Quarters and fiscal years from a date
Work out the quarter, the fiscal year and the fiscal quarter of any date, for a fiscal year that starts in July.
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- Calendar quarter:
=ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0)gives 1 to 4. - Fiscal year from July 1, named after the year it ends in:
=YEAR(A2)+IF(MONTH(A2)>=7,1,0). CHOOSE(position, item1, item2, …)returns the item at that position.
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