Different country, different financial year

Different countries, different financial years

Written by Sanne Peters

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May 11, 2021

Different financial years

When living in different countries (or doing business/remote work overseas), be aware of the different financial years. Have a look at the list* of Countries (list taken from the website of UNO) along with their respective Financial year below. The best advice I can give is to keep track of where you lived incl. the exact dates and countries. And if there are visas involved, also be aware what this might do to your tax. To save time, money and headaches, get professionals to help you with this. 

*This list is not my creation, I took the information below from Tax Ninja, therefore the information contained in this post is true as per reasonable prudence and may deviate from your information. 

Fiscal Year Countries (list by UNO)
1st April - 31st March Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Eswatini (commonly Known as Swaziland)
India
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Lesotho
Namibia
New Zealand
Qatar
Saint Lucia
Singapore
South Africa
1st July - 30th June Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Cameroon
Dominica
Egypt
Kenya
Malawi
Mauritius
Nauru
Pakistan
Tonga
Uganda
United of Republic of Tanzania
1st October - 30th September Haiti
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Myanmar
Palau
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
16th July - 15th July Nepal
21st December - 20th December Afghanistan
21st March - 20th March Iran
6th April - 5th April United Kingdom
8th July - 7th July Ethiopia
1st June - 31st May Samoa
1st January - 31st December Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Republic of the)
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Not Known Kiribati
Somalia

Tip for backpackers/travellers going down under

I’d definitely recommend Pro Tax Returns in Australia, if you are on a working holiday or student visa, or any visa really.. they’re affordable tax professionals that can help you for sure. And if you get an Information Planet membership you’ll even get an extra discount.

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