本年度 and 今年 - what's the difference?
Hello everyone,

What's the difference between these two terms? Is it simply a matter of formality?

Cheers!

- Jake

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本年度 and 今年 - what's the difference?
Hello everyone,

What's the difference between these two terms? Is it simply a matter of formality?

Cheers!

- Jake

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本, here means "this", 年度, is the whole year period, and it doesn't necessarily need to be from January 1st to December 31th.

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年度 is a unit of measurement used exclusively in summaries or financial reports. 今年 can be used at will.

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You‘re absolutely right. It's a matter of formality.
今年 is more for spoken language.
本年度 is more for written language.

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1、今年多用于口语中，指一个自然年，如2019年1月-2019年12月
2、本年度多用于书面语中（报告中），根据工作性质和需要而划分的有一定起讫的十二个月，如，本年度的社保缴费基数为3180，这个年度通常是从当年的7月1日至第二年的6月30日。

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今年 is usual,but 本年度 is too  formal （usually use at  company  annual convension）