diff --git a/src/components/Expenses/ManageExpense.jsx b/src/components/Expenses/ManageExpense.jsx
index fd6d20e7..309cfd8b 100644
--- a/src/components/Expenses/ManageExpense.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Expenses/ManageExpense.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { defaultExpense, ExpenseSchema } from "./ExpenseSchema";
-import { formatFileSize } from "../../utils/appUtils";
+import { formatFileSize, localToUtc } from "../../utils/appUtils";
 import { useProjectName } from "../../hooks/useProjects";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { changeMaster } from "../../slices/localVariablesSlice";
@@ -183,9 +183,8 @@ const ManageExpense = ({ closeModal, expenseToEdit = null }) => {
   const onSubmit = (fromdata) => {
     let payload = {
       ...fromdata,
-      transactionDate: moment
-        .utc(fromdata.transactionDate, "DD-MM-YYYY")
-        .toISOString(),
+      transactionDate: localToUtc(fromdata.transactionDate)
+
     };
     if (expenseToEdit) {
       const editPayload = { ...payload, id: data.id };
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ const ManageExpense = ({ closeModal, expenseToEdit = null }) => {
             <Label htmlFor="transactionDate" className="form-label" required>
               Transaction Date
             </Label>
-            <DatePicker name="transactionDate" control={control} />
+            <DatePicker name="transactionDate" control={control} maxDate={new Date()}/>
 
             {errors.transactionDate && (
               <small className="danger-text">
diff --git a/src/utils/appUtils.js b/src/utils/appUtils.js
index b6b3a8aa..6e7ff0c6 100644
--- a/src/utils/appUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/appUtils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-
+import { format, parseISO } from "date-fns";
 export const formatFileSize=(bytes)=> {
   if (bytes < 1024) return bytes + " B";
   else if (bytes < 1024 * 1024) return (bytes / 1024).toFixed(2) + " KB";
@@ -68,4 +68,10 @@ export const normalizeAllowedContentTypes = (allowedContentType) => {
   if (Array.isArray(allowedContentType)) return allowedContentType;
   if (typeof allowedContentType === "string") return allowedContentType.split(",");
   return [];
-};
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+};
+
+
+export function localToUtc(localDateString) {
+  const date = new Date(localDateString); 
+  return date.toISOString(); 
+}
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