A fiscal year is a 12-month period over which a company budgets its spending and reports income. A "Fiscal Year" is always referred to by the date on which the account period ends - not begins.
A fiscal year can begin on any month but always ends on the twelfth month.
For accounting and tax purposes a fiscal year should begin on the first of a month and end on the last day of the twelfth month.
Estimated Tax Payment (ETP)Due Dates For Fiscal Year 2010
ETPs are due on the 15th day of the 4th, 6th, and 9th months of your tax year and on the 15th day of the first month after the end of your fiscal tax year.
For example, if your fiscal tax year ends October 31st, your estimated tax payments would be due on February 15th, April 15th, July 15th, November 15th after the October 31st on which your fiscal year ends.
