fix: keep from_date/to_date as source of truth in payroll register

Add visible year/quarter selectors that sync hidden from_date/to_date
filters so the formula editor (which injects from_date via $AyIlSpecial)
keeps working without knowing about the quarter UI.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

taxes_az/taxes_az/report/employee_payroll_register/employee_payroll_register.js

@@ -1,15 +1,45 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2026, Taxes Az and contributors
 // For license information, please see license.txt
 
+function quarter_dates(year, quarter) {
+	const q = parseInt(quarter, 10);
+	const y = parseInt(year, 10);
+	const start_month = (q - 1) * 3;
+	const end_month = start_month + 2;
+	const start = new Date(y, start_month, 1);
+	const end = new Date(y, end_month + 1, 0);
+	return {
+		from_date: frappe.datetime.obj_to_str(start).slice(0, 10),
+		to_date: frappe.datetime.obj_to_str(end).slice(0, 10),
+	};
+}
+
+function sync_quarter_dates(report) {
+	const year = report.get_filter_value("year");
+	const quarter = report.get_filter_value("quarter");
+	if (!year || !quarter) return;
+	const { from_date, to_date } = quarter_dates(year, quarter);
+	report.set_filter_value("from_date", from_date);
+	report.set_filter_value("to_date", to_date);
+}
+
+const now = new Date();
+const current_quarter = String(Math.ceil((now.getMonth() + 1) / 3));
+const default_dates = quarter_dates(now.getFullYear(), current_quarter);
+
 frappe.query_reports["Employee Payroll Register"] = {
 	filters: [
 		{
 			fieldname: "year",
 			label: __("Year"),
 			fieldtype: "Int",
-			default: new Date().getFullYear(),
+			default: now.getFullYear(),
 			reqd: 1,
 			width: "80px",
+			on_change: function () {
+				sync_quarter_dates(frappe.query_report);
+				frappe.query_report.refresh();
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			fieldname: "quarter",
@@ -21,9 +51,27 @@ frappe.query_reports["Employee Payroll Register"] = {
 				{ value: "3", label: __("Q3 (Jul – Sep)") },
 				{ value: "4", label: __("Q4 (Oct – Dec)") },
 			],
-			default: String(Math.ceil((new Date().getMonth() + 1) / 3)),
+			default: current_quarter,
 			reqd: 1,
 			width: "120px",
+			on_change: function () {
+				sync_quarter_dates(frappe.query_report);
+				frappe.query_report.refresh();
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			fieldname: "from_date",
+			label: __("From"),
+			fieldtype: "Date",
+			default: default_dates.from_date,
+			hidden: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			fieldname: "to_date",
+			label: __("To"),
+			fieldtype: "Date",
+			default: default_dates.to_date,
+			hidden: 1,
 		},
 		{
 			fieldname: "company",

taxes_az/taxes_az/report/employee_payroll_register/employee_payroll_register.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from datetime import date
 
 import frappe
 from frappe import _
-from frappe.utils import flt
+from frappe.utils import flt, getdate
 
 import erpnext
 
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ def execute(filters=None):
 	if not filters:
 		filters = {}
 
-	today = date.today()
+	if filters.get("from_date"):
-	year = int(filters.get("year") or today.year)
+		fd = getdate(filters["from_date"])
-	quarter = int(filters.get("quarter") or ((today.month - 1) // 3 + 1))
+	else:
-	start_month = (quarter - 1) * 3 + 1
+		today = date.today()
+		quarter = (today.month - 1) // 3 + 1
+		fd = date(today.year, (quarter - 1) * 3 + 1, 1)
+	start_month = (fd.month - 1) // 3 * 3 + 1
 	end_month = start_month + 2
-	from_date = date(year, start_month, 1)
+	from_date = date(fd.year, start_month, 1)
-	to_date = date(year, end_month, monthrange(year, end_month)[1])
+	to_date = date(fd.year, end_month, monthrange(fd.year, end_month)[1])
 
 	currency = "AZN"
 	company_currency = erpnext.get_company_currency(filters.get("company"))