diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 17dd58803..96c2e99fc 100755
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@types/leaflet": "^1.9.12",
     "@vee-validate/i18n": "^4.14.7",
     "@vee-validate/rules": "^4.14.1",
-    "@vee-validate/yup": "^4.14.1",
+    "@vee-validate/yup": "^4.15.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "5.1.4",
     "@vue-leaflet/vue-leaflet": "^0.10.1",
     "@vue/apollo-composable": "^4.0.2",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "vue-timer-hook": "^1.0.84",
     "vuex": "^4.1.0",
     "vuex-persistedstate": "^4.1.0",
-    "yup": "^1.4.0"
+    "yup": "^1.6.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@apollo/client": "^3.10.8",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Contributions/ContributionForm.vue b/frontend/src/components/Contributions/ContributionForm.vue
index 5612ae14b..3098a4dd1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Contributions/ContributionForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Contributions/ContributionForm.vue
@@ -5,26 +5,18 @@
       class="form-style p-3 bg-white app-box-shadow gradido-border-radius"
       @submit.prevent="submit"
     >
-      <label>{{ $t('contribution.selectDate') }}</label>
-      <BFormInput
+      <ValidatedInput
         id="contribution-date"
-        :model-value="date"
+        :model-value="formValues.date"
+        name="date"
         :state="dataFieldMeta.valid"
-        :locale="$i18n.locale"
-        :max="getMaximalDate"
-        :min="minimalDate.toISOString().slice(0, 10)"
-        class="mb-4 bg-248"
-        reset-value=""
-        :label-no-date-selected="$t('contribution.noDateSelected')"
-        required
+        :label="$t('contribution.selectDate')"
         :no-flip="true"
+        class="mb-4 bg-248"
         type="date"
-        @update:model-value="handleDateChange"
-      >
-        <template #nav-prev-year><span></span></template>
-        <template #nav-next-year><span></span></template>
-      </BFormInput>
-
+        :schema-description="schemaDescription.fields.date"
+        @update:model-value="updateField"
+      />
       <div v-if="showMessage" class="p-3" data-test="contribtion-message">
         {{ noOpenCreation }}
       </div>
@@ -39,12 +31,12 @@
         <input-hour
           name="hours"
           :label="$t('form.hours')"
-          placeholder="0.25"
+          placeholder="0.01"
           :rules="{
             required: true,
-            min: 0.25,
+            // decimal: 2,
+            min: 0.01,
             max: validMaxTime,
-            gddCreationTime: { min: 0.25, max: validMaxTime },
           }"
           :valid-max-time="validMaxTime"
         />
@@ -88,12 +80,14 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import InputHour from '@/components/Inputs/InputHour'
 import InputAmount from '@/components/Inputs/InputAmount'
 import InputTextarea from '@/components/Inputs/InputTextarea'
-import { useField, useForm } from 'vee-validate'
+import ValidatedInput from '@/components/Inputs/ValidatedInput.vue'
+import { createContributionFormValidation } from '@/validationSchemas'
+import { useForm, useField } from 'vee-validate'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   modelValue: { type: Object, required: true },
@@ -109,11 +103,14 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
 
 const form = ref({ ...props.modelValue })
 
+const validationSchema = createContributionFormValidation(t)
+const schemaDescription = validationSchema.describe()
+// console.log(schemaDescription)
+
 const {
   values: formValues,
   meta: formMeta,
   resetForm,
-  defineField,
   setFieldValue,
 } = useForm({
   initialValues: {
@@ -122,15 +119,15 @@ const {
     hours: props.modelValue.hours,
     amount: props.modelValue.amount,
   },
+  validationSchema
 })
 
-const [date, dateProps] = defineField('date')
+const { meta: dataFieldMeta } = useField('date')
 
-const { meta: dataFieldMeta } = useField('date', 'required')
-
-const handleDateChange = (newDate) => {
-  date.value = newDate
-  emit('update:model-value', { ...props.modelValue, date: newDate })
+const updateField = (newValue, name) => {
+  if(typeof name === 'string' && name.length) {
+    setFieldValue(name, newValue)
+  }
 }
 
 const showMessage = computed(() => {
@@ -146,8 +143,8 @@ const showMessage = computed(() => {
 const disabled = computed(() => {
   return (
     !formMeta.value.valid ||
-    (props.isThisMonth && parseInt(form.value.amount) > parseInt(props.maxGddThisMonth)) ||
-    (!props.isThisMonth && parseInt(form.value.amount) > parseInt(props.maxGddLastMonth))
+    (props.isThisMonth && parseFloat(form.value.amount) > parseFloat(props.maxGddThisMonth)) ||
+    (!props.isThisMonth && parseFloat(form.value.amount) > parseFloat(props.maxGddLastMonth))
   )
 })
 
@@ -172,15 +169,11 @@ const noOpenCreation = computed(() => {
   return ''
 })
 
