Reporting Period

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Reporting Period (or Accounting Period) is the period covered by Financial Statements or by an interim financial report.

Financial statements are prepared for a specified period of time (reporting period) and provide information about:

  • assets, liabilities and equity that existed at the end of the reporting period, or during the reporting period (Financial Position)
  • income and expenses for the reporting period (Financial Performance)

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