diff --git a/src/backend/file/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/file/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c
index f47fc46c6a..fb4f7b99a3 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ typedef struct
         gint64                day;          /* monthly or month-relative */
         gint64                occurrence;   /* month-relative */
         GList                *list;         /* composite */
+        UIFreqType            uift;
 } fsParseData;
 
 static void
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ fs_uift_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer data)
         for ( i=0; (tmp = uiFreqTypeStrs[i].str) != NULL; i++ ) {
                 if ( safe_strcmp( nodeTxt, tmp ) == 0 ) {
                         xaccFreqSpecSetUIType( fspd->fs, uiFreqTypeStrs[i].uift );
+                        fspd->uift = uiFreqTypeStrs[i].uift;
                         g_free( nodeTxt );
                         return TRUE;
                 }
@@ -436,14 +438,6 @@ struct dom_tree_handler fs_union_dom_handlers[] = {
         { NULL, NULL, 0, 0 },
 };
 
-static void
-compute_date(fsParseData *parsed, GDate *date)
-{
-     g_date_clear(date, 1);
-     g_date_set_dmy(date, 1, 1, 1970);
-     g_date_add_days(date, parsed->offset);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 fs_none_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer data )
 {
@@ -472,7 +466,6 @@ fs_once_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer data )
                 return FALSE;
         recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, 0, PERIOD_ONCE, &fspd->once_day);
         
-
         fspd->fs->type         = ONCE;
         fspd->fs->s.once.date  = fspd->once_day;
         return TRUE;
@@ -488,7 +481,8 @@ fs_daily_handler(xmlNodePtr node, gpointer data)
         if (!successful)
              return FALSE;
 
-        compute_date(fspd, &offset_date);
+        g_date_clear(&offset_date, 1);
+        g_date_set_julian(&offset_date, fspd->offset);
         recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, fspd->interval, PERIOD_DAY, &offset_date);
 
         fspd->fs->type                      = DAILY;
@@ -510,8 +504,9 @@ fs_weekly_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer data )
         if ( !successful )
                 return FALSE;
 
-        compute_date(fspd, &offset_date);
-        recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, fspd->interval, PERIOD_DAY, &offset_date);
+        g_date_clear(&offset_date, 1);
+        g_date_set_julian(&offset_date, fspd->offset);
+        recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, fspd->interval, PERIOD_WEEK, &offset_date);
 
         fspd->fs->type                       = WEEKLY;
         fspd->fs->s.weekly.interval_weeks    = fspd->interval;
@@ -532,10 +527,21 @@ fs_monthly_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer data)
                                              fspd );
         if ( !successful )
                 return FALSE;
-        compute_date(fspd, &offset_date);
 
+
+        g_date_clear(&offset_date, 1);
+        g_date_set_julian(&offset_date, 1);
+        g_date_add_months(&offset_date, fspd->offset);
         g_date_set_day(&offset_date, fspd->day);
-        recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, fspd->interval, PERIOD_MONTH, &offset_date);
+        if (fspd->uift == UIFREQ_ONCE)
+        {
+            // hack...
+            recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, fspd->interval, PERIOD_ONCE, &offset_date);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            recurrenceSet(fspd->recurrence, fspd->interval, PERIOD_MONTH, &offset_date);
+        }
         
         fspd->fs->type                        = MONTHLY;
         fspd->fs->s.monthly.interval_months   = fspd->interval;
diff --git a/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c
index 1e415df147..b3fef9347b 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/gnc-schedxaction-xml-v2.c
@@ -287,11 +287,10 @@ sx_name_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer sx_pdata )
     struct sx_pdata *pdata = sx_pdata;
     SchedXaction *sx = pdata->sx;
     gchar *tmp = dom_tree_to_text( node );
-
+    g_debug("sx named [%s]", tmp);
     g_return_val_if_fail( tmp, FALSE );
     xaccSchedXactionSetName( sx, tmp );
     g_free( tmp );
-
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -431,13 +430,20 @@ sx_freqspec_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer sx_pdata )
     g_return_val_if_fail( node, FALSE );
 
     xaccSchedXactionSetFreqSpec(sx, dom_tree_to_freqSpec(node, pdata->book));
-    
+
     schedule = dom_tree_freqSpec_to_recurrences(node, pdata->book);
     gnc_sx_set_schedule(sx, schedule);
-    for (; schedule != NULL; schedule = schedule->next)
+    g_debug("parsed from freqspec [%s]", recurrenceListToString(schedule));
+    if (g_list_length(schedule) == 1
+        && recurrenceGetPeriodType((Recurrence*)g_list_nth_data(schedule, 0)) == PERIOD_ONCE)
     {
-        g_debug("parsed from freqspec [%s]", recurrenceToString((Recurrence*)schedule->data));
+        char date_buf[128];
+        Recurrence *fixup = (Recurrence*)g_list_nth_data(schedule, 0);
+        g_date_strftime(date_buf, 127, "%x", xaccSchedXactionGetStartDate(sx));
+        recurrenceSet(fixup, 1, PERIOD_ONCE, xaccSchedXactionGetStartDate(sx));
+        g_debug("fixed up period=ONCE Recurrence to date [%s]", date_buf);
     }
+
     pdata->saw_freqspec = TRUE;
 
     return TRUE;
diff --git a/src/doc/sx.rst b/src/doc/sx.rst
index 98b0f67515..889bd030c0 100644
--- a/src/doc/sx.rst
+++ b/src/doc/sx.rst
@@ -113,14 +113,16 @@ TODO
 - use Recurrence instead of FreqSpec
 ! - [ ] XML migration, handling
     - xml:freqSpec -> obj:Recurrence
-      - [ ] none (Recurrence doesn't support)
+      - [x] none (Recurrence doesn't support)
       - [x] once
+        - [x] if once, fix Recurrence date to be SX start date. :p
       - [x] daily
-      - [ ] daily [m-f] (composite)
+      - [x] daily [m-f] (composite)
       - [x] weekly, single
-      - [ ] weekly, multiple (composite)
+      - [x] weekly, multiple (composite)
       - [x] monthly (+quarterly, tri-anually, semi-annually, yearly)
-      - [ ] semi-monthly (composite)
+      - [x] semi-monthly (composite)
+    - [ ] write Recurrences into new-version SX
   - gnc-frequency
 !   - [x] Support Recurrence
       - [x] in