South Africa Fiscal Year Calendar

Country code ZA · Currency ZAR · 3 public holidays tracked

Naming convention

Labelled by the calendar year in which the fiscal year starts.

First fiscal month (FM1)

April

Quarter alignment

Q1: April–June · Q4 ends March

Source

National Treasury, RSA

About the South Africa fiscal year

South Africa's national fiscal year runs April 1 to March 31, aligned with the UK convention from which the colonial accounting framework was inherited. The annual Budget Speech is delivered in late February, just before the new fiscal year begins.

For accountants and budget planners working on this calendar, the fiscal year runs from April 1 through March 31. The first fiscal month (FM1) corresponds to April; the fourth quarter ends on the last day of March. Year-end close, audit windows, and budget kickoff all anchor to those dates rather than to January and December. For a deeper introduction to fiscal-year mechanics, see our primer on fiscal years and the historical background on why fiscal years differ across countries.

Below you'll find printable monthly templates for every fiscal month, quarterly breakdowns, the country-specific deadline schedule, and a holiday calendar mapped onto the fiscal year so you can see where each public holiday falls relative to your reporting cycle.

Key fiscal deadlines — South Africa

These are the recurring statutory and operational dates that drive the South Africa fiscal calendar. Use them as fixed anchors when scheduling close milestones, audit walkthroughs, board meetings, and budget reviews.

Planning tips for South Africa

• Year-end close concentrates in the final 2 fiscal months; resource planning should reflect this.
• Map public holidays onto fiscal months early — non-business days impact close calendars and accruals.
• Compare your fiscal calendar to vendor and customer calendars when negotiating annual contracts.

Choose a fiscal year

FY labels follow the year-start convention: a fiscal year is identified by the calendar year in which it begins. Each link opens the full year-at-a-glance with all twelve fiscal months on one page.

Monthly templates

Each printable monthly template uses the standard Sunday-start week grid with South Africa public holidays highlighted. Click through to print or save a clean copy. Templates are labelled FM1–FM12 in fiscal-year order, not calendar-year order.

Quarterly breakdowns

Each quarter spans three fiscal months. Quarterly templates are useful for board reporting, mid-year reforecasts, and quarter-end variance reviews.

Public holidays — South Africa

Holidays are listed in calendar order. On every monthly template they appear shaded in the grid with a short label, and each holiday name links to a dedicated page with observance notes and fiscal-month placement.