Finance and Accounting

Check this page for information on finance, accounting, and budgeting in city government. Selected resources from MTAS, the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller, and other state departments are linked here.

New TACIR report: "Fiscal Impact of Economic Slowdown on Local Governments in Tennessee." Stanley Chervin, PhD.

New! ARRA Compliance Information for Local Governments

• Letter from Comptroller to Local Government Officials and Financial Personnel dated October 12, 2009
• Directives for Recipients of Stimulus Funds. (Office of Tennessee Recovery Act (TRAM))

Comptroller. Division of Municipal Audit

• Letter from Division of Municipal Audit: Impact of ARRA and Implementation Requirements (May 6, 2009)
• Local Government Internal Controls.
• Updates to the City Standard Chart of Accounts (May 2009).
• Local Government Action Plan.

Comptroller. Division of County Audit

• Ten Steps to Compliance for Tennessee Counties
• ARRA Compliance materials for Counties. Division of County Audit.
• Trustee’s Segregation of Duties Letter and Checklist

MTAS Resources

Certified Municipal Finance Officer Program

Changes in Federal and State Lodging Reimbursement Rates for Travel (2008)

• State -- Effective October 1, 2008 - Rate is $ .54 per mile
• Federal -- Effective October 1, 2008 - Rate is $ .585 per mile

Municipal Travel Policy (2008)

Drug Fund Class materials (2006)

• Powerpoint
• Flowchart
• Handout

In-Lieu-of-Tax-Payment Calculator

State Resources

Center for Business and Economic Research (UT-Knoxville)

• Tennessee Economic Overview
• -Tennessee Economic Report to the Governor
• Tennessee Business and Economic Outlook

Comptroller of the Treasury, Tennessee

• Division of Municipal Audit
• Certified Municipal Finance Officer Program
• Municipal Finance Officer Certification and Education Act of 2007
• Contract to Audit Accounts Form
• Division of Property Assessments
• Property Tax Freeze Program
• Appealing Property Taxes in Tennessee

County Revenue Manual (U.T. CTAS)

Dept. of Revenue, Tennessee

• Tax Collections and Statistics
• Tennessee Tax Information
• Government Certificate of Exemption Form
• Business Tax Guide (Sept. 2005)

Fact Book 2003-04 (State of TN. Senate and House Finance, Ways and Means Committee)

Local Government Investment Pool, State of Tennessee. Treasury Dept.

Local Government Corporation

Tennessee Purchasing -- Contracts, Dept. of General Services

Treasury Department Bank Collateral Pool

Federal Resources

Consumer Price Indexes - Bureau of Labor Statistics

Internal Revenue Service Dept. of Treasury

U.S. General Services Administration

• Domestic per Diem Rates

Associations

Association of Government Accountants (AGA)

Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

Natl. Association of Local Government Auditors

Natl. Association of Purchasing Management

Natl. Institute of Governmental Purchasing

Tennessee GFOA


Last Updated 10/15/2009