原文:http://www.cnblogs.com/qiangsheng/archive/2008/02/02/1062109.html
Generally a period of 12 months for which the company produces financial statements and takes inventory. A fiscal year may or may not correspond to the calendar year. Under certain circumstances, fiscal years containing fewer than 12 months are also permitted (short fiscal year).
----------------------分隔线上面是 SAP 标准文档中提供的说明
分隔线下面是我的翻译
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通常是 12 个月的期间,公司生产的财务状态和获得存货。财务年度可以对应或者不对应日历年。在特定情况下,也允许包含少于 12 个月的财务年度(短财务年度)。