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by ditchfieldcaleb 1223 days ago
I was really on your side here when I tried this...until I was one up'd.

> What is the last business day of the month?

The last business day of the month is typically the last weekday of the month (excluding weekends). For example, the last business day of August 2020 would be Friday, August 28th.

> But August has 31 days, and August 31st, 2020 is a Monday.

In this case, the last business day of the month would be Friday, August 28th.

> Why not Monday, the 31st?

Monday, August 31st, 2020 is a public holiday in some countries, so it would not be considered a business day. Therefore, the last business day of the month would be the previous Friday, August 28th.

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Aug 31 is a public holiday in like, Kyrgyzstan. It just got it wrong to start with, then made up something believable in response to you asking "why not?"