ADD_YEAR( ) Adds a specified number of years to a date value. Syntax ADD_YEAR(date, n) Arguments date The date or date expression that represents the start date. n The number of years to add to the start date. If you specify a negative number, the result is as if the number is subtracted from the start date. Returns The date value that results from adding the number of years to the start date. Example The following example adds five years to each date value in the HireDate field: ADD_YEAR([HireDate], 5)