By: Shamima Sultana

In reply to PF.

Hello PF,

Thank you for your valuable input! Adding 365 days isn’t the best way to add full years to a date, especially around leap years. However, there are some specific scenarios where Method #1 can be useful.
For example, if you need to calculate a fixed interval of exactly 365 days—such as certain types of reminders, subscriptions, or analytical periods—then this approach works well.
In these cases, you’re looking for a span of “365 days” rather than the same date in a future year.

For most situations where the goal is to land on the same calendar date in the future, using EDATE or DATE is definitely the better and more accurate choice. Thank you again for your feedback. Discussions like these help to improve the quality and usefulness of our content!

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