Results: PPY: Prior-Prior Year
Published on 07/23/2016
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1.
I just received some financial papers that stated that I needed to report my PPY income. Turns out PPY stands for prior-prior year. Until today, I had never seen this term before. Have you?
Yes
6%
77 votes
No
79%
1057 votes
Not Applicable
15%
197 votes
2.
2.
Instead of PPY, what would you normally or what have you used in the past? When speaking in reference to 2016, I would say 2014
26%
345 votes
I would say 2 years ago
33%
439 votes
I would say a couple of years ago
9%
123 votes
I would say a few years ago
5%
61 votes
24 months or several months ago
4%
47 votes
N/A
38%
506 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
8 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| All of the above | 0.07% | 1 |
| It depends on what your current tax year is | 0.07% | 1 |
| year before last | 0.07% | 1 |
| 0.07% | 1 | |
| specific date to date | 0.07% | 1 |
| I would ignore it. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Be precise please supply # of previous years income statements | 0.07% | 1 |
| I would say the exact years e.g. for the years 2011 & 2912 | 0.07% | 1 |
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3.
The term PPY was not invented by those that are using shorthand for texting. Do you feel that even other avenues of life are creating abbreviations more than usual? Yes
48%
644 votes
No
9%
118 votes
Undecided
16%
208 votes
Not Applicable
27%
361 votes
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4.
In terms of how something rolls off your tongue, what sounds better to you? 2 years ago
65%
870 votes
Prior-prior year
5%
66 votes
N/A
30%
395 votes
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