diff --git a/changelog/27656.txt b/changelog/27656.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4445f826a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/27656.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+license utilization reporting (enterprise): Auto-roll billing start date.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helper/timeutil/timeutil.go b/helper/timeutil/timeutil.go
index eeba1797d0..30b894d9cc 100644
--- a/helper/timeutil/timeutil.go
+++ b/helper/timeutil/timeutil.go
@@ -179,3 +179,13 @@ func (_ DefaultClock) NewTicker(d time.Duration) *time.Ticker {
 func (_ DefaultClock) NewTimer(d time.Duration) *time.Timer {
 	return time.NewTimer(d)
 }
+
+// NormalizeToYear returns date normalized to the latest date
+// within one year of normal. Assumes the date argument is
+// some date before normal.
+func NormalizeToYear(date, normal time.Time) time.Time {
+	for date.AddDate(1, 0, 0).Compare(normal) <= 0 {
+		date = date.AddDate(1, 0, 0)
+	}
+	return date
+}
diff --git a/helper/timeutil/timeutil_test.go b/helper/timeutil/timeutil_test.go
index df14a6fd17..7692fd280d 100644
--- a/helper/timeutil/timeutil_test.go
+++ b/helper/timeutil/timeutil_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestTimeutil_StartOfPreviousMonth(t *testing.T) {
@@ -367,3 +369,94 @@ func TestTimeUtil_ParseTimeFromPath(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// TestTimeUtil_NormalizeToYear tests NormalizeToYear function which returns the normalized input date wrt to the normal.
+func TestTimeUtil_NormalizeToYear(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		inputDate              time.Time
+		normalDate             time.Time
+		expectedNormalizedDate time.Time
+	}{
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 10, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2025, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2025, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2025, 10, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2025, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		// inputDate more than 2 years prior to normal date
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2022, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 6, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2023, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2022, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 9, 28, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2023, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2022, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2022, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 9, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2020, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 12, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2024, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		// leap year test cases
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2020, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2024, 9, 28, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2023, 9, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2025, 2, 28, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2025, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2025, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2025, 3, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2025, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2028, 2, 28, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2027, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2028, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2027, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+		{
+			inputDate:              time.Date(2024, 2, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			normalDate:             time.Date(2028, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+			expectedNormalizedDate: time.Date(2028, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		normalizedDate := NormalizeToYear(tc.inputDate, tc.normalDate)
+		require.Equal(t, tc.expectedNormalizedDate, normalizedDate)
+	}
+}