To expound on bboese’s answer, you may try this:Go to Home>Set Preferences>Analytics tab
Set the REPORT BY PERIOD preference to “Never”
Click Save
Go to Reports>Financial>Comparative Income Statement>Customize Summary
Go to Edit Columns
Click on the Amount column
Select “Relative to today’s date” on the Alternate Date Range Type drop-down
Then select “(Custom)” on the Alternate Date Range drop-down
On the From field, select 5/1/13
On the As of field, select 5/8/13
Do the same for the Comparative Amount column but select 5/1/12 on the From field and 5/8/12 on the As of field
Click Preview
I hope this helps.
tporter7058 replied on 10/26/2014, 06:19 AM: This was a great tip…7 years I have been hoping for an answer on this. THANK YOU!