-const getMaximalDate = computed(() => {
-  return new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10)
-})
-
 watch(
   () => formValues.hours,
   () => {
     updateAmount(formValues.hours)
-  },
+  }
 )
 
 function updateAmount(hours) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputHour.vue b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputHour.vue
index bb874ff93..132fbc2ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputHour.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/InputHour.vue
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@
     <BFormGroup :label="label" :label-for="labelFor">
       <BFormInput
         :id="labelFor"
-        :model-value="currentValue"
+        v-model="currentValue"
         :name="name"
         :placeholder="placeholder"
         type="number"
         :state="meta.valid"
-        step="0.25"
+        step="0.01"
         min="0"
         :max="validMaxTime"
         class="bg-248"
-        @update:model-value="currentValue = $event"
       />
       <BFormInvalidFeedback v-if="errorMessage">
         {{ errorMessage }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Inputs/ValidatedInput.vue b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/ValidatedInput.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..305f4b8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Inputs/ValidatedInput.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<template>
+  <div :class="wrapperClassName">
+    <BFormGroup :label="label" :label-for="labelFor">
+      <BFormInput
+        v-bind="$attrs"
+        :min="minValue"
+        :max="maxValue"
+        :model-value="modelValue"
+        :reset-value="props.schemaDescription.default"
+        :locale="$i18n.locale"
+        :required="!props.schemaDescription.optional"
+        @input="updateValue($event.target.value)"
+      />
+      <BFormInvalidFeedback v-if="errorMessage">
+        {{ props.errorMessage }}
+      </BFormInvalidFeedback>
+    </BFormGroup>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+
+defineOptions({
+  inheritAttrs: false
+})
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  errorMessage: {
+    type: String,
+    required: false,
+  },
+  label: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  modelValue: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  name: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  schemaDescription: {
+    type: Object,
+    required: true,
+  },
+})
+
+const emit = defineEmits()
+const updateValue = (newValue) => emit('update:modelValue', newValue, props.name)
+
+// extract additional parameter like min and max from schema
+const getDateOnly = (rules, name) => rules.find(test => test.name === name)?.params[name]
+
+const rules = props.schemaDescription.tests
+const minValue = getDateOnly(rules, 'min')
+const maxValue = getDateOnly(rules, 'max')
+
+const wrapperClassName = computed(() => `input-${props.name}`)
+const labelFor = computed(() => `${props.name}-input-field`)
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Community.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Community.vue
index 6ab7d9875..e728ae6ab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Community.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Community.vue
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ const form = ref({
   id: null,
   date: '',
   memo: '',
-  hours: 0,
+  hours: 0.0,
   amount: '',
 })
 const originalContributionDate = ref('')
diff --git a/frontend/src/validationSchemas.js b/frontend/src/validationSchemas.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6aa614f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/validationSchemas.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {object, string, date } from 'yup'
+
+export const createContributionFormValidation = (t) => {
+  return object({
+    // The date field is required and needs to be a valid date
+    // contribution date
+    date: 
+      date()
+      .required(t('contribution.noDateSelected'))
+      .min((new Date(new Date().setMonth(new Date().getMonth() - 1, 1))).toISOString().slice(0,10)) // min date is first day of last month
+      .max(new Date().toISOString().slice(0,10))
+      .default(''), // date cannot be in the future
+    memo: string().required(t('')).min(5).max(255)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/yarn.lock
index 7eb244d40..4ebc33d80 100644
--- a/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -1657,14 +1657,13 @@
   dependencies:
     vee-validate "4.14.7"
 
-"@vee-validate/yup@^4.14.1":
-  version "4.14.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vee-validate/yup/-/yup-4.14.7.tgz#a029151394ae4fbc7a038dbb49acc86f2ba78ddc"
-  integrity sha512-sMLkSXbVWIFK0BE8gEp2Gcdd3aqpTggBjbkrYmcdgyHBeYoPmhBHhUpkXDFhmsckie2xv6lNTicGO5oJt71N1Q==
+"@vee-validate/yup@^4.15.0":
+  version "4.15.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vee-validate/yup/-/yup-4.15.0.tgz#409f9b57414fadd5b86bc6ada18cd51a7ccd121c"
+  integrity sha512-paK2ZdxZJRrUGwqaqf7KMNC+n5C7UGs7DofK7wZCza/zKT/QtFSxVYgopGoYYrbAfd6DpVmNpf/ouBuRdPBthA==
   dependencies:
     type-fest "^4.8.3"
-    vee-validate "4.14.7"
-    yup "^1.3.2"
+    vee-validate "4.15.0"
 
 "@vitejs/plugin-vue@5.1.4":
   version "5.1.4"
@@ -7133,6 +7132,14 @@ vee-validate@4.14.7, vee-validate@^4.13.2:
     "@vue/devtools-api" "^7.5.2"
     type-fest "^4.8.3"
 
+vee-validate@4.15.0:
+  version "4.15.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vee-validate/-/vee-validate-4.15.0.tgz#eb77a9c867669d34abbc33ca5e16f2a991eb7ad5"
+  integrity sha512-PGJh1QCFwCBjbHu5aN6vB8macYVWrajbDvgo1Y/8fz9n/RVIkLmZCJDpUgu7+mUmCOPMxeyq7vXUOhbwAqdXcA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@vue/devtools-api" "^7.5.2"
+    type-fest "^4.8.3"
+
 vite-node@2.1.8:
   version "2.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vite-node/-/vite-node-2.1.8.tgz#9495ca17652f6f7f95ca7c4b568a235e0c8dbac5"
@@ -7518,7 +7525,7 @@ yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-0.1.0.tgz#0294eb3dee05028d31ee1a5fa2c556a6aaf10a1b"
   integrity sha512-rVksvsnNCdJ/ohGc6xgPwyN8eheCxsiLM8mxuE/t/mOVqJewPuO1miLpTHQiRgTKCLexL4MeAFVagts7HmNZ2Q==
 
-yup@^1.3.2, yup@^1.4.0:
+yup@^1.6.1:
   version "1.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yup/-/yup-1.6.1.tgz#8defcff9daaf9feac178029c0e13b616563ada4b"
   integrity sha512-JED8pB50qbA4FOkDol0bYF/p60qSEDQqBD0/qeIrUCG1KbPBIQ776fCUNb9ldbPcSTxA69g/47XTo4TqWiuXOA==