Financial Year & Quarter Finder
Pick any month and calendar year — see the Indian financial year, its quarter (Q1–Q4) and the assessment year, live.
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Disclaimer: Indicative reference tool. The Indian financial year is fixed at April–March; compliance dates listed are typical statutory dates and may shift with government notifications.
The FY-quarter reference calendar
Unlike the January–December calendar year, the Indian financial year (and its four quarters) is measured from April to March. Here is what falls in each quarter, and the compliance that typically lands in it.
- Start of the financial year
- First advance-tax instalment (15% by 15 Jun)
- Q4 (prior FY) TDS returns & Form 16 issue
- GSTR-1 / GSTR-3B monthly filings
- ITR filing due (31 Jul, non-audit)
- Second advance-tax instalment (45% by 15 Sep)
- Q1 TDS return (Form 24Q/26Q)
- Tax-audit & report season begins
- Tax-audit ITR due (31 Oct)
- Third advance-tax instalment (75% by 15 Dec)
- Q2 TDS return; GST annual return prep
- Belated / revised return window
- Final advance-tax instalment (100% by 15 Mar)
- Year-end tax-saving investments (80C etc.)
- Q3 TDS return; books close on 31 Mar
- GST reconciliation before year end
How the finder works
Given just a month and a calendar year, the tool maps the date onto India's April–March financial year and then to the right quarter and assessment year.
Read the month
Months April (4) to December (12) belong to the FY that starts in the selected calendar year.
Roll back Jan–Mar
Months January (1) to March (3) belong to the FY that started the previous calendar year, so the start year is year − 1.
Label the FY
The FY label is start-year to the next year, e.g. 2025-26. The quarter is Q1 Apr–Jun, Q2 Jul–Sep, Q3 Oct–Dec, Q4 Jan–Mar.
Derive the AY
The assessment year is always the FY plus one — income of FY 2025-26 is assessed in AY 2026-27.
Key terms explained
Financial Year (FY)
The 12-month period the government uses for accounting and taxing income — 1 April to 31 March in India. Income you earn in this window is a single financial year, e.g. FY 2025-26.
Assessment Year (AY)
The year after the FY, when that income is assessed and the return is filed. It is always FY + 1 — income of FY 2025-26 is filed in AY 2026-27.
Calendar year vs FY
A calendar year is plain January–December. The FY is offset — so a date in Jan–Mar falls in a financial year that already began the previous calendar year (Q4).
Quarter & why April
Each FY splits into four quarters — Q1 Apr–Jun, Q2 Jul–Sep, Q3 Oct–Dec, Q4 Jan–Mar. India's April start dates to the colonial-era Government of India accounting cycle, and quarters drive GST, TDS and advance-tax deadlines.
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Disclaimer: This tool gives indicative results for general guidance only and is not professional advice. Please verify with a qualified CA before acting on the numbers.