On: Remind HN: Raise your rates

[gte910h]

For many types of companies in the US, you have to basically convince the government to let you have one other than jan1 - dec 31.

[swores → gte910h]

Not according to Wikipedia:

"The U.S. government's fiscal year begins on October 1 of the previous calendar year and ends on September 30"

Or About.com:

"The Federal Fiscal Year runs from October 1 of the prior year through September 30 of the next year."

[gte910h → swores]

That's the US government's fiscal year. It's also one of the biggest reasons you can convince them to let them use that fiscal year (if you do a lot of government business, like a military contractor).

[smountcastle → swores]

That's the government's fiscal year, not your company's fiscal year.

[swores → smountcastle]

My bad: "The tax year for a business is governed by the fiscal year it chooses."