diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
index e3054fe8..cb7b0480 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ class TaskController extends Controller
             ? "وضعیت: " . ($stateFa[$s1] ?? ($before['state'] ?? '-')) . " ← " . ($stateFa[$s2] ?? ($after['state'] ?? '-'))
             : "وضعیت: " . ($stateFa[$s2] ?? ($after['state'] ?? '-'));
 
-        $d1 = $before['start_date'] ?? null;
-        $d2 = $after['start_date'] ?? null;
+        $d1 = \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($before['start_date'] ?? null, 'Y/m/d', '-');
+        $d2 = \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($after['start_date'] ?? null, 'Y/m/d', '-');
         $lines[] = ($d1 !== $d2)
-            ? "شروع: " . ($d1 ?: '-') . " ← " . ($d2 ?: '-')
-            : "شروع: " . ($d2 ?: '-');
+            ? "شروع: {$d1} ← {$d2}"
+            : "شروع: {$d2}";
 
-        $t1 = $before['target_date'] ?? null;
-        $t2 = $after['target_date'] ?? null;
+        $t1 = \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($before['target_date'] ?? null, 'Y/m/d', '-');
+        $t2 = \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($after['target_date'] ?? null, 'Y/m/d', '-');
         $lines[] = ($t1 !== $t2)
-            ? "ددلاین: " . ($t1 ?: '-') . " ← " . ($t2 ?: '-')
-            : "ددلاین: " . ($t2 ?: '-');
+            ? "ددلاین: {$t1} ← {$t2}"
+            : "ددلاین: {$t2}";
 
         $desc1 = trim((string)($before['description'] ?? ''));
         $desc2 = trim((string)($after['description'] ?? ''));
@@ -693,13 +693,8 @@ class TaskController extends Controller
         }
         $user = User::where('user_name', $_COOKIE['user_identity'])->first();
 
-        $startDate = $this->normalizeTaskDate($request->input('start_date'));
-        if (!$startDate) {
-            return back()->withInput()->with('message', [
-                'color' => 'red',
-                'text' => 'تاریخ شروع الزامی است. لطفاً از تقویم انتخاب کنید.',
-            ]);
-        }
+        $startDate = $this->normalizeTaskDate($request->input('start_date'))
+            ?: now()->format('Y-m-d');
 
         $data = [
             'title' => $request->input('title'),
@@ -718,11 +713,12 @@ class TaskController extends Controller
         $message = "تسک جدیدی با عنوان {$data['title']} برای شما ایجاد شد.";
         $deadline = \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($data['target_date'] ?? null, 'Y/m/d', '');
         $deadline = $deadline !== '' ? $deadline : null;
+        $startDateJalali = \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($data['start_date'] ?? null, 'Y/m/d', '');
         $app = App::find($data['app']);
         $message_admin = "ایجاد تسک: «{$data['title']}»";
         $message_admin .= !empty($app) ? "\nاپ {$app->name_fa}" : null;
         $message_admin .= !empty($deadline) ? "\nددلاین {$deadline}" : null;
-        $message_admin .= !empty($data['start_date']) ? "\nتاریخ شروع {$data['start_date']}" : null;
+        $message_admin .= $startDateJalali !== '' ? "\nتاریخ شروع {$startDateJalali}" : null;
         $message_admin .= !empty($request->input('state_fa')) ? "\nوضعیت: {$request->input('state_fa')}" : null;
         $message_admin .= !empty($data['description']) ? "\nبا توضیحات:\n" . $data['description'] : null;
         $message_admin .= !empty($data['assignees']) ? "\nتوسط " . $user->name . " ساخته شد و به" : null;
diff --git a/app/Services/LatePenaltyService.php b/app/Services/LatePenaltyService.php
index d246b62f..03449eab 100644
--- a/app/Services/LatePenaltyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/LatePenaltyService.php
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ class LatePenaltyService
             ];
         }
 
