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Click here to copy the following block create table #Account_Tbl (Account int, Owner int, Fee decimal(5, 2), [Account-Date] datetime) insert #Account_Tbl values(11017 ,101 ,677.38 , 'Dec 31 1995') insert #Account_Tbl values(11017 ,101 ,744.00 , 'May 30 1996 ') insert #Account_Tbl values(11017 ,102 ,744.00 , 'Dec 31 1996 ') insert #Account_Tbl values(11017 ,102 ,725.00 , 'Mar 31 1997 ') insert #Account_Tbl values(11017 ,102 ,755.00 , 'Mar 31 1998 ') insert #Account_Tbl values(11017 ,102 ,763.00 , null) /* Account Owner Fee Account-Date 11017 101 744.00 May 30 1996 11017 102 763.00 (null) */ select a1.account, a1.owner, a1.fee, convert(varchar, a1.[Account-Date], 107) from #Account_Tbl a1 where isnull(a1.[Account-Date], '9999-12-31 00:00') =        (select max(isnull(a2.[Account-Date], '9999-12-31 00:00')) from #Account_Tbl a2            where a1.account = a2.account and a1.owner = a2.owner)

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