# Period

> Period — A fiscal reporting window.

Source: https://lopifi.com/glossary/period
Part of: Lopifi — US GAAP books on autopilot, reviewed by a CPA (https://lopifi.com)

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**What is period?** In accounting, period means a fiscal reporting window.

## Words this system refuses for it

- date range
- timeframe

- **Category:** Core ledger
- **Specified in:** [Lexicon](https://lopifi.com/md/docs/domain/11-lexicon)
- **Rendered by:** [period-grid](https://lopifi.com/md/components/period-grid), [period-picker](https://lopifi.com/md/components/period-picker), [currency-pair-chart](https://lopifi.com/md/components/currency-pair-chart), [flux-analysis](https://lopifi.com/md/components/flux-analysis), [period-status](https://lopifi.com/md/components/period-status), [profit-and-loss](https://lopifi.com/md/components/profit-and-loss), [revenue-waterfall](https://lopifi.com/md/components/revenue-waterfall), [statement-table](https://lopifi.com/md/components/statement-table), [statement-toolbar](https://lopifi.com/md/components/statement-toolbar), [uninvoiced-receipts-report](https://lopifi.com/md/components/uninvoiced-receipts-report)