diff --git a/app/Abstracts/Listeners/Report.php b/app/Abstracts/Listeners/Report.php
index ffcfe8955..90af9521a 100644
--- a/app/Abstracts/Listeners/Report.php
+++ b/app/Abstracts/Listeners/Report.php
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ use App\Models\Common\Contact;
 use App\Models\Setting\Category;
 use App\Traits\Contacts;
 use App\Traits\DateTime;
+use App\Traits\SearchString;
 use Date;
 
 abstract class Report
 {
-    use Contacts, DateTime;
+    use Contacts, DateTime, SearchString;
 
     protected $classes = [];
 
@@ -102,7 +103,13 @@ abstract class Report
 
     public function applySearchStringFilter($event)
     {
-        $event->model->usingSearchString(request('search'));
+        $input = request('search');
+
+        // Remove year as it's handled based on financial start
+        $search_year = 'year:' . $this->getSearchStringValue('year', '', $input);
+        $input = str_replace($search_year, '', $input);
+
+        $event->model->usingSearchString($input);
     }
 
     public function applyAccountGroup($event)
diff --git a/app/Abstracts/Report.php b/app/Abstracts/Report.php
index ba63c189d..7a060173d 100644
--- a/app/Abstracts/Report.php
+++ b/app/Abstracts/Report.php
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ use App\Events\Report\GroupApplying;
 use App\Events\Report\GroupShowing;
 use App\Events\Report\RowsShowing;
 use App\Exports\Common\Reports as Export;
-use App\Models\Banking\Transaction;
 use App\Models\Common\Report as Model;
 use App\Models\Document\Document;
 use App\Traits\Charts;
 use App\Traits\DateTime;
+use App\Traits\SearchString;
 use App\Utilities\Chartjs;
 use Date;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 abstract class Report
 {
-    use Charts, DateTime;
+    use Charts, DateTime, SearchString;
 
     public $model;
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ abstract class Report
 
     public function setYear()
     {
-        $this->year = request('year', Date::now()->year);
+        $this->year = $this->getSearchStringValue('year', Date::now()->year);
     }
 
     public function setViews()
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ abstract class Report
 
         $function = 'sub' . ucfirst(str_replace('ly', '', $period));
 
-        $start = $this->getFinancialStart()->copy()->$function();
+        $start = $this->getFinancialStart($this->year)->copy()->$function();
 
         for ($j = 1; $j <= 12; $j++) {
             switch ($period) {
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ abstract class Report
                 $i = $date->copy()->format($this->getYearlyDateFormat());
                 break;
             case 'quarterly':
-                $start = $date->copy()->startOfQuarter()->format($this->getQuarterlyDateFormat());
-                $end = $date->copy()->endOfQuarter()->format($this->getQuarterlyDateFormat());
+                $start = $date->copy()->startOfQuarter()->format($this->getQuarterlyDateFormat($this->year));
+                $end = $date->copy()->endOfQuarter()->format($this->getQuarterlyDateFormat($this->year));
 
                 $i = $start . '-' . $end;
                 break;
             default:
-                $i = $date->copy()->format($this->getMonthlyDateFormat());
+                $i = $date->copy()->format($this->getMonthlyDateFormat($this->year));
                 break;
         }
 
@@ -405,21 +405,15 @@ abstract class Report
 
     public function getUrl($action = 'print')
     {
-        $print_url = 'common/reports/' . $this->model->id . '/' . $action . '?year='. $this->year;
+        $url = 'common/reports/' . $this->model->id . '/' . $action;
 
-        collect(request('accounts'))->each(function($item) use (&$print_url) {
-            $print_url .= '&accounts[]=' . $item;
-        });
+        $search = request('search');
 
-        collect(request('customers'))->each(function($item) use (&$print_url) {
-            $print_url .= '&customers[]=' . $item;
-        });
+        if (!empty($search)) {
+            $url .= '?search=' . $search;
+        }
 
-        collect(request('categories'))->each(function($item) use (&$print_url) {
-            $print_url .= '&categories[]=' . $item;
-        });
-
-        return $print_url;
+        return $url;
     }
 
     public function getSetting($name, $default = '')
diff --git a/app/Traits/DateTime.php b/app/Traits/DateTime.php
index 6da414121..8a34f319b 100644
--- a/app/Traits/DateTime.php
+++ b/app/Traits/DateTime.php
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace App\Traits;
 
