diff --git a/tests/testutil.py b/tests/testutil.py
index effca5c50e1a6d7bf0d58ef8c159a48826b84496..a460ad6dea258dc5114ae88a3ce1544ccccc3a81 100644
--- a/tests/testutil.py
+++ b/tests/testutil.py
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES = [
     Amount(500, None),
 ]
 
+FIXME_VALUES = [
+    'FIXME',
+    'FIXME loose comment',
+    'FIXME: comment with punctuation',
+]
+
 OPENING_EQUITY_ACCOUNTS = itertools.cycle([
     'Equity:Funds:Unrestricted',
     'Equity:Funds:Restricted',