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The Transaction Post Date is the date that an accounting transaction is actually posted to a general ledger. This date does not represent creation of a draft transaction that is merely saved, but not posted. It also does not indicate the period, or date, for which the transaction applies for reporting purposes, although these dates may be the same in some cases. As an example, an obligation that exists at the end of a reporting period is discovered just after the period ends. The obligation would be posted in the general ledger on a date after the end of the period; however, the transaction would be effective for a date prior to the period end, and would be included in the reports for that period. |