diff --git a/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb b/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8478d06e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/collection_time_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module CollectionTimeHelper
+  def current_collection_start_year
+    today = Time.zone.now
+    window_end_date = Time.zone.local(today.year, 4, 1)
+    today < window_end_date ? today.year - 1 : today.year
+  end
+
+  def collection_start_date(date)
+    window_end_date = Time.zone.local(date.year, 4, 1)
+    date < window_end_date ? Time.zone.local(date.year - 1, 4, 1) : Time.zone.local(date.year, 4, 1)
+  end
+
+  def current_collection_start_date
+    Time.zone.local(current_collection_start_year, 4, 1)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/form_handler.rb b/app/models/form_handler.rb
index 51a0b6177..098a7b429 100644
--- a/app/models/form_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/form_handler.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class FormHandler
   include Singleton
+  include CollectionTimeHelper
   attr_reader :forms
 
   def initialize
@@ -44,21 +45,6 @@ class FormHandler
     forms
   end
 
-  def current_collection_start_year
-    today = Time.zone.now
-    window_end_date = Time.zone.local(today.year, 4, 1)
-    today < window_end_date ? today.year - 1 : today.year
-  end
-
-  def collection_start_date(date)
-    window_end_date = Time.zone.local(date.year, 4, 1)
-    date < window_end_date ? Time.zone.local(date.year - 1, 4, 1) : Time.zone.local(date.year, 4, 1)
-  end
-
-  def current_collection_start_date
-    Time.zone.local(current_collection_start_year, 4, 1)
-  end
-
   def form_name_from_start_year(year, type)
     form_mappings = { 0 => "current_#{type}", 1 => "previous_#{type}", -1 => "next_#{type}" }
     form_mappings[current_collection_start_year - year]
diff --git a/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b02802f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/collection_time_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe CollectionTimeHelper do
+  let(:current_user) { create(:user, :data_coordinator) }
+  let(:user) { create(:user, :data_coordinator) }
+
+  around do |example|
+    Timecop.freeze(now) do
+      example.run
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Current collection start year" do
+    context "when the date is after 1st of April" do
+      let(:now) { Time.utc(2022, 8, 3) }
+
+      it "returns the same year as the current start year" do
+        expect(current_collection_start_year).to eq(2022)
+      end
+
+      it "returns the correct current start date" do
+        expect(current_collection_start_date).to eq(Time.zone.local(2022, 4, 1))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with the date before 1st of April" do
+      let(:now) { Time.utc(2022, 2, 3) }
+
+      it "returns the previous year as the current start year" do
+        expect(current_collection_start_year).to eq(2021)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb b/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
index 89f550bee..30a75f605 100644
--- a/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ RSpec.describe FormHandler do
     context "when the date is after 1st of April" do
       let(:now) { Time.utc(2022, 8, 3) }
 
-      it "returns the same year as the current start year" do
-        expect(form_handler.current_collection_start_year).to eq(2022)
-      end
-
       it "returns the correct current lettings form name" do
         expect(form_handler.form_name_from_start_year(2022, "lettings")).to eq("current_lettings")
       end
@@ -103,19 +99,11 @@ RSpec.describe FormHandler do
       it "returns the correct next sales form name" do
         expect(form_handler.form_name_from_start_year(2023, "sales")).to eq("next_sales")
       end
-
-      it "returns the correct current start date" do
-        expect(form_handler.current_collection_start_date).to eq(Time.zone.local(2022, 4, 1))
-      end
     end
 
     context "with the date before 1st of April" do
       let(:now) { Time.utc(2022, 2, 3) }
 
-      it "returns the previous year as the current start year" do
-        expect(form_handler.current_collection_start_year).to eq(2021)
-      end
-
       it "returns the correct current lettings form name" do
         expect(form_handler.form_name_from_start_year(2021, "lettings")).to eq("current_lettings")
       end