Hi there, @annaq2.
I appreciate for sharing the details in a detailed manner.
You are correct, cash basis and accrual basis P&L reports should not show the same results and you don't need to change any settings for this.
The reason why there's an income showing in October it's likely that there are other transactions that were paid in for that month, which makes the reports look the same. To check, drill down into the transactions in the cash basis report and verify whether the October invoice is still appearing there.
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