diff --git a/taskmaster-api/Data/DTOs/TaskDto.cs b/taskmaster-api/Data/DTOs/TaskDto.cs
index a73fa3c..2f42828 100644
--- a/taskmaster-api/Data/DTOs/TaskDto.cs
+++ b/taskmaster-api/Data/DTOs/TaskDto.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,27 @@ namespace taskmaster_api.Data.DTOs
 {
     public class TaskDto : IDto<TaskEntity>
     {
-        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public int? Id { get; set; }
         public string Title { get; set; }
-        public string Description { get; set; }
-        public DateTime DueDate { get; set; }
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
+        public DateTime? DueDate { get; set; }
         public string Status { get; set; }
+        public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+        public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+
+        public TaskDto()
+        {
+            Status = Models.TaskStatus.Pending;
+            if (Id.HasValue)
+            {
+                UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            }
+        }
 
         public TaskEntity ToEntity()
         {
diff --git a/taskmaster-api/Data/Entities/TaskEntity.cs b/taskmaster-api/Data/Entities/TaskEntity.cs
index b9e69c2..8a54c76 100644
--- a/taskmaster-api/Data/Entities/TaskEntity.cs
+++ b/taskmaster-api/Data/Entities/TaskEntity.cs
@@ -1,24 +1,36 @@
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Internal;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
 using taskmaster_api.Data.DTOs;
 using taskmaster_api.Data.Entities.Interface;
 using taskmaster_api.Utilities;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 
 namespace taskmaster_api.Data.Entities
 {
     public class TaskEntity : IEntity<TaskDto>
     {
         [Key]
-        public int Id { get; set; }
+        [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
+        public int? Id { get; set; }
 
         [Required]
         public string Title { get; set; }
 
-        public string Description { get; set; }
+        public string? Description { get; set; }
 
-        public DateTime DueDate { get; set; }
+        public DateTime? DueDate { get; set; }
 
+        [StringLength(50)]
         public string Status { get; set; }
 
+        public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+
+        public DateTime UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+
         public TaskDto ToDto()
         {
             return EntityHelpers.ToDto<TaskEntity, TaskDto>(this);
diff --git a/taskmaster-api/Data/Models/TaskStatus.cs b/taskmaster-api/Data/Models/TaskStatus.cs
index f71d39c..a22ea8f 100644
--- a/taskmaster-api/Data/Models/TaskStatus.cs
+++ b/taskmaster-api/Data/Models/TaskStatus.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {
     public static class TaskStatus
     {
+        public const string Pending = "Pending";
         public const string Open = "Open";
         public const string InProgress = "InProgress";
         public const string Completed = "Complete";
diff --git a/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231208193605_InitialCreate.Designer.cs b/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231211053644_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231208193605_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
rename to taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231211053644_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
index 403e300..c2225c3 100644
--- a/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231208193605_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
+++ b/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231211053644_InitialCreate.Designer.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace taskmaster_api.Migrations
 {
     [DbContext(typeof(ApplicationDbContext))]
-    [Migration("20231208193605_InitialCreate")]
+    [Migration("20231211053644_InitialCreate")]
     partial class InitialCreate
     {
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -225,47 +225,36 @@ protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("taskmaster_api.Data.Entities.TaskEntity", b =>
                 {
-                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                    b.Property<int?>("Id")
                         .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
                         .HasColumnType("int");
 
-                    SqlServerPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+                    SqlServerPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityColumn(b.Property<int?>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("datetime2");
 
                     b.Property<string>("Description")
-                        .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
 
-                    b.Property<DateTime>("DueDate")
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("DueDate")
                         .HasColumnType("datetime2");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("Title")
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
                         .IsRequired()
-                        .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
+                        .HasMaxLength(50)
+                        .HasColumnType("nvarchar(50)");
 
-                    b.HasKey("Id");
-
-                    b.ToTable("Tasks");
-                });
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity("taskmaster_api.Data.Entities.UserEntity", b =>
-                {
-                    b.Property<int>("Id")
-                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
-                        .HasColumnType("int");
-
-                    SqlServerPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
-
-                    b.Property<string>("Email")
+                    b.Property<string>("Title")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("Username")
-                        .IsRequired()
-                        .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("datetime2");
 
