fiscal year

fiscal year
fiscal year n: an accounting period of 12 months

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

fiscal year
n.
A twelve-month period used by a business as a tax and accounting period; the accounting year.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


fiscal year
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A fiscal year (or financial year) is a 12-month period used for calculating a party's annual financial statements. A fiscal year may or may not match a calendar year.
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