It is shocking that QB has not addressed this after all these years.  Do they know anything about Generally Accepted Accounting Standards?  Just using this accounting system could make an auditor question the reliability of a company's financial statements. 

So, it's February 2023 and I receive an invoice (called a "Bill" in QB parlance) from a vendor dated November 11, 2022.  What is the solution?  Open a closed period in a closed year and enter the bill into payables?  OR put a FAKE invoice date to force it into the current period?  Does that sound like a good practice?  Any decent system has an accounting date for a transaction as well as recording the date on the document.

I would guess the lack of an accounting date is one of the main reasons companies outgrow QB early on.  Also, the QB Team's lack of knowledge on why this is even a problem does not inspire confidence.