Have you issued public debt? If so, you are going to want to be aware of the amendment the SEC approved to Rule 12c2-12. Effective February 27, 2019, all broker-dealers buying or selling municipal securities, governments, as well as any other obligated persons who issue obligations subject to the Rule will be required, through contractual …
There has been a lot of buzz in the past few months regarding the South Dakota vs. Wayfair, Inc. case. It’s important because state and local governments cannot enforce their sales tax laws on internet retail sales unless the retailer has a local physical presence. This is a precedent that was established in U.S. Court …
Student activities for Arizona School Districts have many requirements, that by law, each school should be aware of before processing student activity transactions. It is important that school districts understand what constitutes a student activity, such as a club, organization, school play, or other student entertainment raised through the efforts of students at the District …
Each year the Auditor General (AG) makes changes to the School District Annual Budget. We know that it can be hard to keep up with all of the budget changes; therefore, we have summarized the list of those changes made to the FY2016 School District Budget below: Cover – Additional Information Added lines for the …
As many school district business personnel are aware of, Arizona State Statute 38-509 and Arizona USFR guidelines require each District to maintain a conflict of interest file disclosing substantial conflicts of interest with their employees and board members. However, this can be taken a step further to help protect a City, Town or School District …
Often times, School Districts and Charter Schools are busy running the operations of their organization that they forget how much preparedness is needed for their annual or biennial audits. The summer time is a great time to take a moment to look through the items your auditors often ask for each year and do a …
With the Annual Financial Report due next week, make sure to have the most up to date form by visiting http://www.auditorgen.state.az.us/forms_schooldistrict.htm. The Arizona Auditor General recently released Memo 256 with a few updates to the form. In the memo, it explains the major changes that have occurred from last year’s form including the removal of …
With the new school year quickly approaching it’s that time when many districts are performing their annual registration process. In September 2011, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) issued a memo with guidelines on how to comply with A.R.S. §15-823(J) which allows districts to only include students who reside in Arizona in their student counts. …
Over the past several years there has been a great demand to increase the transparency of governmental spending as citizens want to know how tax dollars are being spent. ARS 41-725 requires the state and local governments to provide taxpayers with exactly that kind of information. The statute requires the State of Arizona provide information …