financial report

Year End Accounting

Every 12 months companies are required to give a financial report for the year end accounts.  The period usually varies from company to company.  But notably most public corporations unlike the private corporations always give their end year accounting report at the end of every June.  All projects undertaken through-out the year must be submitted.  This gives the Government a chance to gauge how its funds were used by different government offices, projects and associations.  It is only once the financial report has been issued that auditors come in to audit the books of accounts for different ministries and government offices.   Financial reports can be done by internal accounts or companies can employ external accountants and provide all the available financial details of the transactions that took place.

For private companies, the date of in-corporation is different depending on the date corporation of the company took place.  That is why several private companies and organizations always give their financial accounting all through the months of the year.  The fiscal year as we might wish to call it differs considerably from country to country.  But a look at the general trends states that companies prefer to have their new year begin on 1st July of each year.  This is the time when all financial reports must be given and any fund balances that have been unused for various reasons returned to the treasury for further allocation. It is only through such reports that auditors are able to confirm any misappropriation of funds by the concerned company.

Any end year financial report requires submission of Tax forms to the various authorities on how they have faired financially, whether they have made profit or losses, this has to be clearly indicated.  Those companies who do not give their financial report as required usually face penalties and pay higher taxes for not remitting their financial reports within the stated period as required by the law.  Any financial report is required to include any financial dealings within the past year which includes rents, salaries, purchases, and any other financial transactions that was within the company’s authority during the period of the year.

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