diff --git a/accounting/forms.py b/accounting/forms.py
index 6470e7e..bdf67c7 100644
--- a/accounting/forms.py
+++ b/accounting/forms.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import re
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict
 
 from django import forms
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.core.validators import RegexValidator
 from django.db.models import Q, Max, Model
 from django.db.models.functions import Length
@@ -295,6 +296,46 @@ class TransactionForm(forms.Form):
         for key in new_post.keys():
             post[key] = new_post[key]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_model(txn: Transaction, txn_type: str):
+        """Converts a transaction data model to a transaction form.
+
+        Args:
+            txn_type: The transaction type.
+            txn: The transaction data model.
+
+        Returns:
+            The transaction form.
+        """
+        form = TransactionForm(
+            {x: str(getattr(txn, x)) for x in ["date", "notes"]
+             if getattr(txn, x) is not None})
+        form.transaction = txn if txn.pk is not None else None
+        form.txn_type = txn_type
+        records = []
+        if txn_type != "income":
+            records = records + txn.debit_records
+        if txn_type != "expense":
+            records = records + txn.credit_records
+        for record in records:
+            data = {x: getattr(record, x)
+                    for x in ["summary", "amount"]
+                    if getattr(record, x) is not None}
+            if record.pk is not None:
+                data["id"] = record.pk
+            try:
+                data["account"] = record.account.code
+            except ObjectDoesNotExist:
+                pass
+            record_form = RecordForm(data)
+            record_form.txn_form = form
+            record_form.is_credit = record.is_credit
+            if record.is_credit:
+                form.credit_records.append(record_form)
+            else:
+                form.debit_records.append(record_form)
+        return form
+
     def clean(self):
         """Validates the form globally.
 
diff --git a/accounting/utils.py b/accounting/utils.py
index e0d25e7..8aa5255 100644
--- a/accounting/utils.py
+++ b/accounting/utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import re
 from typing import Union, Tuple, List, Optional, Iterable, Mapping, Dict
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models import Q, Sum, Case, When, F, Count, Max, Min, Value, \
     CharField
 from django.db.models.functions import StrIndex, Left
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from mia_core.period import Period
 from mia_core.templatetags.mia_core import smart_month
 from mia_core.utils import new_pk
-from .forms import TransactionForm, RecordForm
 from .models import Account, Transaction, Record
 
 AccountData = Tuple[Union[str, int], str, str, str]
@@ -580,47 +578,6 @@ def fill_txn_from_post(txn_type: str, txn: Transaction,
     txn.records = records
 
 
-def make_txn_form_from_model(txn_type: str,
-                             txn: Transaction) -> TransactionForm:
-    """Converts a transaction data model to a transaction form.
-
-    Args:
-        txn_type: The transaction type.
-        txn: The transaction data model.
-
-    Returns:
-        The transaction form.
-    """
-    form = TransactionForm(
-        {x: str(getattr(txn, x)) for x in ["date", "notes"]
-         if getattr(txn, x) is not None})
-    form.transaction = txn if txn.pk is not None else None
-    form.txn_type = txn_type
-    records = []
-    if txn_type != "income":
-        records = records + txn.debit_records
-    if txn_type != "expense":
-        records = records + txn.credit_records
-    for record in records:
-        data = {x: getattr(record, x)
-                for x in ["summary", "amount"]
-                if getattr(record, x) is not None}
-        if record.pk is not None:
-            data["id"] = record.pk
-        try:
-            data["account"] = record.account.code
-        except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-            pass
-        record_form = RecordForm(data)
-        record_form.txn_form = form
-        record_form.is_credit = record.is_credit
-        if record.is_credit:
-            form.credit_records.append(record_form)
-        else:
-            form.debit_records.append(record_form)
-    return form
-
-
 def _find_max_record_no(txn_type: str,
                         post: Mapping[str, str]) -> Dict[str, int]:
     """Finds the max debit and record numbers from the POSTed form.
diff --git a/accounting/views.py b/accounting/views.py
index a3bd491..0beda72 100644
--- a/accounting/views.py
+++ b/accounting/views.py
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ class TransactionFormView(FormView):
 
     def make_form_from_model(self, obj: Transaction) -> TransactionForm:
         """Creates and returns the form from a data model."""
-        return utils.make_txn_form_from_model(self.txn_type, obj)
+        return TransactionForm.from_model(obj, self.txn_type)
 
     def fill_model_from_form(self, obj: Transaction,
                              form: TransactionForm) -> None: