diff --git a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
index 1235a88f86..2c913006b8 100644
--- a/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/AssetImporter.php
@@ -66,16 +66,14 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
         $editingAsset = false;
         $asset_tag = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'asset_tag');
 
-        if(empty($asset_tag)){
+        if (empty($asset_tag)){
             $asset_tag = Asset::autoincrement_asset();
         }
 
-
         $asset = Asset::where(['asset_tag'=> (string) $asset_tag])->first();
         if ($asset) {
             if (! $this->updating) {
                 $this->log('A matching Asset '.$asset_tag.' already exists');
-
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -85,6 +83,13 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
             $this->log('No Matching Asset, Creating a new one');
             $asset = new Asset;
         }
+
+        // If no status ID is found
+        if (! array_key_exists('status_id', $this->item) && ! $editingAsset) {
+            $this->log('No status ID field found, defaulting to first deployable status label.');
+            $this->item['status_id'] = $this->defaultStatusLabelId;
+        }
+
         $this->item['notes'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'asset_notes'));
         $this->item['image'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'image'));
         $this->item['requestable'] = trim(($this->fetchHumanBoolean($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'requestable'))) == 1) ? '1' : 0;
@@ -92,13 +97,12 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
         $this->item['warranty_months'] = intval(trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'warranty_months')));
         $this->item['model_id'] = $this->createOrFetchAssetModel($row);
         $this->item['byod'] = ($this->fetchHumanBoolean(trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'byod'))) == 1) ? '1' : 0;
-
-
-        // If no status ID is found
-        if (! array_key_exists('status_id', $this->item) && ! $editingAsset) {
-            $this->log('No status field found, defaulting to first status.');
-            $this->item['status_id'] = $this->defaultStatusLabelId;
-        }
+        $this->item['last_checkout'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'last_checkout'));
+        $this->item['last_checkin'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'last_checkin'));
+        $this->item['expected_checkin'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'expected_checkin'));
+        $this->item['last_audit_date'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'last_audit_date'));
+        $this->item['next_audit_date'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'next_audit_date'));
+        $this->item['asset_eol_date'] = trim($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'asset_eol_date'));
 
         $this->item['asset_tag'] = $asset_tag;
 
@@ -106,8 +110,10 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
         // Sanitizing the item will remove it.
         if (array_key_exists('checkout_target', $this->item)) {
             $target = $this->item['checkout_target'];
-        }
+        } 
+
         $item = $this->sanitizeItemForStoring($asset, $editingAsset);
+
         // The location id fetched by the csv reader is actually the rtd_location_id.
         // This will also set location_id, but then that will be overridden by the
         // checkout method if necessary below.
@@ -115,16 +121,60 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
             $item['rtd_location_id'] = $this->item['location_id'];
         }
 
-        $item['last_audit_date'] = null;
-        if (isset($this->item['last_audit_date'])) {
-            $item['last_audit_date'] = $this->item['last_audit_date'];
+        $checkin_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        if ($this->item['last_checkin']!='') {
+            try {
+                $checkin_date = CarbonImmutable::parse($this->item['last_checkin'])->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+                $this->item['last_checkout'] = $checkin_date;
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                Log::info($e->getMessage());
+                $this->log('Unable to parse date: '.$this->item['last_checkout']);
+            }
         }
 
-        $item['next_audit_date'] = null;
-        if (isset($this->item['next_audit_date'])) {
-            $item['next_audit_date'] = $this->item['next_audit_date'];
+        /**
+         * We use this to backdate the checkout action further down
+         */
+        $checkout_date = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        if ($this->item['last_checkout']!='') {
+
+            try {
+                $checkout_date = CarbonImmutable::parse($this->item['last_checkout'])->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+                $this->item['last_checkout'] = $checkout_date;
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                Log::info($e->getMessage());
+                $this->log('Unable to parse date: '.$this->item['last_checkout']);
+            }
         }
-       
+
+        if ($this->item['expected_checkin']!='') {
+            try {
+                $this->item['expected_checkin'] = CarbonImmutable::parse($this->item['expected_checkin'])->format('Y-m-d');
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                Log::info($e->getMessage());
+                $this->log('Unable to parse date: '.$this->item['expected_checkin']);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($this->item['last_audit_date']!='') {
+            try {
+                $this->item['last_audit_date'] = CarbonImmutable::parse($this->item['last_audit_date'])->format('Y-m-d');
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                Log::info($e->getMessage());
+                $this->log('Unable to parse date: '.$this->item['last_audit_date']);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($this->item['next_audit_date']!='') {
+            try {
+                $this->item['next_audit_date'] = CarbonImmutable::parse($this->item['next_audit_date'])->format('Y-m-d');
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                Log::info($e->getMessage());
+                $this->log('Unable to parse date: '.$this->item['next_audit_date']);
+            }
+        }
+
+
         if ($editingAsset) {
             $asset->update($item);
         } else {
@@ -137,23 +187,27 @@ class AssetImporter extends ItemImporter
                 $asset->{$custom_field} = $val;
             }
         }
+
         // This sets an attribute on the Loggable trait for the action log
         $asset->setImported(true);
+
         if ($asset->save()) {
 
             $this->log('Asset '.$this->item['name'].' with serial number '.$this->item['serial'].' was created');
 
             // If we have a target to checkout to, lets do so.
-            //-- user_id is a property of the abstract class Importer, which this class inherits from and it's setted by
+            //-- user_id is a property of the abstract class Importer, which this class inherits from and it's set by
             //-- the class that needs to use it (command importer or GUI importer inside the project).
             if (isset($target) && ($target !== false)) {
                 if (!is_null($asset->assigned_to)){
-                    if ($asset->assigned_to != $target->id){
-                        event(new CheckoutableCheckedIn($asset, User::find($asset->assigned_to), Auth::user(), $asset->notes, date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
+                    if ($asset->assigned_to != $target->id) {
+                        event(new CheckoutableCheckedIn($asset, User::find($asset->assigned_to), Auth::user(), 'Checkin from CSV Importer', $checkin_date));
+                        $this->log('Checking this asset in');
                     }
                 }
 
-                $asset->fresh()->checkOut($target, $this->user_id, date('Y-m-d H:i:s'), null, $asset->notes, $asset->name);
+                $asset->fresh()->checkOut($target, $this->user_id, $checkout_date, null, 'Checkout from CSV Importer',  $asset->name);
+                $this->log('Checking this asset out');
             }
 
             return;