Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 105/2

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
     Whenever the constitution or any statute, in term or effect, requires a report or account to be made or rendered by any officer, department, institution, board or commission for a year, such report or account, so far as it relates to receipts and disbursements of money, shall be for the preceding fiscal year, unless the calendar year be expressly mentioned.