Fiscal Year & Quarters Guide

In Nepal the official fiscal year begins on 1 Shrawan and ends on the final day of Ashadh in the following calendar year. The nepali date library includes specialized functions to compute fiscal years, identify trimester quarters, and determine quarter start and end boundary dates for financial, tax, and accounting systems.

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Fiscal Year StructureCopy Anchor Link

Because the fiscal year starts in the fourth month of Bikram Sambat (Shrawan), every fiscal cycle spans two calendar years:

• Format: Standardized as YYYY/YY (e.g. 2081/82 BS).
• Start Date: 1 Shrawan (Month index 3, Day 1).
• End Date: Last day of Ashadh (Month index 2, Day 31 or 32 of the succeeding calendar year).

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Fiscal Quarters (Trimesters)Copy Anchor Link

The financial year is divided into four 3-month quarters:

[!NOTE] Notice that Q4 takes place in the succeeding Bikram Sambat calendar year (Baisakh, Jestha, Ashadh). The library automatically increments the calendar year when calculating Q4 boundaries.

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Fiscal Quarters vs. Calendar QuartersCopy Anchor Link

nepali-date-library provides separate APIs for both systems:

• Fiscal Quarters: Used for taxation, corporate accounting, and financial reporting. Runs Shrawan to Ashadh.
• Calendar Quarters: Used for calendar quarters, seasonal reporting, and academic trimesters. Runs Baisakh to Chaitra.

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Section API MethodsCopy Anchor Link

Explore each dedicated function reference:

• NepaliDate.getCurrentFiscalYear(): Returns active fiscal year integer.
• date.getCurrentFiscalYearQuarter(): Returns quarter number (1 | 2 | 3 | 4) for a date.
• date.getCurrentFiscalYearQuarterDates(): Returns { start, end } dates for current quarter.
• NepaliDate.getFiscalYearQuarter(): Calculates boundaries for any arbitrary quarter and year.
• NepaliDate.getFiscalYearQuarters(): Returns all four fiscal quarters in a single call.
• Calendar Quarters: Standard calendar quarters (getQuarter & getQuarters).