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RSS fiscalCity Fiscal Conditions in 2003
White Paper The purposes of the study presented in this paper are to detail cities' fiscal situations in 2003 and over the past 18 years, to examine the effect of taxing authority and revenue diversity on revenue growth, to identify important factors... [03 Jul 2008]
City Fiscal Conditions in 2002
White Paper The purposes of the study presented in this paper are to detail cities' fiscal situations in 2002 and over the past decade and a half, to examine the effect of taxing authority and revenue diversity on revenue growth, to identify important factors... [03 Jul 2008]
Improving Fiscal Policy in the EU: The Case for Independent Forecasts
White Paper This forecast bias negatively affects the fiscal policy-making process. To remedy this bias in the present process of fiscal policymaking, this paper suggests the establishment of an independent forecasting authority, i.e.independent of the... [03 Jul 2008]
City Fiscal Conditions in 2004
White Paper Mixed economic signals in the stock market, employment gains, energy prices, global security issues, and housing starts reverberate in cities' budgets. The sluggish underlying economy has resulted in a longer-than-expected recovery period, one that... [03 Jul 2008]
The Impact of Federal Fiscal Policy on State and Local Fiscal Crises: Roundtable Proceedings
White Paper On May 27, 2003, the National League of Cities convened a panel of municipal officials, economists, fiscal policy experts, and association representatives to discuss the state and local budget crisis and its relationship to federal policies. [03 Jul 2008]
The Future of State Fiscal Conditions: Fiscal Boom, Fiscal Bust, Then What?
White Paper The state fiscal boom of the late 1990s was driven by exceptional forces unlikely to be repeated in the years ahead. The state fiscal boom of the late 1990s turned into the current bust when manufacturing declined, stock markets fell and the... [03 Jul 2008]
Budget in Brief: Fiscal Year 2004
White Paper For FY 2004, the IRS is requesting resources totaling $10.437 Billion and 100,043 FTE, an increase of $521 Million, or 5.3% over the President's FY 2003 request. The largest program increase is to strengthen compliance and customer service ($204 M). [03 Jul 2008]
State Budget & Tax Actions 2004: Preliminary Report
White Paper Each summer, NCSL's Fiscal Affairs Program surveys members of the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices (NALFO) for information on state budget and tax actions taken in their most recently completed legislative sessions. [03 Jul 2008]
The Developed World's Demographic Transition - The Roles of Capital Flows, Immigration, and Policy
White Paper The fiscal implications of these two demographic trends are alarming. The entire developed word stands at the fore of a phenomenal demographic transition. Over the next 30 years the number of elderly in the U.S.the EU, and Japan will more than double. [03 Jul 2008]
On the Determinants of Local Government Performance: A Two-Stage Nonparametric Approach
White Paper The second stage identifies some critical determinants of efficiency, focusing both on political and fiscal policy variables. This paper analyzes the efficiency of Valencian (Spain) local governments and their main explanatory variables. [03 Jul 2008]
Assessing and Reforming Public Financial Management: A New Approach
White Paper At the World Bank, for example, it increased from less than 10 percent of total assistance in the 1980s to about 50 percent in fiscal 2002. The study presented in this paper is intended to help underpin a more coordinated, effective approach to... [03 Jul 2008]
Does Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Affect Acquisitions?: What Director's Need to Know
White Paper For each fiscal year ending on or after November 15, 2004, management must assess and report on - and external auditors must independently assess and report on - a company's internal controls over financial reporting. [03 Jul 2008]
Management's Responsibility for Assessing the Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
White Paper Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ("Section 404") requires management to report on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting based on its assessment as of the end of the fiscal year. [03 Jul 2008]
U.S. Customs Service Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2000 - 2005
White Paper For nearly 125 years, Customs funded virtually the entire government, and paid for the nation's early growth and infrastructure. Today, Customs is still a sizeable source of revenue for the Federal government, but along with the growth of our... [03 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security Tests Congress
White Paper Lawmakers have only begun to comb through the homeland security spending requests that the president submitted as part of his fiscal 2003 budget. This article provides brief on Homeland security and its implementation in the government's budget. [03 Jul 2008]
