In our market, it is usual practice that we get paid by deferred cheques (Cheques to be collectable some point in the future), in this case we need to enter the journal with two dates, the journal date and the Cheques value date. 

In Zoho books, we only found one date that can be entered in all the forms. No option for such scenario. In this case, if we enter the date as the cheque value date, the client's balances when issuing a balance sheet and P&L at end of periods will not be correct. 

What we are looking for, is a way to record the cheques showing the date of receiving the cheques and a date for that cheque which will be collected on it. then, a notification customizable for reminders for the soon to-be-collected cheques.

Hope I was clear enough