Attributing Receipts and Expenses to Proper Period

Might help if you listed the problems you are seeing when you run the cash basis report in QB.

Example: Dues must be paid by the beginning of our fiscal year on 10/1, and must accrue to the new year, in which they are earned. The previous treasurer handled early payments by fudging receipt dates, and didn't use sales receipts or invoices. I'm looking for a better way to handle this. If I enter an invoice dated 9/20, with a due date of 10/1, for example, the dues accrue on 9/20, not on 10/1. I've considering entering invoices dated 10/1 or later (but not printing or sending them), so dues accrue to the proper year (QB allows a payment date earlier than the invoice date, but keeps the invoice date as the accrual date). That would allow preservation of the receipt and deposit dates and accurate cash-basis reports. Again, any advice would be appreciated.