When Excel Dates Mysteriously Shift by 4 Years

by David Ringstrom,CPA
 
If you’ve attended any of my free High Impact Excel webinars then you’ve probably heard me say that Excel is fraught with nuances. Sometimes the most mundane tasks, such as copying and pasting a series of dates from one workbook to another, can send you down a mysterious rabbit hole where things turn both curious and frustrating. In this article I’ll explain why sometimes Excel dates may mysteriously change by 4 years, and to be more specific, 4 years and 1 day.
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About the author:

David H. Ringstrom, CPA, heads up Accounting Advisors, Inc., an Atlanta-based software and database consulting firm providing training and consulting services nationwide. Contact David at david@acctadv.com or follow him on Twitter. David speaks at conferences about Microsoft Excel and presents webcasts for several CPE providers, including AccountingWEB partner CPE Link.