So what your saying is that I can't issue an invoice without it being added to A/R?

My follow up to 'get me through' as you say is:

How can I ensure the amount is added to the A/R in the correct future month?  To explain I want to issue an invoice now (March) for a service to be provided in August.  For accounting I don't want to treat that as income until August but despite the due date being set for that month QB is still adding it immediately to A/R.  This is incorrect as the amount is not yet due and indeed maybe cancelled prior to delivery.  Surely there must be a way to get QB to process this correctly?