previous financial year

基本解释

To find out if you need to lodge a tax return for the 2007 (or previous) financial year, enter your details into the self-help Do I need to lodge a tax return? tool.
想要知道你是否需要申报2007年（或前一年）的纳税，将你的信息填入名为“我需要申报纳税吗”的自助系统内。
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EXAMPLE: At the start of our company's annual owner's meeting our chief accountant always presents a ten-minute recapitulation of the previous year's financial history.
在公司年度股东会议开始时，首席会计师都要做十分钟的讲话，对上一年的财务状况做一简要总结。
A total of 23, 748 bikes were reported stolen in London in 2009-10 — up 27.8 per cent on the previous financial year — but police believe that the true figure could be double that.
其中2009—2010年就有23,748辆被报偷窃——较上一个财政年度上升的27.8个百分比——但是警察相信，实际数据可能有两倍之多。

T-Mobile posted higher profits during the first quarter of the 2012 financial year than the previous year, according to a statement released by its parent company, Deutsche Telekom.
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