Specify the Number of Months in a Year

With 52-week years, you must define how months add to a year.

To select the number of months in a year:

1. Select an option:

   • 12 Months—Use 13 weeks per quarter. Months have an unequal number of weeks.

   • 13 Months—Use a 13–month year in which months contain the same number of weeks, and you specify the quarters that contain extra months.

2. Perform a task:

   • Click Next and see Specifying the End of a 12 or 13 Month Fiscal Year if you selected:

     • Ignoring them so all years have 52 weeks and

     • 12 Months

   • Click Next and see Specifying the End of a 12 or 13 Month Fiscal Year if you selected:

     • Ignoring them so all years have 52 weeks and

     • 13 Months

   • Click Next and see Setting Fiscal Year End if you selected:

     • Adding a 53rd week as needed

     • 12 Months or 13 Months