diff --git a/pkg/utils/datetimes.go b/pkg/utils/datetimes.go
index 431ee356..521d62e9 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/datetimes.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/datetimes.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/mayswind/ezbookkeeping/pkg/errs"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -74,6 +77,46 @@ func FormatTimezoneOffset(timezone *time.Location) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%02d:%02d", sign, hourAbsOffset, minuteAbsOffset)
 }
 
+// ParseFromTimezoneOffset parses a formatted string in timezone offset format
+func ParseFromTimezoneOffset(tzOffset string) (*time.Location, error) {
+	if len(tzOffset) != 6 { // +/-HH:MM
+		return nil, errs.ErrFormatInvalid
+	}
+
+	sign := tzOffset[0]
+
+	if sign != '-' && sign != '+' {
+		return nil, errs.ErrFormatInvalid
+	}
+
+	offsets := strings.Split(tzOffset[1:], ":")
+
+	if len(offsets) != 2 {
+		return nil, errs.ErrFormatInvalid
+	}
+
+	hourAbsOffset, err := StringToInt32(offsets[0])
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	minuteAbsOffset, err := StringToInt32(offsets[1])
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	totalMinuteOffset := hourAbsOffset*60 + minuteAbsOffset
+
+	if sign == '-' {
+		totalMinuteOffset = -totalMinuteOffset
+	}
+
+	totalOffset := totalMinuteOffset * 60
+	return time.FixedZone("Timezone", totalOffset), nil
+}
+
 // GetMinTransactionTimeFromUnixTime returns the minimum transaction time from unix time
 func GetMinTransactionTimeFromUnixTime(unixTime int64) int64 {
 	return unixTime * 1000
diff --git a/pkg/utils/datetimes_test.go b/pkg/utils/datetimes_test.go
index 4ec1f214..8971acbd 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/datetimes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/datetimes_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,37 @@ func TestFormatTimezoneOffset(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
 }
 
+func TestParseFromTimezoneOffset(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedValue := time.FixedZone("Timezone", 120*60)
+	actualValue, err := ParseFromTimezoneOffset("+02:00")
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
+
+	expectedValue = time.FixedZone("Timezone", 345*60)
+	actualValue, err = ParseFromTimezoneOffset("+05:45")
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
+
+	expectedValue = time.FixedZone("Timezone", -720*60)
+	actualValue, err = ParseFromTimezoneOffset("-12:00")
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
+
+	expectedValue = time.FixedZone("Timezone", 0)
+	actualValue, err = ParseFromTimezoneOffset("+00:00")
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue)
+
+	actualValue, err = ParseFromTimezoneOffset("00:00")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	actualValue, err = ParseFromTimezoneOffset("0")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
+
+	actualValue, err = ParseFromTimezoneOffset("1000")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nil, err)
+}
+
 func TestGetMinTransactionTimeFromUnixTime(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedValue := int64(1617228083000)
 	actualValue := GetMinTransactionTimeFromUnixTime(1617228083)