 'govuk-tag--orange' %}
+  {% elif status === 'void' %}
+    {% set color = 'govuk-tag--grey' %}
+  {% elif status === 'due' %}
+    {% set color = 'govuk-tag--blue' %}
+  {% elif status === 'received' %}
+    {% set color = 'govuk-tag--green' %}
+  {% elif status === 'complete' %}
+    {% set color = 'govuk-tag--green' %}
+  {% else %}
+    {% set color = 'govuk-tag--blue' %}
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {% if inline %}
+    {% set fontSize = "" %}
+  {% else %}
+    {% set fontSize = "govuk-!-font-size-27" %}
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {{
+    govukTag({
+      text: status,
+      classes: color + ' ' + fontSize
+    })
+  }}
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/test/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns-presenter.test.js b/test/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.test.js
similarity index 94%
rename from test/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns-presenter.test.js
rename to test/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.test.js
index ed13c56ecd..e6ee1ae509 100644
--- a/test/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns-presenter.test.js
+++ b/test/presenters/licences/view-licence-returns.presenter.test.js
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ describe('View Licence returns presenter', () => {
 
   const returnItem = {
     id: 'mock-id-1',
-    dueDate: '2012-11-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+    dueDate: new Date('2012-11-28'),
     status: 'completed',
-    startDate: '2020/01/02',
-    endDate: '2020/02/01',
+    startDate: new Date('2020/01/02'),
+    endDate: new Date('2020/02/01'),
     metadata: {
       purposes: [
         {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('View Licence returns presenter', () => {
             reference: '1068',
             purpose: 'SPRAY IRRIGATION',
             dueDate: '28 November 2012',
-            status: 'COMPLETE',
+            status: 'complete',
             dates: '2 January 2020 to 1 February 2020',
             description: 'empty description'
           },
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('View Licence returns presenter', () => {
             reference: '1069',
             purpose: 'SPRAY IRRIGATION',
             dueDate: '28 November 2012',
-            status: 'OVERDUE',
+            status: 'overdue',
             dates: '2 January 2020 to 1 February 2020',
             description: 'empty description'
           }