At the end of the fiscal year 2022, 53 cities did not have enough money to pay all of their bills.
"Sobering Statistics
The study, called Financial State of the Cities 2023, was done by Truth in Accounting. It has some difficult truths: 50 out of 75 cities could not pay their bills; the combined debt for all 75 cities is $267 billion. Moreover, elected officials didn’t include the cost of government in this figure, instead pushing it onto future taxpayers."
This year's report highlights the volatility and risk surrounding pension plan assets and corresponding pension liabilities.
Includes: "Based upon the city’s fiscal year 2020 audited financial report, Honolulu had a Taxpayer Burden™ of $31,700, earning it an 'F' grade from Truth in Accounting. ... Honolulu’s elected officials have repeatedly made financial decisions that left the city with a debt burden of $3.9 billion. ... "
Truth in Accounting has released its sixth annual Financial State of the Cities report.
Despite receiving federal assistance from the CARES Act and other COVID-19 related grants, the majority of cities’ finances worsened. Total debt among the 75 largest U.S. cities amounted to $357 billion at the end of the fiscal year 2020, which was $23.5 billion worse than the last fiscal year.
The 2021 Financial State of the Cities (FSOC) surveys the fiscal health of the 75 largest municipalities in the United States. This data is released today by Truth in Accounting (TIA), a think tank that analyzes government financial reporting.
Our fifth annual Financial State of the Cities report. This analysis surveys the fiscal health of the 75 most populated US cities prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Honolulu is one of four cities in the United States that received an F grade due to the high tax burdens of its residents, a recent analysis from Truth in Accounting, a nonprofit finance organization, found.
A large majority of the nation's 75 most populous cities did not have enough money to pay all of their bills in fiscal year 2018, according to a new study released Tuesday.
Our fourth annual report on the financial condition of the nation's 75 largest cities.