{!! Form::hidden('id', null, ['id' => 'id']) !!}

<div class = "form-group">
    {!! Form::label('description', 'Description:', ['class' => 'control-label col-sm-4']) !!}
    <div class="col-sm-8">
        {!! Form::text('description', null, ['class' => 'form-control', 'required', 'maxlength' => 20]) !!}
    </div>
</div>   

<div class="form-group">
    {!! Form::label('transactions_by_date', 'Transactions in date sequence?', ['class' => 'control-label col-sm-4']) !!}
    <div class="col-sm-8">
    {!! Form::checkbox('transactions_by_date', null, null,  [$can_update ? '' : 'disabled']) !!}
    </div>
</div>