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Modern Financial Management: Empowering High-Performance Government

OpenGov

Transforming Government Finance for a Stronger Future For too long, local governments have been weighed down by outdated toolsmanual spreadsheets, paper-based workflows, and slow processes that leave little time for […] The post Modern Financial Management: Empowering High-Performance Government appeared first on OpenGov.

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Explore the possibilities of cloud at AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days

AWS Public Sector Blog

According to multiple state and local government surveys conducted by the Center for Digital Government (CDG), only a small minority of US states, counties, and cities have migrated more than 50 percent of their systems/applications to the cloud. Interested in attending an upcoming AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days?

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Why are cloud technologies key to levelling up council project management?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Local government is in need of updated cloud technology to efficiently implement council project management, with the potential of funding from the Levelling Up fund Time is gradually running out for local government to invest £4.8 billion of Levelling Up funding.

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?Bridging the Academic/Practitioner Gap: Public Finance Journal

Barrett & Greene

How can we better insulate government programs from economic shocks? What does a fiscally healthy state and local government look like? The list goes on and on ​ The primary organization that supports budgeting and finance professionals is the , Government Finance Officers Association. What is a sound fiscal policy?

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

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Sales Taxes from Non-Residents

Death and Taxes

For instance, according to a study from the Urban Affairs Review , exporting tax burdens impacts residents’ levels of support for local governments (Martin, Lopez, and Olsen 2019). Since a voter referendum is required to levy local sales taxes, it is important for practitioners to consider who bears tax burdens. and Jeremy G.

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One Working Capital Management Strategic Tool: Interfund Transfers

Death and Taxes

Working capital management is a managerial strategy that monitors and uses current assets (e.g., This integral part of sound financial management uses a variety of strategic tools to manage cash flows. cash, accounts receivable, and inventory) and current liabilities (e.g., Michelle L.