US Published National Debt
$19,482,000,745,209
The Truth
$87,096,320,152,975
Your Share: $272,000
Financial State of the States 2015
Each year Truth in Accounting issues a report of the financial condition of each of the 50 states. Click here for our latest 2014 data to see how your state is doing.
Bill's Blog
Bill Bergman serves as TIA's Director of Research. He is responsible for managing TIA's federal project and State Data Lab's data base. Bergman spent 13 years as an economist and policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Financial State of the Cities
We analyzed the financial conditions of the ten largest US cities. See how they rank here.
The Federal Project
Our Federal Project explores various aspects of government financial reporting, and will examine a different theme each month for the next year.
2014 Financial State of the States
Each year Truth in Accounting issues a report of the financial condition of each of the 50 states. Click here for our latest 2014 data to see how your state is doing.
Your share of Illinois debt: simply write a check for ... how much?
September 27, 2016
Illinois News Network
Includes " ... "Our biggest concern is that the state has not been truthful to the citizens about the amount of its debt.
Accounting group puts Vermont's debt at $3.9 billion
September 27, 2016
Vermont Watchdog
By Bruce Parker, includes "A new report from a government accounting watchdog group finds that Vermont has a debt of $3.9 billion, despite claims of having a balanced budget.
Balance is just a word in Mississippi’s budget
September 26, 2016
SunHerald (Mississippi)
By Paul Hampton, includes “The state has been cooking its books. Microwaving them, actually. On high — 1,200 watts.
Exposure Draft - Omnibus 201X
September 27, 2016
Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Includes "...This proposed Statement addresses a variety of topics including issues related to component unit presentation, goodwill, fair value measurement and application, and postemployment benefits (pensions and other postemployment benefits [OPEB]). ..."
Annual letter to shareholders (2015)
September 27, 2016
Berkshire Hathaway
By Warren Buffett, includes "... For 240 years it's been a terrible mistake to bet against America, and now is no time to start.
Latest casualty of Puerto Rico cash grab is university system
September 22, 2016
Bloomberg
By Michelle Kaske, includes “… Stakeholders aren’t wasting time. Participants in the medical school’s deferred compensation plan voted in May to liquidate the fund’s $103 million of assets
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