diff --git a/client/src/modules/account_statement/account_statement.ctrl.js b/client/src/modules/account_statement/account_statement.ctrl.js
index 57d46b926b..77ede84293 100644
--- a/client/src/modules/account_statement/account_statement.ctrl.js
+++ b/client/src/modules/account_statement/account_statement.ctrl.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function AccountStatementController(
 
     { field            : 'account_label',
       displayName      : 'FORM.LABELS.ACCOUNT_TITLE',
+      visible : false,
       headerCellFilter : 'translate' },
 
     {
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@ function AccountStatementController(
     { field              : 'description',
       displayName        : 'TABLE.COLUMNS.DESCRIPTION',
       headerCellFilter   : 'translate',
-      visible            : false,
       footerCellTemplate : '<i></i>' },
 
     { field            : 'project_name',
diff --git a/server/controllers/finance/accounts/index.js b/server/controllers/finance/accounts/index.js
index 2a82662b5d..908e4c0a4d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/finance/accounts/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/finance/accounts/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const types = require('./types');
 const categories = require('./categories');
 const Periods = require('../../../lib/period');
 const AccountExtras = require('./extra.js');
+const Fiscal = require('../fiscal.js');
 const debug = require('debug')('accounts');
 
 /**
@@ -234,27 +235,6 @@ function getBalance(req, res, next) {
     .done();
 }
 
-/**
- * @function getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear
- *
- * @description
- * returns the start date of the very first fiscal year for the provided
- * enterprise.
- *
- * @TODO - move this to the fiscal controller with other AccountExtra functions.
- */
-function getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear(enterpriseId) {
-  const sql = `
-    SELECT start_date FROM fiscal_year
-    WHERE enterprise_id = ?
-    ORDER BY DATE(start_date)
-    LIMIT 1;
-  `;
-
-  return db.one(sql, enterpriseId);
-}
-
-
 /**
  * @function getOpeningBalanceForPeriod
  *
@@ -281,7 +261,7 @@ function getOpeningBalanceForPeriod(req, res, next) {
   case period.periods.allTime:
     debug('#getOpeningBalanceForPeriod() all time period detected.  Using first fiscal year start date.');
     promise = promise
-      .then(() => getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear(req.session.enterprise.id))
+      .then(() => Fiscal.getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear(req.session.enterprise.id))
       .then(fiscal => fiscal.start_date);
     break;
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/finance/fiscal.js b/server/controllers/finance/fiscal.js
index dde8290df5..6b5939cd7a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/finance/fiscal.js
+++ b/server/controllers/finance/fiscal.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ exports.update = update;
 exports.remove = remove;
 exports.getPeriodByFiscal = getPeriodByFiscal;
 exports.lookupFiscalYearByDate = lookupFiscalYearByDate;
+exports.getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear = getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear;
 
 /**
  * @method lookupFiscalYear
@@ -667,3 +668,24 @@ function lookupFiscalYearByDate(transDate) {
 
   return db.one(sql, [transDate, transDate], transDate, 'fiscal year');
 }
+
+/**
+ * @function getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear
+ *
+ * @description
+ * returns the start date of the very first fiscal year for the provided
+ * enterprise.
+ *
+ * @TODO - move this to the fiscal controller with other AccountExtra functions.
+ */
+function getFirstDateOfFirstFiscalYear(enterpriseId) {
+  const sql = `
+    SELECT start_date FROM fiscal_year
+    WHERE enterprise_id = ?
+    ORDER BY DATE(start_date)
+    LIMIT 1;
+  `;
+
+  return db.one(sql, enterpriseId);
+}
+
diff --git a/test/end-to-end/account_statement/account_statement.spec.js b/test/end-to-end/account_statement/account_statement.spec.js
index e3a46becd1..50ef2b9e93 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end/account_statement/account_statement.spec.js
+++ b/test/end-to-end/account_statement/account_statement.spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('Account Statement Core', () => {
   before(() => helpers.navigate(path));
 
   const sample = {
-    account : 41111000,
+    account : '41111000',
     comment : 'custom',
   };