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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 2016
TIA analyzes the fiscal health of the most populous U.S. cities. View our annual report HERE.
State Data Lab
Compare all 50 states and the 75 most populous cities using more than 300 unique data variables.
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.
U-Haul investors drool as new tax hike plans pour in
May 18, 2018
The Southern Illinoisan
Illinois isn't going to tax its way out of its fiscal crisis.
Truth in Accounting gives Hinsdale finances a ‘D’ grade
May 18, 2018
West Cook News
The village has $21.8 million in assets and $50.9 million in unpaid bills, the report states.
Governmental accounting resources
May 17, 2018
The CPA Journal
Governmental accounting has a long history of development. Although the designation of specialized standards-setting bodies has been relatively recent, with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) being created in 1986 and the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) in 1999.
Accounting, politics, and public pensions
May 18, 2018
The CPA Journal
Defined benefit pension plans offer politicians a convenient way to satisfy public employee demands while providing the means to defer budgeted cash payments and hide the accumulation of public debt from taxpayers.
Some union retirees could see pension benefits cut 90%, PBGC chief warns
May 18, 2018
Forbes
Some union retirees could see their pension benefits cut by 90 percent, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Director Tom Reeder warned today.
The “accounting view” of money: money as equity
May 15, 2018
The World Bank
Coins circulating as legal tender in national jurisdictions worldwide are treated as debt liabilities of the issuing states and reported as a component of public debt under national accounting statistics (ESA 2010).
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