diff --git a/src/app/accounting/closing-entries/create-closure/create-closure.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/closing-entries/create-closure/create-closure.component.ts
index 70496bd8d..3460513fb 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/closing-entries/create-closure/create-closure.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/closing-entries/create-closure/create-closure.component.ts
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export class CreateClosureComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param {Router} router Router for navigation.
    */
   constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
-              private accountingService: AccountingService,
-              private settingsService: SettingsService,
-              private dateUtils: Dates,
-              private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private router: Router) {
+    private accountingService: AccountingService,
+    private settingsService: SettingsService,
+    private dateUtils: Dates,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router) {
     this.route.data.subscribe((data: { offices: any }) => {
       this.officeData = data.offices;
     });
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class CreateClosureComponent implements OnInit {
     accountingClosure.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
     accountingClosure.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
     if (accountingClosure.closingDate) {
-      accountingClosure.closingDate = this.dateUtils.getDate(accountingClosure.closingDate);
+      accountingClosure.closingDate = this.dateUtils.formatDate(accountingClosure.closingDate, this.settingsService.dateFormat);
     }
     this.accountingService.createAccountingClosure(accountingClosure).subscribe((response: any) => {
       this.router.navigate(['../view', response.resourceId], { relativeTo: this.route });
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/create-journal-entry/create-journal-entry.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/create-journal-entry/create-journal-entry.component.ts
index be0a92792..34b0f2ce4 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/create-journal-entry/create-journal-entry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/create-journal-entry/create-journal-entry.component.ts
@@ -41,22 +41,22 @@ export class CreateJournalEntryComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param {Router} router Router for navigation.
    */
   constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
-              private accountingService: AccountingService,
-              private settingsService: SettingsService,
-              private dateUtils: Dates,
-              private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private router: Router) {
+    private accountingService: AccountingService,
+    private settingsService: SettingsService,
+    private dateUtils: Dates,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router) {
     this.route.data.subscribe((data: {
-        offices: any,
-        currencies: any,
-        paymentTypes: any,
-        glAccounts: any
-      }) => {
-        this.officeData = data.offices;
-        this.currencyData = data.currencies.selectedCurrencyOptions;
-        this.paymentTypeData = data.paymentTypes;
-        this.glAccountData = data.glAccounts;
-      });
+      offices: any,
+      currencies: any,
+      paymentTypes: any,
+      glAccounts: any
+    }) => {
+      this.officeData = data.offices;
+      this.currencyData = data.currencies.selectedCurrencyOptions;
+      this.paymentTypeData = data.paymentTypes;
+      this.glAccountData = data.glAccounts;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class CreateJournalEntryComponent implements OnInit {
     journalEntry.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
     journalEntry.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
     if (journalEntry.transactionDate) {
-      journalEntry.transactionDate = this.dateUtils.getDate(journalEntry.transactionDate);
+      journalEntry.transactionDate = this.dateUtils.formatDate(journalEntry.transactionDate, this.settingsService.dateFormat);
     }
     this.accountingService.createJournalEntry(journalEntry).subscribe(response => {
       this.router.navigate(['../transactions/view', response.transactionId], { relativeTo: this.route });
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/frequent-postings/frequent-postings.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/frequent-postings/frequent-postings.component.ts
index 087f1870c..dd0f8c696 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/frequent-postings/frequent-postings.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/frequent-postings/frequent-postings.component.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class FrequentPostingsComponent implements OnInit {
     journalEntry.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
     journalEntry.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
     if (journalEntry.transactionDate instanceof Date) {
-      journalEntry.transactionDate = this.dateUtils.getDate(journalEntry.transactionDate);
+      journalEntry.transactionDate = this.dateUtils.formatDate(journalEntry.transactionDate, this.settingsService.dateFormat);
     }
     this.accountingService.createJournalEntry(journalEntry).subscribe(response => {
       this.router.navigate(['../transactions/view', response.transactionId], { relativeTo: this.route });
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/migrate-opening-balances/migrate-opening-balances.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/migrate-opening-balances/migrate-opening-balances.component.ts
index 043aed38a..b63b660a6 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/migrate-opening-balances/migrate-opening-balances.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/migrate-opening-balances/migrate-opening-balances.component.ts
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ export class MigrateOpeningBalancesComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param {Router} router Router for navigation.
    */
   constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
-              private accountingService: AccountingService,
-              private settingsService: SettingsService,
-              private dateUtils: Dates,
-              private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private router: Router) {
+    private accountingService: AccountingService,
+    private settingsService: SettingsService,
+    private dateUtils: Dates,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router) {
     this.route.data.subscribe((data: {
-        offices: any,
-        currencies: any
-      }) => {
-        this.officeData = data.offices;
-        this.currencyData = data.currencies.selectedCurrencyOptions;
-      });
+      offices: any,
+      currencies: any
+    }) => {
+      this.officeData = data.offices;
+      this.currencyData = data.currencies.selectedCurrencyOptions;
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ export class MigrateOpeningBalancesComponent implements OnInit {
 
