This time around, most companies reported financial and operating results for the July-August-September quarter, the third three-month period in a calendar year. But if a company runs on a fiscal ...

She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical analyst. A fiscal year, unlike a calendar year, can begin and end in any month. It is used by businesses and governments to ...

A tax year is a 12-month period covered by a tax return. A tax year is either a calendar or fiscal year (FY) that is covered by a tax return. Most filers submit a tax return to the Internal ...

Fiscal quarters are the four three-month periods of the year. At the end of each, publicly traded companies must report their financial results to the SEC and the public. Fiscal quarters ...