Stating balance on Invoice

Hello please could someone advise me how to change the automatic date of 01/01/0001 that comes up when i create a starting balance on an invoice. I would like to set the Invoice starting balance date myself

Thank you very much

What do you mean by “starting balance” on an Sales Invoice - there is no field called that ?

The Issue Date defaults to today’s date

Thank you for answering. I will take screenshots and reply.

Pls see screenshots 1,2 & 3.

The background is that I am carrying over an existing business to Manager.io . Some tenants have arrears that needs to be reflected and carried over to Manager somehow.

So I invoice the tenant the normal monthly rental (pic 1) and it automatically assigns an Invoice # 168 and dates it today. So then I go over to Settings - Starting balances - Sales Invoice and then select the invoice # 168 and input the amount in arrears (pic2). Then when I go back to the Invoice it has automatically inserted it into the invoice 168 but it dates it 01/01/0001. This is what I want to ask if anyone knows how to edit that date and also if possible the words ‘Starting Balance’ to ‘Rental Arrears’

Starting balances can be introduced by using a Journal entry.

This allows you to choose your own date and description.

Then use report “Customer Statements (transactions)” to present to Customer.

Wow THANKS!! Seems exactly what I want to achieve, bringing in the arrears without attaching it to an Invoice and being able to clearly indicate it as arrears “as from a particular date”

I’m going to try this and post here . Many thanks from SA

You’re very welcome.