         openingBalancesData.glAccounts = openingBalancesData.assetAccountOpeningBalances
           .concat(openingBalancesData.liabityAccountOpeningBalances,
-                  openingBalancesData.equityAccountOpeningBalances,
-                  openingBalancesData.incomeAccountOpeningBalances,
-                  openingBalancesData.expenseAccountOpeningBalances);
+            openingBalancesData.equityAccountOpeningBalances,
+            openingBalancesData.incomeAccountOpeningBalances,
+            openingBalancesData.expenseAccountOpeningBalances);
 
         openingBalancesData.glAccounts.forEach((glAccount: any) => {
-            entry.push(this.createGLAccountEntryForm(glAccount));
-          });
+          entry.push(this.createGLAccountEntryForm(glAccount));
+        });
 
         this.openingBalancesData = openingBalancesData;
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class MigrateOpeningBalancesComponent implements OnInit {
     openingBalances.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
     openingBalances.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
     if (openingBalances.transactionDate instanceof Date) {
-      openingBalances.transactionDate = this.dateUtils.getDate(openingBalances.transactionDate);
+      openingBalances.transactionDate = this.dateUtils.formatDate(openingBalances.transactionDate, this.settingsService.dateFormat);
     }
     openingBalances.debits = [];
     openingBalances.credits = [];
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/periodic-accruals/periodic-accruals.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/periodic-accruals/periodic-accruals.component.ts
index 4c341138c..c3eb4ead9 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/periodic-accruals/periodic-accruals.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/periodic-accruals/periodic-accruals.component.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export class PeriodicAccrualsComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param {Router} router Router for navigation.
    */
   constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
-              private accountingService: AccountingService,
-              private settingsService: SettingsService,
-              private dateUtils: Dates,
-              private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private router: Router) { }
+    private accountingService: AccountingService,
+    private settingsService: SettingsService,
+    private dateUtils: Dates,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router) { }
 
   /**
    * Creates periodic accruals form.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class PeriodicAccrualsComponent implements OnInit {
     periodicAccruals.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
     periodicAccruals.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
     if (periodicAccruals.tillDate instanceof Date) {
-      periodicAccruals.tillDate = this.dateUtils.getDate(periodicAccruals.tillDate);
+      periodicAccruals.tillDate = this.dateUtils.formatDate(periodicAccruals.tillDate, this.settingsService.dateFormat);
     }
     this.accountingService.executePeriodicAccruals(periodicAccruals).subscribe(() => {
       this.router.navigate(['../'], { relativeTo: this.route });
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/provisioning-entries/create-provisioning-entry/create-provisioning-entry.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/provisioning-entries/create-provisioning-entry/create-provisioning-entry.component.ts
index a8f1ddc84..c0954585d 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/provisioning-entries/create-provisioning-entry/create-provisioning-entry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/provisioning-entries/create-provisioning-entry/create-provisioning-entry.component.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ export class CreateProvisioningEntryComponent implements OnInit {
    * @param {Router} router Router for navigation.
    */
   constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
-              private accountingService: AccountingService,
-              private settingsService: SettingsService,
-              private dateUtils: Dates,
-              private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private router: Router) { }
+    private accountingService: AccountingService,
+    private settingsService: SettingsService,
+    private dateUtils: Dates,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private router: Router) { }
 
   /**
    * Creates the provisioning entry form.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class CreateProvisioningEntryComponent implements OnInit {
     provisioningEntry.locale = this.settingsService.language.code;
     provisioningEntry.dateFormat = this.settingsService.dateFormat;
     if (provisioningEntry.date instanceof Date) {
-      provisioningEntry.date = this.dateUtils.getDate(provisioningEntry.date);
+      provisioningEntry.date = this.dateUtils.formatDate(provisioningEntry.date, this.settingsService.dateFormat);
     }
     this.accountingService.createProvisioningEntry(provisioningEntry)
       .subscribe((response: any) => {
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.html b/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.html
index f5be252a2..0f2af174a 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.html
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@
     <input matInput [formControl]="transactionId">
   </mat-form-field>
 
+  <mat-form-field fxFlex="31%" (click)="submittedOnDateFromPicker.open()">
+    <mat-label>Submitted on Date From</mat-label>
+    <input matInput [min]="minDate" [max]="maxDate" [matDatepicker]="submittedOnDateFromPicker" [formControl]="submittedOnDateFrom">
+    <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="submittedOnDateFromPicker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
+    <mat-datepicker #submittedOnDateFromPicker></mat-datepicker>
+  </mat-form-field>
+
+  <mat-form-field fxFlex="31%" (click)="submittedOnDateToPicker.open()">
+    <mat-label>Submitted on Date To</mat-label>
+    <input matInput [min]="minDate" [max]="maxDate" [matDatepicker]="submittedOnDateToPicker" [formControl]="submittedOnDateTo">
+    <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="submittedOnDateToPicker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
+    <mat-datepicker #submittedOnDateToPicker></mat-datepicker>
+  </mat-form-field>
+
 </div>
 
 
@@ -89,6 +103,11 @@
       <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let journalEntry"> {{ journalEntry.createdByUserName }} </td>
     </ng-container>
 
