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Accounting Period 1. The period of time reflected in financial statements. Usually, the accounting period is either the calendar year or a quarter. For example, publicly-traded companies must report their financial state for the accounting period since their previous report. 2. In the United Kingdom, the period for which corporate taxes are assessed. Accounting Period The period (normally 12 months) that a taxpayer uses to determine federal income tax liability. Unless a taxpayer makes a specific choice to the contrary, his accounting period is the calendar year. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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S has over 70
employees and totalled 140 million euros global turnover in the
200' accounting period (fiscal year finished on March 31st, 2005). tax laws favor market insurance to stabilize or
smooth earnings when the firm suffers large losses, especially in a
single accounting period. This statement is somewhat
curious in that during the most recently reported accounting period, DCX
out earned JCI. |
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