The accounting date is available on the entry screen if default accounting date is set for entry date. But the field is not available if the default date is the invoice date.

If the invoice date is for a closed period, the only way to change the accounting date is to change the invoice date which absolutely should not be done (according to GAP). The invoice date on an entry should always be allowed to be adjusted not matter what the default is. The accounting date is vital to proper reporting. In most instances, the accounting date is the same month as the invoice date. The percentage of correct default dates based on entry (many invoices for the previous month are received in the beginning of the following month) is less than the % of accounting dates equaling invoice date. But both should be allowed to be adjusted if necessary.

by: Fran H. | over a year ago | 1 Financial Management