By default, AttendanceBot allows you a complete flexibility to apply leave on a future date (be it few months or next year) and leave balance is deducted at time of accrual period rather than instantaneously. 

How you can think about this default setting is that rather than deducting leave immediately, AttendanceBot keeps track and deducts only when the relevant payroll cycle runs. Here are a couple examples:

- For yearly accrual: if you request a date next year, the balance will be deducted from the next year's leave balance. If it's August and you wish to apply for leave in Jan next year, it will be deducted once the leave balance is accrued for the new year and not from current year's leave balance.

- For monthly accrual: if you request a date next month, the balance will be deducted when accrual runs next month. If it's January and you request September leave, balance won't be deducted until 1st Sep when accrual runs.

Here's how you can apply for future leave: https://attendancebot.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/17000118253

NOTE:

If you wish to turn this setting off, please reach out to our customer support team by typing "dialm" and submitting a ticket or visiting our website to initiate a chat with us. If turned off, leave balance will be deducted instantly at that very moment of approval from the existing balance.