diff --git a/tests/testutil.py b/tests/testutil.py
index 110369be208696a7a1ee547fc9f8c7625084124d..33f21506e5f54d46d98c5057427bb99325de3132 100644
--- a/tests/testutil.py
+++ b/tests/testutil.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class TestBooksLoader(books.Loader):
 class TestConfig:
     def __init__(self, *,
                  books_path=None,
+                 fiscal_year=(3, 1),
                  payment_threshold=0,
                  repo_path=None,
                  rt_client=None,
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ class TestConfig:
             self._books_loader = None
         else:
             self._books_loader = TestBooksLoader(books_path)
+        self.fiscal_year = fiscal_year
         self._payment_threshold = Decimal(payment_threshold)
         self.repo_path = test_path(repo_path)
         self._rt_client = rt_client
@@ -259,6 +261,9 @@ class TestConfig:
     def config_file_path(self):
         return test_path('userconfig/conservancy_beancount/config.ini')
 
+    def fiscal_year_begin(self):
+        return books.FiscalYear(*self.fiscal_year)
+
     def payment_threshold(self):
         return self._payment_threshold