-        $entered = Carbon::parse($enteredAt);
-        $threshold = $entered->copy()->setTimeFromTimeString(self::WORK_START);
+        // فقط تا دقیقه؛ ثانیه نادیده گرفته می‌شود
+        $entered = Carbon::parse($enteredAt)->startOfMinute();
+        $threshold = $entered->copy()->setTimeFromTimeString(self::WORK_START)->startOfMinute();
 
         if ($entered->lte($threshold)) {
             return [
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ class LatePenaltyService
             ];
         }
 
-        $lateMinutes = (int) ceil($threshold->diffInSeconds($entered) / 60);
+        $lateMinutes = (int) $threshold->diffInMinutes($entered);
         // تأخیر داخل بازه ارفاق روزانه (۸:۳۰ تا ۸:۴۵) — مبنای جریمه هفتگی
         $graceLateMinutes = min($lateMinutes, self::DAILY_GRACE_MINUTES);
         $dailyFineMinutes = max(0, $lateMinutes - self::DAILY_GRACE_MINUTES);
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/create.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/create.blade.php
index 3fbc5a37..a1490833 100755
--- a/resources/views/tasks/create.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/create.blade.php
@@ -52,10 +52,19 @@ if (isset($task)) {
 
                 <div class="ui-form-field">
                     <label for="start_date">تاریخ شروع <span class="text-red-500">*</span></label>
+                    @php
+                        $defaultStartGregorian = !empty($task?->start_date)
+                            ? \App\Support\JalaliHelper::toGregorianDate($task->start_date)
+                            : now()->format('Y-m-d');
+                        $defaultStartJalali = !empty($task?->start_date)
+                            ? \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($task->start_date, 'Y/m/d', '')
+                            : \App\Support\JalaliHelper::format(now(), 'Y/m/d', '');
+                    @endphp
                     <input type="text" id="start_date" name="start_date_display" class="ui-input"
-                           value="{{$task->start_date ?? null}}"
+                           value="{{ old('start_date_display', $defaultStartJalali) }}"
                            placeholder="تاریخ شروع" autocomplete="off" readonly required>
-                    <input type="hidden" name="start_date" id="start_date_gregorian">
+                    <input type="hidden" name="start_date" id="start_date_gregorian"
+                           value="{{ old('start_date', $defaultStartGregorian) }}">
                 </div>
 
                 <div class="ui-form-field">
@@ -248,6 +257,13 @@ if (isset($task)) {
             @if(!empty($task?->start_date))
                 $('#start_date_gregorian').val(@json(\App\Support\JalaliHelper::toGregorianDate($task->start_date)));
                 $('#start_date').val(@json(\App\Support\JalaliHelper::format($task->start_date, 'Y/m/d', '')));
+            @elseif(!$('#start_date_gregorian').val())
+                // پیش‌فرض: امروز
+                const todayUnix = new persianDate().valueOf();
+                const todayJalali = new persianDate(todayUnix).format('YYYY/MM/DD');
+                const todayGregorian = new persianDate(todayUnix).toCalendar('gregorian').toLocale('en').format('YYYY-MM-DD');
+                $('#start_date').val(todayJalali);
+                $('#start_date_gregorian').val(todayGregorian);
             @endif
             @if(!empty($task?->target_date))
                 $('#target_date_gregorian').val(@json(\App\Support\JalaliHelper::toGregorianDate($task->target_date)));
@@ -258,9 +274,11 @@ if (isset($task)) {
                 syncGregorianFromDisplay('#start_date', '#start_date_gregorian');
                 syncGregorianFromDisplay('#target_date', '#target_date_gregorian');
                 if (!$('#start_date_gregorian').val()) {
-                    e.preventDefault();
-                    alert('لطفاً تاریخ شروع را از تقویم انتخاب کنید.');
-                    return false;
+                    const todayUnix = new persianDate().valueOf();
+                    $('#start_date').val(new persianDate(todayUnix).format('YYYY/MM/DD'));
+                    $('#start_date_gregorian').val(
+                        new persianDate(todayUnix).toCalendar('gregorian').toLocale('en').format('YYYY-MM-DD')
+                    );
                 }
             });