+use App\Traits\SearchString;
 use Date;
 
 trait DateTime
 {
+    use SearchString;
+
     /*
      * Get the date format based on company settings.
      * getDateFormat method is used by Eloquent
@@ -37,19 +40,15 @@ trait DateTime
     public function scopeMonthsOfYear($query, $field)
     {
         $now = Date::now();
-        $year = request('year', $now->year);
+        $year = $this->getSearchStringValue('year', $now->year);
 
-        $financial_start = $this->getFinancialStart();
+        $financial_start = $this->getFinancialStart($year);
 
         // Check if FS has been customized
         if ($now->startOfYear()->format('Y-m-d') === $financial_start->format('Y-m-d')) {
             $start = Date::parse($year . '-01-01')->startOfDay()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
             $end = Date::parse($year . '-12-31')->endOfDay()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         } else {
-            if (!is_null(request('year'))) {
-                $financial_start->year = $year;
-            }
-
             $start = $financial_start->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
             $end = $financial_start->addYear(1)->subDays(1)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ trait DateTime
         return $groups;
     }
 
-    public function getFinancialStart()
+    public function getFinancialStart($year = null)
     {
         $now = Date::now();
         $start = Date::now()->startOfYear();
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ trait DateTime
 
         $day = !empty($setting[0]) ? $setting[0] : $start->day;
         $month = !empty($setting[1]) ? $setting[1] : $start->month;
-        $year = request('year', $now->year);
+        $year = $year ?? $this->getSearchStringValue('year', $now->year);
 
         $financial_start = Date::create($year, $month, $day);
 
@@ -118,22 +117,22 @@ trait DateTime
         return $financial_start;
     }
 
-    public function getMonthlyDateFormat()
+    public function getMonthlyDateFormat($year = null)
     {
         $format = 'M';
 
-        if ($this->getFinancialStart()->month != 1) {
+        if ($this->getFinancialStart($year)->month != 1) {
             $format = 'M Y';
         }
 
         return $format;
     }
 
-    public function getQuarterlyDateFormat()
+    public function getQuarterlyDateFormat($year = null)
     {
         $format = 'M';
 
-        if ($this->getFinancialStart()->month != 1) {
+        if ($this->getFinancialStart($year)->month != 1) {
             $format = 'M Y';
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Traits/Permissions.php b/app/Traits/Permissions.php
index b5b30520f..f86db8fa5 100644
--- a/app/Traits/Permissions.php
+++ b/app/Traits/Permissions.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Traits;
 
 use App\Models\Auth\Permission;
 use App\Models\Auth\Role;
+use App\Traits\SearchString;
 use App\Utilities\Reports;
 use App\Utilities\Widgets;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Route;
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 trait Permissions
 {
+    use SearchString;
+
     public function getActionsMap()
     {
         return [
@@ -405,21 +408,10 @@ trait Permissions
 
         // Find the proper controller for common API endpoints
         if (in_array($table, ['contacts', 'documents', 'transactions'])) {
-            $controller = $type = '';
+            $controller = '';
 
             // Look for type in search variable like api/contacts?search=type:customer
-            $queries = explode(' ', request()->get('search'));
-            foreach ($queries as $query) {
-                $tmp = explode(':', $query);
-
-                if (empty($tmp[0]) || ($tmp[0] != 'type') || empty($tmp[1])) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                $type = $tmp[1];
-
-                break;
-            }
+            $type = $this->getSearchStringValue('type');
 
             if (!empty($type)) {
                 $alias = config('type.' . $type . '.alias');
diff --git a/app/Traits/SearchString.php b/app/Traits/SearchString.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fb508e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Traits/SearchString.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Traits;
+
+trait SearchString
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the value of a name in search string
+     * Example: search=type:customer year:2020 account_id:20
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getSearchStringValue($name, $default = '', $input = null)
+    {
+        $value = $default;
+
+        if (is_null($input)) {
+            $input = request('search');
+        }
+
+        //$manager = $this->getSearchStringManager();
+        //$parsed = $manager->parse($input);
+
+        $columns = explode(' ', $input);
+
+        foreach ($columns as $column) {
+            $variable = explode(':', $column);
+
+            if (empty($variable[0]) || ($variable[0] != $name) || empty($variable[1])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $value = $variable[1];
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+}