The period of time covered by a particular report. The reporting period for a semi-annual report is from either January 1 through June 30 or from July 1 through December 31. The reporting period for a pre-election report is from the closing date of the last reporting period through 30 days prior to an election. The reporting period for a final report is from the closing date of the last semi-annual report filed through the date of the last expenditure made by the political committee.

A period of time consistent with the calendar quarterly periods of January 1 through March 31; April 1 through June 30; July 1 through September 30; and October 1 through December 31.

The 12-month period for which data are submitted to the NCANDS.

The period of time covered by a report-for example, quarterly or annually.

the specific time period covered by a particular campaign finance statement.

A reporting period is a span of time in which the data is collected.

The period a report is providing detailed Journal Entries for. All entries before the reporting period are summarized in the beginning balance. Please note: Reporting periods for past months will contain the figures for the entire month. Reporting period of the current month, may contain only data up to the day the report was generated and may not include all expenditures such as payroll costs and indirect costs. Periods are counted from July to June: 1=June, ... , 12=July