diff --git a/src/Serializer/Handler/CarbonHandler.php b/src/Serializer/Handler/CarbonHandler.php
index 6233b14..bb0ad82 100644
--- a/src/Serializer/Handler/CarbonHandler.php
+++ b/src/Serializer/Handler/CarbonHandler.php
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class CarbonHandler implements SubscribingHandlerInterface
      */
     public function serializeCarbon(VisitorInterface $visitor, Carbon $date, array $type, Context $context)
     {
+        $date = clone $date;
+        $date->setTimezone($this->defaultTimezone);
+
         return $visitor->visitString($date->format($this->getFormat($type)), $type, $context);
     }
 
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ class CarbonHandler implements SubscribingHandlerInterface
             throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Invalid datetime "%s", expected format %s.', $data, $format));
         }
 
+        $datetime->setTimezone(new \DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()));
+
         return $datetime;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Task.php b/src/Task.php
index edcd274..72de2f5 100644
--- a/src/Task.php
+++ b/src/Task.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Task
     public function __construct()
     {
         $this->urgency = 0;
-        $this->entry   = new Carbon('now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+        $this->entry   = new Carbon('now');
         $this->status  = self::STATUS_PENDING;
     }
 
@@ -387,18 +387,15 @@ class Task
     private function parseDateTime($date)
     {
         if ($date instanceof \DateTime) {
-            return new Carbon($date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'), new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            return new Carbon($date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
         }
 
         if ($date instanceof Carbon) {
-            $date = clone $date;
-            $date->setTimezone(new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
-
             return $date;
         }
 
         if (is_string($date)) {
-            return new Carbon($date, new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+            return new Carbon($date);
         }
 
         if ($date === null) {
@@ -414,7 +411,7 @@ class Task
     public function __clone()
     {
         $this->uuid   = null;
-        $this->entry  = new Carbon('now', new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+        $this->entry  = new Carbon('now');
         $this->status = self::STATUS_PENDING;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/TaskManager.php b/src/TaskManager.php
index b30c397..a8a92a7 100644
--- a/src/TaskManager.php
+++ b/src/TaskManager.php
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ class TaskManager
             'project'     => $task->getProject(),
             'priority'    => $task->getPriority(),
             'tags'        => $task->getTags(),
-            'due'         => $task->getDue() ? $task->getDue()->format('Ymd\THis\Z') : null,
-            'wait'        => $task->getWait() ? $task->getWait()->format('Ymd\THis\Z') : null,
-            'until'       => $task->getUntil() ? $task->getUntil()->format('Ymd\THis\Z') : null
+            'due'         => $this->transformDate($task->getDue()),
+            'wait'        => $this->transformDate($task->getWait()),
+            'until'       => $this->transformDate($task->getUntil())
         ];
 
         if ($task->getRecurring()) {
@@ -326,6 +326,22 @@ class TaskManager
         $refProp->setValue($task, $value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param \DateTime $dateTime
+     * @return null|string
+     */
+    private function transformDate(\DateTime $dateTime = null)
+    {
+        if (!$dateTime) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $dateTime = clone $dateTime;
+        $dateTime->setTimezone(new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+
+        return $dateTime->format('Ymd\THis\Z');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Serializer
      */
diff --git a/tests/TaskManagerTest.php b/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
index 65400a7..a95bcb8 100644
--- a/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TaskManagerTest.php
@@ -23,10 +23,20 @@ class TaskManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
      */
     protected $taskManager;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $taskDir;
+
     public function setUp()
     {
-        $this->tearDown();
-        $this->taskwarrior = new Taskwarrior(__DIR__ . '/.taskrc', __DIR__ . '/.task');
+        $this->taskDir = __DIR__;
+
+        $fs = new Filesystem();
+        $fs->remove($this->taskDir . '/.taskrc');
+        $fs->remove($this->taskDir . '/.task');
+
+        $this->taskwarrior = new Taskwarrior($this->taskDir . '/.taskrc', $this->taskDir . '/.task');
         $this->taskManager = new TaskManager($this->taskwarrior);
         $this->taskwarrior->version(); // to initialise
     }
@@ -34,8 +44,8 @@ class TaskManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function tearDown()
     {
         $fs = new Filesystem();
-        $fs->remove(__DIR__ . '/.taskrc');
-        $fs->remove(__DIR__ . '/.task');
+        $fs->remove($this->taskDir . '/.taskrc');
+        $fs->remove($this->taskDir . '/.task');
     }
 
     public function testEmpty()
@@ -707,6 +717,6 @@ class TaskManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
      */
     private function createDateTime($string = 'now')
     {
-        return new \DateTime($string, new \DateTimeZone('UTC'));
+        return new \Carbon\Carbon($string);
     }
 }
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