Adaptive formula for time shift

[good-deed]

Dear Excel experts,

I'm trying to organize an HR cost sheet with several variables for a large number of employees.

I need to associate a date (date of a salary increase) with the employee's hiring date; the increase 'unlocks' automatically after two years of work.

The problem is that - based on the hiring date - the increase may not happen exactly two years later, particularly:
- if the worker is hired on the 1st day of the month, the increase is settled exactly two years later (01/01/23 --> 01/01/25)
- if the worker is hired after xx/01/23, the increase is settled on the 1st day of the incoming month (xx/02/23 --> xx+1/01/2025)

Given the number of strings, I would be awesome if the formula(s) could adapt accordingly to every month but taking xx/01 fixed.

Thank you to all for your kindness and attention

[AliGW]

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[good-deed]

Dear Ali,

I apologize for the mistakes.
Thank you for your suggestions; I'll immediately correct the excel version and provide an example sheet.

[AliGW]

Maybe this:

=IF(DAY(B5)=1,EDATE(B5,12),EDATE(DATE(YEAR(B5),MONTH(B5),1),13))

In Italian:

=SE(GIORNO(B5)=1;DATA.MESE(B5;12);DATA.MESE(DATA(ANNO(B5);MESE(B5);1);13))

[good-deed]

Dear Ali,

It works like a charm!

I just need to adjust it for the second year forward (01/01/2020 --> 01/01/2022), but the formula is perfect.

Thank you

[AliGW]

Sorry - should be this:

=IF(DAY(B5)=1,EDATE(B5,24),EDATE(DATE(YEAR(B5),MONTH(B5),1),25))

In Italian:

=SE(GIORNO(B5)=1;DATA.MESE(B5;24);DATA.MESE(DATA(ANNO(B5);MESE(B5);1);25))

[josephteh]

If A1=hired date, then =EOMONTH(A1,IF(DAY(A1)=1,23,24))+1

[AliGW]

See amendment in post #5.

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[good-deed]

I will gladly do both, thank you again Ali

Thank you also to josephteh: your solution was correct and valuable

[josephteh]

You are welcome, glad to be of help and thanks for the Rep!