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Each Taxpayer's Share: $684,000
Financial State of the Cities 2016
TIA analyzes the fiscal health of the most populous U.S. cities. View our annual report HERE.
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 States
Each September, we release our Financial State of the States report, which analyzes the finances of all 50 states.
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.
Bad accounting hides true size of Illinois’ budget deficits
April 20, 2018
Illinois Policy
Poor accounting practices prevent true financial transparency in Illinois state government.
How does Virginia’s tax burden compare to other states?
April 19, 2018
WVTF-FM
Bill Bergman at Truth in Accounting says Virginia is actually better off than most states because of how it balances the books.
Texas cities struggle with Truth in Accounting
April 18, 2018
Empower Texans
The financial struggles of major cities are far from a secret.
Needed: $1.2 billion. In the bank: $468 million
April 20, 2018
New Haven Independent (Connecticut)
The city’s pension funds should have over $1 billion in the bank.
Why more than a million teachers can’t use Social Security
April 20, 2018
Public Radio East
It's no secret that many states have badly underfunded their teacher pension plans for decades and now find themselves drowning in debt.
Accounting representations of public debt and deficits in European central government accounts: an exploration of anomalies and contradictions
April 17, 2018
Accounting Forum
This article provides a theoretical view on European general government accounting, focusing on overarching accounting principles and models, as well as their consequences on the working and the very existence of public service activity.
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