diff --git a/e2e/tests/regression/accounting-user/accounting-features.js b/e2e/tests/regression/accounting-user/accounting-features.js
index a900410..079d294 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/regression/accounting-user/accounting-features.js
+++ b/e2e/tests/regression/accounting-user/accounting-features.js
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 /// <reference types="cypress" />
 describe("When Accounting user logs in", () => {
   it("should allow user all functionality available to them", () => {
+    // const dToday = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0];
+    //const tNow = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[1];
+
+    const date=new Date();
+    const dToday = new Date(date.getTime() - date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000)
+      .toISOString()
+      .split("T")[0];
+
+    const tNow = `${date.getHours()}:${date.getMinutes()}`;
+    const tOneHourFromNow = `${date.getHours()+1}:${date.getMinutes()}`;
+
     cy.visit("/login");
 
     cy.get("input[name=username]").clear().type(Cypress.env("accountinguser"));
@@ -15,10 +26,18 @@ describe("When Accounting user logs in", () => {
     //open nav pane
     cy.get("[data-cy=navicon]").click();
     cy.contains("Accounting"); //accounting is part of name displayed at top
+
+    //USER OPTIONS
     cy.get("[data-cy=home]").click();
+    cy.get("[data-cy='nav/home-user-settings']").click();
+    cy.url().should("include", "/home-user-settings");
+    cy.get("[data-cy='nativeDateTimeInput']").check({ force: true });
+
+    /* 
 
     //DASHBOARD
-    /*   */
+    
+    cy.get("[data-cy=navicon]").click();
     cy.get("[data-cy='nav/home-dashboard']").click();
     cy.url().should("include", "/home-dashboard");
 
@@ -35,7 +54,7 @@ describe("When Accounting user logs in", () => {
 
     //MEMOS
     cy.get("[data-cy=navicon]").click();
-    
+
     cy.get("[data-cy='nav/home-memos']").click();
     cy.url().should("include", "/home-memos");
     cy.get("[data-cy=memosTable]");
@@ -44,7 +63,7 @@ describe("When Accounting user logs in", () => {
     cy.url().should("include", "/home-memos/");
     cy.get("[data-cy=pickListSelectedUserId]")
       .click()
-      .type("accounting{enter}");//select Accounting user (self)
+      .type("accounting{enter}"); //select Accounting user (self)
     cy.get("[data-cy=name]").type(
       `${Cypress.config("cyid")}-test-subject{enter}`
     );
@@ -73,17 +92,16 @@ describe("When Accounting user logs in", () => {
     cy.get("[data-cy=contextmenu]").click();
     cy.get("[data-cy='memo-edit:forward']").click();
     cy.url().should("include", "/home-memos/");
-    cy.get("[data-cy=notes]").type(`Hello SuperUser this is my forward to you!{enter}eot{enter}`);
-    cy.get("[data-cy=pickListSelectedUserId]")
-      .click()
-      .type("SuperUser{enter}");
-      cy.get("[data-cy='memo-edit:save'] > .v-btn__content").click();
-   
+    cy.get("[data-cy=notes]").type(
+      `Hello SuperUser this is my forward to you!{enter}eot{enter}`
+    );
+    cy.get("[data-cy=pickListSelectedUserId]").click().type("SuperUser{enter}");
+    cy.get("[data-cy='memo-edit:save'] > .v-btn__content").click();
+*/
+    //REMINDERS
+    cy.get("[data-cy=navicon]").click();
+    //new reminder
 
- //REMINDERS
- cy.get("[data-cy=navicon]").click();
-//new reminder
- 
     cy.get("[data-cy='nav/home-reminders']").click();
     cy.url().should("include", "/home-reminders");
     cy.get("[data-cy='reminder-list:new']:first").click();
@@ -91,12 +109,18 @@ describe("When Accounting user logs in", () => {
     cy.get("[data-cy=name]").type(
       `${Cypress.config("cyid")}-test-reminder{enter}`
     );
-    cy.get("[data-cy='dtfpick:startDate']:first").click();
-    cy.get('[data-cy="dpicktoday:startDate"] > .v-btn__content').click();//select today
-    cy.get('[data-cy="ttfpick:startDate"]').click();
-    cy.get('[data-cy="ttfpicknow:startDate"] > .v-btn__content').click();//select now
+
+    //set date and time
+    //format for typing input and setting value is always YYYY-MM-DD for date and HH:MM in 24 hour time for time
+
+    cy.get("[data-cy='dpick:startDate']").type(dToday);
+    cy.get("[data-cy='tpick:startDate']").type(tNow);
+
+    cy.get("[data-cy='dpick:stopDate']").type(dToday);
+    cy.get("[data-cy='tpick:stopDate']").type(tOneHourFromNow);
+
     cy.get("[data-cy=notes]").type(`This is a reminder{enter}eot{enter}`);
-    cy.get('.v-color-picker__input > input').clear().type("#11E1D07E{enter}");//select a color
+    cy.get(".v-color-picker__input > input").clear().type("#11E1D07E{enter}"); //select a color
     cy.get('[data-cy="reminder-edit:save"] > .v-btn__content').click();
     cy.get("[data-cy=navicon]").click();
     cy.get("[data-cy='nav/home-reminders']").click();