@GenericMessage From WIkipedia: The U.S. government's fiscal year begins on October 1 of the previous calendar year and ends on September 30 of the year with which it is numbered. Prior to 1976, the fiscal year began on July 1 and ended on June 30. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 stipulated the change to allow Congress more time to arrive at a budget each year, and provided for what is known as the "transitional quarter" from July 1, 1976 to September 30, 1976. As stated above, the tax year for a business is governed by the fiscal year it chooses. For example, the United States government fiscal year for 2010 ("FY 2010" or "FY10") is as follows: 1st Quarter: October 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009 2nd Quarter: January 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010 3rd Quarter: April 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010 4th Quarter: July 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010
@mark3306 That's the US governments fiscal year. Companies (and governments) fiscal periods can and often vary widely. My last company started August-October as Q1.
Typically when a company talks about releases it's in the actual term of the year as follows: Q1 - January - March Q2 - April - June Q3 - July - September Q4 - October - December
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Correct me if im wrong but isnt the definition of Q2 2010: January 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010? So hasn't early 2Q10 all ready come and gone??
@mark3306
That'd be Q1..........
And it isn't march yet..........
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From WIkipedia:
The U.S. government's fiscal year begins on October 1 of the previous calendar year and ends on September 30 of the year with which it is numbered. Prior to 1976, the fiscal year began on July 1 and ended on June 30. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 stipulated the change to allow Congress more time to arrive at a budget each year, and provided for what is known as the "transitional quarter" from July 1, 1976 to September 30, 1976. As stated above, the tax year for a business is governed by the fiscal year it chooses.
For example, the United States government fiscal year for 2010 ("FY 2010" or "FY10") is as follows:
1st Quarter: October 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
2nd Quarter: January 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010
3rd Quarter: April 1, 2010 - June 30, 2010
4th Quarter: July 1, 2010 - September 30, 2010
@mark3306 Gack.
@mark3306 That's a fiscal year for the US Government. It has no bearing on calendar year dates.
@mark3306 That's the US governments fiscal year. Companies (and governments) fiscal periods can and often vary widely. My last company started August-October as Q1.
Typically when a company talks about releases it's in the actual term of the year as follows:
Q1 - January - March
Q2 - April - June
Q3 - July - September
Q4 - October - December
@mark3306
Manufactures do not use this system.
Q1: January 1 - March 31
Q2: April 1 - June 30
Q3: July 1 - September 30
Q4: October 1 - December 31
@Serus
Thanks for the clarification.