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Technical Bulletins: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers (2012), Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State law limits both state and local sales taxes on water, gas, electricity, and other energy sources used by manufacturers. Your city needs to ensure that your utility billing system reflects these different rates. The streamlined sales tax act is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013.

Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Tennessee Legislature authorized the state to distribute a portion of the proceeds from the state gasoline fuel taxes to incorporated cities and towns for use on municipal streets. The current allocation to cities is based on $26.08 per capita.

Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Non-Metered Water Usage (2010), Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Recent changes in state law have mandated that all city-owned water systems that experience water loss must measure and account for it by predetermined categories.

Technical Bulletins: Annual Reporting Requirements Of The State Division Of Local Finance, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Cities that issue short-term debt (notes) must annually submit their budgets to the Division of Local Finance for approval before the budget becomes official.

Technical Bulletins: Safetea-Lu Transportation Funding For Tennessee Cities, Don Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Cities may receive a share of these funds for needed transportation projects by participating in the planning process that identifies transportation needs and allocates project funds.

Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2007), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Tennessee Legislature authorized the state to distribute a portion of the proceeds from the state gasoline fuel taxes to incorporated cities and towns for use on municipal streets. The current allocation to cities is based on $28.49 per capita.

Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Expenditures: On The Road To Understanding, Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Tennessee Legislature has authorized the state to distribute a portion of proceeds from the state gasoline and motor vehicle fuel tax to incorporated cities and towns to use for maintaining and improving municipal streets.

Technical Bulletins: Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A complete work order system can enhance the financial manager’s control and accountability of any public works project.

Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Expenditures: On The Road To Understanding, Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Tennessee Legislature has authorized the state to distribute a portion of proceeds from the state gasoline and motor vehicle fuel tax to incorporated cities and towns to use for maintaining and improving municipal streets.

Technical Bulletins: Gasb Statements Number 33 And 36, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The focus of these statements is when and how to record revenue.

Technical Bulletins: 1987-88 State Revenue Estimates, Federal Revenue Sharing & Local Sales Tax Outlook, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides the amount of state shared taxes that Tennessee cities were expected to receive for the fiscal year 1987-88. At the time this bulletin was published, the State General Assembly had not yet adjourned and the state budget had not been passed. Therefore, the per capita amounts presented in the bulletin were estimates only and subject to change.

Technical Bulletins: Internal Control And Fiscal Compliance Questionnaire For Municipalities In Tennessee, Jim Leuty, Mike Pentecost

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The following questionnaire was designed by the State Comptroller's Office and is used by your independent auditor in evaluating the city's system each year. It is recommended that city personnel use the questionnaire to conduct a self-evaluation at various times during the year to help improve internal control and reduce audit exceptions.

Report No. 27

Technical Bulletins: Improving Productivity In The Smaller City, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Because of the growing interest in productivity improvement (getting the most for your money), MTAS District Consultant E. W. Meisenhelder developed a basic checklist for officials in cities under 10,000 population to use as a starting point in evaluating their own operations. It is divided among the four general subjects of finance, public works, public safety, and general administration.