accounting period

American  

noun

1. a regular period of time, as a month or a year, for which an operative statement is drawn up.

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Example Sentences

They added there was also insufficient evidence to confirm that expenditure of £122m occurred in the year or was properly accounted for in the correct accounting period.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

So we must decide what the appropriate accounting period should be for measuring income and loss.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2020

Much of that success, no doubt, is carryover from the C.M.A.’s — Nielsen’s accounting period for last week’s chart ended just one day after the awards.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2015

He was also right to be wary of how his successors, many years from now, might view the tapes at the end of each accounting period.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2015

Fiscal year: This entry identifies the beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but may begin in any month.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency