Formula for YYYY minus 1 year

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Hello All,

In cell A2, I have "=B2"
B2 always shows a full date (ex. 12/02/20)
A2 currently shows the same year (formatted as "yyyy") as B2
But...I want A2 to = B2 minus 1 year

For example...

If B2 = 2020, I want A2 to = 2019

I tried "=B2-1", but it didn't work

I sure this is something totally easy and appreciate any help.

Thanks much!
 

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This is probably the formula you need in A2:
=DATE(YEAR(B2)-1,MONTH(B2),DAY(B2))
 
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If you just want the year you can use
Excel Formula:
=YEAR(B2)-1
or if you want the actual date
Excel Formula:
=EDATE(B2,-12)
 
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Solution
Fluff,
The second one worked formula worked!

Thank you both!
 
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Glad we could help & thanks fro the feedback.
 
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