DateTest.java

import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
import org.joda.time.Years;

public class DateTest {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		LocalDate start = LocalDate.parse("2012-01-28"); // leap year
		LocalDate end = LocalDate.parse("2013-01-27");
		LocalDate end2 = LocalDate.parse("2013-01-28");
		System.out.println(end.isBefore(start.plus(Years.ONE))); // true
		System.out.println(end2.isBefore(start.plus(Years.ONE))); // false
	}
}