Introduction
Businesses need an accounting period for keeping financial records and for reporting their incomes. These periods can be broken down as either calendar year, accounting period or a fiscal year.
Calendar year
Calendar year as used in accounting refers to the twelve months in an year that begin January 1st and ends on 31st December (Finney & Miller 1958).This is the mostly used type of accounting year. Internal revenue service recommends usage of calendar year for those who keep no records or books or do not have a selected a particular accounting year.
Accounting period
Accounting period refers to the period for within which the financial ...