diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 74fba37..cb6ad3e 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # dfeR 0.1.1
 
-Add default value to dp argument of round_five_up() function.
+Add default value to decimal place argument of round_five_up() function.
 
 # dfeR 0.1.0
 
 Relaunch of the package with two functions:
 
-- format_ay()
-- round_five_up()
+-   format_ay()
+-   round_five_up()
diff --git a/R/format_ay.R b/R/format_ay.R
index 153949d..36db00d 100644
--- a/R/format_ay.R
+++ b/R/format_ay.R
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ format_ay <- function(year) {
 #' @export
 #' @examples
 #' format_ay_reverse("2016/17")
-
 format_ay_reverse <- function(year) {
   if (!grepl("^\\d{4}/\\d{2}.*", year)) {
-    stop("year parameter must be a seven digit string in an academic year format, e.g. '2016/17'")
+    stop("year parameter must be a seven digit string in an academic
+         year format, e.g. '2016/17'")
   }
   gsub("/", "", year)
 }
diff --git a/R/format_fy.R b/R/format_fy.R
index b1ec49e..aabb7e2 100644
--- a/R/format_fy.R
+++ b/R/format_fy.R
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ format_fy <- function(year) {
 #' @export
 #' @examples
 #' format_fy_reverse("2016-17")
-
 # function to reverse the change back to e.g. 201617
 format_fy_reverse <- function(year) {
   if (!grepl("^\\d{4}-\\d{2}.*", year)) {
-    stop("year parameter must be a seven digit string in a financial year format, e.g. '2016-17'")
+    stop("year parameter must be a seven digit string in a financial
+         year format, e.g. '2016-17'")
   }
   gsub("[^0-9A-Za-z///' ]", "", year)
 }
diff --git a/man/format_ay_reverse.Rd b/man/format_ay_reverse.Rd
index 01786cd..19c0efd 100644
--- a/man/format_ay_reverse.Rd
+++ b/man/format_ay_reverse.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ format_ay_reverse(year)
 \item{year}{Academic year}
 }
 \value{
-Unformatted year
+Unformatted 6 digit year as string
 }
 \description{
 This function converts academic year variables back into 201617 format.
diff --git a/man/format_fy_reverse.Rd b/man/format_fy_reverse.Rd
index 61d90c1..736fe1c 100644
--- a/man/format_fy_reverse.Rd
+++ b/man/format_fy_reverse.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ format_fy_reverse(year)
 \item{year}{Financial year}
 }
 \value{
-Unformatted year
+Unformatted 6 digit year as string
 }
 \description{
 This function converts financial year variables back into 201617 format.