+    <ng-container matColumnDef="submittedOnDate">
+      <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Submitted on date </th>
+      <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let journalEntry"> {{ journalEntry.submittedOnDate }} </td>
+    </ng-container>
+
     <ng-container matColumnDef="glAccountCode">
       <th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header> Account Code </th>
       <td mat-cell *matCellDef="let journalEntry"> {{ journalEntry.glAccountCode }} </td>
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.ts b/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.ts
index 61be9b542..bbc03fd88 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/accounting/search-journal-entry/search-journal-entry.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Component, OnInit, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatPaginator } from '@angular/material/paginator';
 import { MatSort } from '@angular/material/sort';
 import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
-import { Router, ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 
 /** rxjs Imports */
 import { merge } from 'rxjs';
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ export class SearchJournalEntryComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
   transactionDateTo = new FormControl(new Date());
   /** Transaction ID form control. */
   transactionId = new FormControl();
+  /** Submitted on date from form control. */
+  submittedOnDateFrom = new FormControl();
+  /** Submitted on date to form control. */
+  submittedOnDateTo = new FormControl();
   /** Columns to be displayed in journal entries table. */
-  displayedColumns: string[] = ['id', 'officeName', 'transactionId', 'transactionDate', 'glAccountType', 'createdByUserName', 'glAccountCode', 'glAccountName', 'debit', 'credit'];
+  displayedColumns: string[] = ['id', 'officeName', 'transactionId', 'transactionDate', 'glAccountType', 'createdByUserName', 'submittedOnDate', 'glAccountCode', 'glAccountName', 'debit', 'credit'];
   /** Data source for journal entries table. */
   dataSource: JournalEntriesDataSource;
   /** Journal entries filter. */
@@ -89,11 +93,19 @@ export class SearchJournalEntryComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     },
     {
       type: 'fromDate',
-      value: this.dateUtils.getDate(new Date(new Date().setMonth(new Date().getMonth() - 1)))
+      value: this.dateUtils.formatDate(new Date(new Date().setMonth(new Date().getMonth() - 1)), this.settingsService.dateFormat)
     },
     {
       type: 'toDate',
-      value: this.dateUtils.getDate(new Date())
+      value: this.dateUtils.formatDate(new Date(), this.settingsService.dateFormat)
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'submittedOnDateFrom',
+      value: ''
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'submittedOnDateTo',
+      value: ''
     },
     {
       type: 'dateFormat',
@@ -182,7 +194,7 @@ export class SearchJournalEntryComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
         debounceTime(500),
         distinctUntilChanged(),
         tap((filterValue) => {
-          this.applyFilter(this.dateUtils.getDate(filterValue), 'fromDate');
+          this.applyFilter(this.dateUtils.formatDate(filterValue, this.settingsService.dateFormat), 'fromDate');
         })
       )
       .subscribe();
@@ -192,7 +204,27 @@ export class SearchJournalEntryComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
         debounceTime(500),
         distinctUntilChanged(),
         tap((filterValue) => {
-          this.applyFilter(this.dateUtils.getDate(filterValue), 'toDate');
+          this.applyFilter(this.dateUtils.formatDate(filterValue, this.settingsService.dateFormat), 'toDate');
+        })
+      )
+      .subscribe();
+
+      this.submittedOnDateFrom.valueChanges
+      .pipe(
+        debounceTime(500),
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
+        tap((filterValue) => {
+          this.applyFilter(this.dateUtils.formatDate(filterValue, this.settingsService.dateFormat), 'submittedOnDateFrom');
+        })
+      )
+      .subscribe();
+
+    this.submittedOnDateTo.valueChanges
+      .pipe(
+        debounceTime(500),
+        distinctUntilChanged(),
+        tap((filterValue) => {
+          this.applyFilter(this.dateUtils.formatDate(filterValue, this.settingsService.dateFormat), 'submittedOnDateTo');
         })
       )
       .subscribe();
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/view-journal-entry/view-journal-entry.component.html b/src/app/accounting/view-journal-entry/view-journal-entry.component.html
index 05a9e7245..f1c91ff49 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/view-journal-entry/view-journal-entry.component.html
+++ b/src/app/accounting/view-journal-entry/view-journal-entry.component.html
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
     </tr>
 
     <tr>
-      <th>Created on</th>
-      <td>{{ data.journalEntry.createdDate }}</td>
+      <th>Submitted on</th>
+      <td>{{ data.journalEntry.submittedOnDate }}</td>
     </tr>
 
   </table>
diff --git a/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html b/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html
index 150c9ccee..65697eb20 100644
--- a/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html
+++ b/src/app/accounting/view-transaction/view-transaction.component.html
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
           </div>
 
           <div fxFlex="25%" fxFlex.lt-md="50%" class="header">
-            Created On
+            Submitted on
           </div>
 
           <div fxFlex="25%" fxFlex.lt-md="50%">
-            {{ dataSource.data[0].createdDate }}
+            {{ dataSource.data[0].submittedOnDate }}
           </div>
 
         </div>