Terms Used In Iowa Code 8.36

  • 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.
  • Government: means the government of the state of Iowa. See Iowa Code 8.2
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 The fiscal year of the government shall commence on the first day of July and end on the thirtieth day of June. This fiscal year shall be used for purposes of making appropriations and of financial reporting and shall be uniformly adopted by all departments and establishments of the government. However, the department of workforce development may use the federal fiscal year instead of the fiscal year commencing on July 1.