>>>So... let me think. Q&D solution:
>>>
>>>

* try with 12th of the first date's month
>>>d12=date(year(d1), month(d1), 12)
>>>*-- if first date is past 12th, use 12th of the second date
>>>if d12<d1
>>>  d12=date(year(d2), month(d2), 12)
>>>endif
>>>scan for between(d12, d1, d2)
>>>  && do stuff here
>>>endscan

>>
>>I think this would work (uses Julian date):
>>
>>

BETWEEN(SYS(11,DATE(YEAR(PpBeg),MONTH(PpBeg),12)),SYS(11,PpBeg),SYS(11,PpEnd)) ;
>   OR BETWEEN(SYS(11,DATE(YEAR(PpEnd),MONTH(PpEnd),12)),SYS(11,PpBeg),SYS(11,PpEnd))

>
>I was also tempted to make it a one-liner but resisted it for clarity's sake. Payroll report never hinges on a couple of milliseconds more or less.

I didn't realize how big this would be until after I posted it. I built it up with a cut & paste of the two parts. Thanks for making it more readable.