Financial State of the Cities 2024

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At the end of the fiscal year 2022, 53 cities did not have enough money to pay all of their bills.

On the Brink of Financial Collapse: 10 Cities In Serious Danger of Bankruptcy

JUNE 6, 2023 | MSN | by Ben Rice

"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."

Financial State of the Cities 2023

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This year's report highlights the volatility and risk surrounding pension plan assets and corresponding pension liabilities.

Connecticut Slows the Flow of AGI and Taxpayer Returns in 2020

AUGUST 1, 2022 | by Karen Danford

The state’s net AGI migration improved by nearly $1.4 billion, from around negative $1.6 billion to negative $302 million, in 2020. The IRS’ newly released interstate Adjusted Gross Income migration data show how much wealth states lost or gained between 2019 and 2020. The latest available data is for 2020. Net AGI migration in 2020 is calculated by subtracting AGI inflow from AGI outflow. The change between 2019 and 2020 in net AGI migration takes an individual state’s net AGI migration in 2020 and subtracts it from net AGI in 2019.

When assessing the states whose wealth increased the most between 2019 and 2020 through migration, most follow previous AGI migration trends: Florida, Tennessee, Nevada, and Texas are among the top states for net AGI increase in 2020. Most of these states’ performance has been analyzed by Truth In Accounting: Top and Bottom Net AGI 2020 AnalysisREAD MORE

New York City’s Debt Amounts to $71,400 Per Taxpayer

MARCH 1, 2022 | REALCLEAR POLICY | by Adam Andrzejewski

Includes: “New York City is in trouble. A new report by Truth In Accounting, a nonpartisan nonprofit that specializes in government transparency, shows that New York City has $204.4 billion in debt—$71,400 per taxpayer. This means that each taxpayer would have to pay $71,400 in future taxes without receiving any related services or benefits."

Financial State of the Cities 2022

JANUARY 25, 2022

Truth in Accounting has released its sixth annual Financial State of the Cities report.

PRESS RELEASE: Majority of U.S. cities finances worsened during beginning of COVID-19 pandemic

JANUARY 24, 2022

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.

De Blasio leaves Adams a city budget mess

JANUARY 11, 2022 | GOTHAM GAZETTE | by Joseph Borelli

By Joseph Borelli, includes “When he takes office less than a month from now, incoming Mayor Eric Adams will have to deal with the financial mess de Blasio is leaving behind. Only, it’s a lot bigger. After years of treating the city’s budget the way rock bands treat hotel rooms, Mayor de Blasio will be handing his successor a city in far worse financial shape than the one he took the helm of in 2014. … ”

US DOJ looking into conduct of Allianz fund managers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 | CNBC | by Editorial

Reuters story, includes “The DOJ and Allianz declined to comment on the nature of the investigation, which could lead to criminal charges. The [SEC] launched a probe into the demise of the funds last year, Allianz disclosed after the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System filed a lawsuit in July 2020 seeking $774 million in damages.”

New York City taxpayers owe $85,400 each in city debt burden

JULY 19, 2021 | REALCLEAR POLICY | by Adam Andrzejewski

By Adam Andrzejewski, includes “… That $85,400 number is stark because regular citizens could never pay that kind of government debt."

Illinois Exodus: Our tax burden is 39% above the national average

MAY 25, 2021 | CHICAGO TRIBUNE | by Editorial

Editorial, includes “… The Wirepoints report didn’t include Chicago, but there are dark clouds looming here as well. A study by Truth in Accounting, a nonpartisan organization, assessed the finances of the 10 biggest U.S. cities. … Guess which city has the biggest total debt per capita? Yep, Chicago, at a mammoth $126,600. In runner-up New York, that figure is $85,400.”

A broken system

MAY 21, 2021 | CITY JOURNAL | by Howard Husock, E.J. McMahon

By Howard Husock and E.J. McMahon, includes “Real estate taxation, the main source of revenue for local governments across the United States, rests on the technical and arcane—yet crucial—process of property reassessment. ”

City Combined Taxpayer Burden Report 2021

MAY 11, 2021

Truth in Accounting has released a new analysis of the 10 most populous U.S. cities that includes their largest underlying government units.

NY state budget will give first glimpse of federal windfall’s impact on schools

MARCH 31, 2021 | THE GOTHAMIST (NEW YORK) | by Jessica Gould

By Jessica Gould, includes “Federal stimulus money could be transformative for New York City’s public school system. But it’s not clear exactly how much money is coming or when. Education advocates said they are closely watching the state budget, due April 1st, for more clarity.”

Boosting New York City’s long-term fiscal health

MARCH 1, 2021 | MANHATTAN INSTITUTE | by Manhattan Institute

One-hour webinar with Sheila Weinberg, Steven Malanga, Tom Kozlik, and Michael Hendrix, text intro includes “While New York City struggles to shore up its finances in the wake of Covid-19, an even larger crisis looms: the city’s long-term public pension and healthcare obligations to retirees.”

Possible government financial reporting change could make governments; fiscal picture less accurate

MARCH 1, 2021 | THE DAILY COURIER (NORTH CAROLINA) | by Dave Fidlin

By Dave Fidlin, includes “… ‘New York City is a pretty important example of this, I’m afraid,’ Bergman said in an interview with The Center Square of his concerns. ‘If New York City is balancing its budget each year, how can that explain the accumulation of a massive negative net position?”

New York City comptroller Scott Stringer loosening city pension private equity rules will help him, hurt pensioners

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | FORBES | by Edward Seidle

By Edward Seidle, includes “What a remarkable coincidence that New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is looking to loosen strict rules that govern private-equity firms managing the city’s pensions when the Democrat is running for mayor in this year’s election. … Stringer is hardly the first politician to use pensions set aside to provide retirement security for government workers to further his ambitions.”

City Council candidate Christopher Marte calls for budget amnesty for public schools

FEBRUARY 9, 2021 | AMNY (NEW YORK CITY) | by Megan Mcgibney

By Megan McGibney, includes “Fitzgerald went on to point out that the returning of funds happens each year for many of the public schools; this year, however, the pandemic has changed the landscape dramatically.”

Report: Majority of US cities unprepared for financial fallout from statewide shutdowns

FEBRUARY 4, 2021 | ONSACHEM.COM (NEW YORK) | by Bethany Blankley

By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square), includes “The majority of U.S. cities were ill-prepared for any financial crisis last year, let alone the one brought about by their respective state shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report published by the nonprofit Truth in Accounting (TIA) concludes.”

Underpinning the pandemic, another malady: Municipal finances

FEBRUARY 3, 2021 | CONNECT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE | by Connect Commercial Real Estate

Includes “COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn made a considerable impact in many areas of the U.S. economy during 2020, but most certainly in municipal budgets. … New York City claimed the dubious distinction of worst municipal finances in the U.S. for the fifth year in a row—and that was before the nation’s largest city became an early epicenter for the pandemic. “

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