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this are dates whis I put in column A:

20.09.2007

01.04.2007

15.11.2007

10.01.2007

11.04.2007

25.12.2007

I use dd.MM.yyyy format (it regular format in my country).

In column B I put next formula:

=VALUE(IF(MONTH(A1)<11;IF(MONTH(A1)+2<=12;"01."&MO NTH(A1)+2&"."&YEAR(A1);"01."&MONTH(A1)+2&"."&YEAR( A1)+1);IF(MONTH(A1)=11;"01."&"01"&"."&YEAR(A1)+1;" 01."&"02"&"."&YEAR(A1)+1)))

Please try it and tell me if you understand. If not I'll try to translate in
your MM/DD/YY form.

Bye,

sasa

"Tim Nealon" wrote in message
...
I am trying to calculate a health benefits schedule. I would like to know
the month an employee becomes eligible for health benefits. An employee
is
eligible on the first day of the month following 2 months of employment.
For example, if an employee is hired anytime during the month of
September,
he would be eligible for benefits on December 1. If he is hired in
October,
he would not be eligible until January 1 of the next year.
My hire date is in MM/DD/YY format. Does anyone know how to calculate the
"eligible for benefits" date?
Thanks