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
-                    b.ToTable("Users");
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks");
                 });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRoleClaim<string>", b =>
diff --git a/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231208193605_InitialCreate.cs b/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231211053644_InitialCreate.cs
similarity index 93%
rename from taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231208193605_InitialCreate.cs
rename to taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231211053644_InitialCreate.cs
index 2ff02d2..df85bb3 100644
--- a/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231208193605_InitialCreate.cs
+++ b/taskmaster-api/Migrations/20231211053644_InitialCreate.cs
@@ -57,28 +57,17 @@ protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
                     Id = table.Column<int>(type: "int", nullable: false)
                         .Annotation("SqlServer:Identity", "1, 1"),
                     Title = table.Column<string>(type: "nvarchar(max)", nullable: false),
-                    Description = table.Column<string>(type: "nvarchar(max)", nullable: false),
-                    DueDate = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "datetime2", nullable: false)
+                    Description = table.Column<string>(type: "nvarchar(max)", nullable: true),
+                    DueDate = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "datetime2", nullable: true),
+                    Status = table.Column<string>(type: "nvarchar(50)", maxLength: 50, nullable: false),
+                    CreatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "datetime2", nullable: false),
+                    UpdatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "datetime2", nullable: false)
                 },
                 constraints: table =>
                 {
                     table.PrimaryKey("PK_Tasks", x => x.Id);
                 });
 
-            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
-                name: "Users",
-                columns: table => new
-                {
-                    Id = table.Column<int>(type: "int", nullable: false)
-                        .Annotation("SqlServer:Identity", "1, 1"),
-                    Username = table.Column<string>(type: "nvarchar(max)", nullable: false),
-                    Email = table.Column<string>(type: "nvarchar(max)", nullable: false)
-                },
-                constraints: table =>
-                {
-                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_Users", x => x.Id);
-                });
-
             migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
                 name: "AspNetRoleClaims",
                 columns: table => new
@@ -246,9 +235,6 @@ protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
             migrationBuilder.DropTable(
                 name: "Tasks");
 
-            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
-                name: "Users");
-
             migrationBuilder.DropTable(
                 name: "AspNetRoles");
 
diff --git a/taskmaster-api/Migrations/ApplicationDbContextModelSnapshot.cs b/taskmaster-api/Migrations/ApplicationDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
index d3637dc..df2fd24 100644
--- a/taskmaster-api/Migrations/ApplicationDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/taskmaster-api/Migrations/ApplicationDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -222,47 +222,36 @@ protected override void BuildModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("taskmaster_api.Data.Entities.TaskEntity", b =>
                 {
-                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                    b.Property<int?>("Id")
                         .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
                         .HasColumnType("int");
 
-                    SqlServerPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+                    SqlServerPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityColumn(b.Property<int?>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("datetime2");
 
                     b.Property<string>("Description")
-                        .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
 
-                    b.Property<DateTime>("DueDate")
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("DueDate")
                         .HasColumnType("datetime2");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("Title")
+                    b.Property<string>("Status")
                         .IsRequired()
-                        .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
+                        .HasMaxLength(50)
+                        .HasColumnType("nvarchar(50)");
 
-                    b.HasKey("Id");
-
-                    b.ToTable("Tasks");
-                });
-
-            modelBuilder.Entity("taskmaster_api.Data.Entities.UserEntity", b =>
-                {
-                    b.Property<int>("Id")
-                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
-                        .HasColumnType("int");
-
-                    SqlServerPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
-
-                    b.Property<string>("Email")
+                    b.Property<string>("Title")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("Username")
-                        .IsRequired()
-                        .HasColumnType("nvarchar(max)");
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("datetime2");
 
                     b.HasKey("Id");
 
-                    b.ToTable("Users");
+                    b.ToTable("Tasks");
                 });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRoleClaim<string>", b =>