Fiscal Year

Overview

Fiscal Year is a fundamental component of FreeBalance Accountability Platform. Budgets are created per fiscal year, transactions are posted for a particular fiscal year, reports are generated by fiscal year, an analysis is performed comparing results from fiscal year to fiscal year and so on, etc. A fiscal year may not correspond to a calendar year. This screen contains the different fiscal years registered within the system.

 

Navigation

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Fiscal Year screen Fields

Field

Description

Code

Unique alphanumeric code for Fiscal Year.

Start Date

Start date of Fiscal Year.

End Date

End date of Fiscal Year.

Status

Defines the status of Fiscal Year- whether Open, Closed or New.

Open for Budget Preparation

Defines whether the fiscal year is open for budget preparation.

Open for Budget Execution

Defines whether the fiscal year is open for budget execution.

Open for Adjustments

Defines whether the fiscal year is open for adjustments.

Current Fiscal Year for Budget Execution

Defines whether it is the current fiscal year for budget execution.

Open for Purchasing PlanningDefines whether it is the current fiscal year for Purchasing Planning.

Active

If false, the Fiscal Year cannot be used anymore and it would be there for reference purpose only.

Abbreviation

Abbreviation for Fiscal Year.

Description

Description of Fiscal Year.