Tax

GFOA will be launching a new online learning-management system by the end of the year to connect its members.

With retail sales' record decline, budget pain will continue.

Even while the nation's economy is reeling from the impact of COVID-19, the municipal bond market is good news for cities looking to restructure their debt because of historically low interest rates.

Texas suffered its worst sales tax plunge in 10 years as the pandemic began to grip the state's economy.

Fiscal blow to MPEA's operations and tax collections follow the halt to trade and convention business that began in March.

When April data becomes available in about a month, it is expected to beging showing the full force of the shutdown of nationwide economic activity.

Sales taxes are a pillar of the Texas state budget, and the usually stable revenue source has taken a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic.

When lawmakers cast the final vote on the 2021 budget, they won’t have updated revenue projections but other states and industries do.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to influence the composition of the municipal bond market.

The stock market plunge amid the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risk of a revenue shock for California and other states that depend on capital gains taxes.