Originally Posted by
SeattleDavid
One fascinating wrinkle arises from the fact the status derives from a calendar year EQD value (which must be greater than a minimum value, but has no maximum value) whereas the EQD tie-breaker derives from a rolling 12-month value (which has no fixed minimum value or maximum value). Furthermore on Jan 1 these two EQD values are pretty much equivalent, but on Dec 31 they could be wildly divergent. Two things follow:-.
I am not sure why they would be equal on Jan 1 and divergent on Dec 31
On Jan 1 , the current year EQDs towards retaining/attaining status will be zero , but the 12 month rolling period will cover all ( or from Jan 2 ) of the previous year
On Dec 31, the current year EQDs towards retaining/attaining status will be the same as the 12 month rolling period ( or almost the same if Dec 31 of previous year is also counted )