diff --git a/src/stores/transaction.js b/src/stores/transaction.js
index 063b21db..caf62d43 100644
--- a/src/stores/transaction.js
+++ b/src/stores/transaction.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import services from '@/lib/services.js';
 import logger from '@/lib/logger.js';
 import { isNumber, isString } from '@/lib/common.js';
 import {
+    getCurrentUnixTime,
     getTimezoneOffsetMinutes,
     parseDateFromUnixTime,
     getShortDate,
@@ -292,6 +293,37 @@ export const useTransactionsStore = defineStore('transactions', {
         }
     },
     actions: {
+        generateNewTransactionModel(type) {
+            const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
+            const now = getCurrentUnixTime();
+            const currentTimezone = settingsStore.appSettings.timeZone;
+
+            let defaultType = transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Expense;
+
+            if (type === transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Income.toString()) {
+                defaultType = transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Income;
+            } else if (type === transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Transfer.toString()) {
+                defaultType = transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Transfer;
+            }
+
+            return {
+                type: defaultType,
+                time: now,
+                timeZone: currentTimezone,
+                utcOffset: getTimezoneOffsetMinutes(currentTimezone),
+                expenseCategory: '',
+                incomeCategory: '',
+                transferCategory: '',
+                sourceAccountId: '',
+                destinationAccountId: '',
+                sourceAmount: 0,
+                destinationAmount: 0,
+                hideAmount: false,
+                tagIds: [],
+                comment: '',
+                geoLocation: null
+            };
+        },
         updateTransactionListInvalidState(invalidState) {
             this.transactionListStateInvalid = invalidState;
         },
diff --git a/src/views/mobile/transactions/EditPage.vue b/src/views/mobile/transactions/EditPage.vue
index 2f6ee1ad..71fb2b8d 100644
--- a/src/views/mobile/transactions/EditPage.vue
+++ b/src/views/mobile/transactions/EditPage.vue
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ import {
     getNameByKeyValue
 } from '@/lib/common.js';
 import {
-    getCurrentUnixTime,
     getTimeDifferenceHoursAndMinutes,
     getTimezoneOffsetMinutes,
     getBrowserTimezoneOffsetMinutes,
@@ -375,40 +374,14 @@ export default {
         'f7router'
     ],
     data() {
-        const self = this;
-        const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
-        const query = self.f7route.query;
-        const now = getCurrentUnixTime();
-        const currentTimezone = settingsStore.appSettings.timeZone;
-
-        let defaultType = transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Expense;
-
-        if (query.type === transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Income.toString()) {
-            defaultType = transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Income;
-        } else if (query.type === transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Transfer.toString()) {
-            defaultType = transactionConstants.allTransactionTypes.Transfer;
-        }
+        const query = this.f7route.query;
+        const transactionsStore = useTransactionsStore();
+        const newTransaction = transactionsStore.generateNewTransactionModel(query.type);
 
         return {
             mode: 'add',
             editTransactionId: null,
-            transaction: {
-                type: defaultType,
-                time: now,
-                timeZone: currentTimezone,
-                utcOffset: getTimezoneOffsetMinutes(currentTimezone),
-                expenseCategory: '',
-                incomeCategory: '',
-                transferCategory: '',
-                sourceAccountId: '',
-                destinationAccountId: '',
-                sourceAmount: 0,
-                destinationAmount: 0,
-                hideAmount: false,
-                tagIds: [],
-                comment: '',
-                geoLocation: null
-            },
+            transaction: newTransaction,
             loading: true,
             loadingError: null,
             geoLocationStatus: null,