Канал: Massachusetts Division of Local Services

DLS Gateway for Assessors

DLS Gateway for Assessors

Role of the Accountant

Role of the Accountant

Community Preservation Act

Community Preservation Act

Meet DLS: Who we are and how we can help Webinar - March 2024

Meet DLS: Who we are and how we can help Webinar - March 2024

Adopting Local Option Excise Taxes

Adopting Local Option Excise Taxes

Completing the Tax Rate Recap Forms Webinar 6/6/2023

Completing the Tax Rate Recap Forms Webinar 6/6/2023

LA3 Best Practices, Processes and Sales Code Review Video

LA3 Best Practices, Processes and Sales Code Review Video

DLS Role of the Collector

DLS Role of the Collector

Municipal Finance Management: Resources and Tools

Municipal Finance Management: Resources and Tools

City/Town Clerks Webinar: Submitting Proposition 2 ½ Votes Using DLS Gateway

City/Town Clerks Webinar: Submitting Proposition 2 ½ Votes Using DLS Gateway

Webinar: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cherry Sheets

Webinar: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cherry Sheets

Growth Template Tips

Growth Template Tips

LA3 Time Trend Analysis

LA3 Time Trend Analysis

Instructional video: Tax Rate Recap Page 3 Support Form

Instructional video: Tax Rate Recap Page 3 Support Form

Instructional video: Balance Sheet Checklist

Instructional video: Balance Sheet Checklist

Webinar: Role of the Local Treasurer

Webinar: Role of the Local Treasurer

Overview of Municipal Debt

Overview of Municipal Debt

Webinar: Excess and Deficiency Upload

Webinar: Excess and Deficiency Upload

Webinar: Free Cash Upload & Certification Process

Webinar: Free Cash Upload & Certification Process

Webinar: Mass Appraisal Overview

Webinar: Mass Appraisal Overview

Overview of Municipal Management

Overview of Municipal Management

Overview of the Municipal Budget Process

Overview of the Municipal Budget Process

Property Tax Takings Webinar: Process Overview, Best Practices & Effects on Free Cash

Property Tax Takings Webinar: Process Overview, Best Practices & Effects on Free Cash

Forecasting Webinar: The Next Step in Forecasting

Forecasting Webinar: The Next Step in Forecasting

Introduction to DLS

Introduction to DLS

Motor Vehicle Excise Webinar: Tuning Your Motor Vehicle Excise Skills

Motor Vehicle Excise Webinar: Tuning Your Motor Vehicle Excise Skills

Property Tax Classification: The Classification Hearing

Property Tax Classification: The Classification Hearing

Assessments, Abatements, and Appeals: Overview and Definitions

Assessments, Abatements, and Appeals: Overview and Definitions

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Assessments

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Assessments

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Applications to Assessors for Abatements

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Applications to Assessors for Abatements

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Procedures for Granting or Denying Abatements

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Procedures for Granting or Denying Abatements

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Appealing Assessors' Decisions on Abatements

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Appealing Assessors' Decisions on Abatements

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Appeal Procedures

Assessments, Abatements, Appeals: Appeal Procedures

Mining DLS Property Tax Data for Classification Hearings

Mining DLS Property Tax Data for Classification Hearings

Property Tax Classification: Brief History

Property Tax Classification: Brief History

Property Tax Classification: Classifying Property

Property Tax Classification: Classifying Property

Property Tax Classification: Role of the Assessor

Property Tax Classification: Role of the Assessor

Property Tax Classification: Information Resources

Property Tax Classification: Information Resources

State House Notes webinar

State House Notes webinar

Yarmouth's Streamlined Tax Rate Recap Process

Yarmouth's Streamlined Tax Rate Recap Process

Massachusetts Division of Local Services Live Stream

Massachusetts Division of Local Services Live Stream

Mass Appraisal: Tax Maps

Mass Appraisal: Tax Maps

Mass Appraisal: Property and Inventory Data

Mass Appraisal: Property and Inventory Data

Mass Appraisal: Market Analysis and Details

Mass Appraisal: Market Analysis and Details

Mass Appraisal: Valuation Methodologies

Mass Appraisal: Valuation Methodologies

Mass Appraisal: Reassessment Programs

Mass Appraisal: Reassessment Programs

Property Tax Exemptions: Exempt Properties

Property Tax Exemptions: Exempt Properties

Property Tax Exemptions: Personal Exemptions

Property Tax Exemptions: Personal Exemptions

Overview of Municipal Audits: A Webinar Hosted by the OIG & DLS

Overview of Municipal Audits: A Webinar Hosted by the OIG & DLS

Property Tax Billing and Billing Schedules

Property Tax Billing and Billing Schedules

How to Use the New Growth Excel Template

How to Use the New Growth Excel Template

Personal Property: Tax Administration

Personal Property: Tax Administration

Personal Property: Corporation Book

Personal Property: Corporation Book

Personal Property: Individual & Unincorporated Entity Exemptions

Personal Property: Individual & Unincorporated Entity Exemptions

Personal Property: Exempt Property & Accounts

Personal Property: Exempt Property & Accounts

Personal Property: Overview

Personal Property: Overview

New Growth in the Tax Base Under Proposition 2 1/2

New Growth in the Tax Base Under Proposition 2 1/2

Setting the Tax Rate: Overview

Setting the Tax Rate: Overview

Setting the Tax Rate: Calculating the Tax Limit

Setting the Tax Rate: Calculating the Tax Limit

Setting the Tax Rate: Calculating the Levy Limit

Setting the Tax Rate: Calculating the Levy Limit

Role of the Finance Committee: Overview and Best Practices

Role of the Finance Committee: Overview and Best Practices

Annual Property Tax Roll

Annual Property Tax Roll

Assessment Records & Reports

Assessment Records & Reports

Assessment Unit

Assessment Unit

Assessed Owner

Assessed Owner

Assessors as Public Officers

Assessors as Public Officers

Assessors as Municipal Finance Officers

Assessors as Municipal Finance Officers

State Oversight of Local Taxation

State Oversight of Local Taxation

Enterprise Funds: Overview & Best Practices

Enterprise Funds: Overview & Best Practices

Motor Vehicle Excise Abatements

Motor Vehicle Excise Abatements

Motor Vehicle Excise Exemptions

Motor Vehicle Excise Exemptions

Motor Vehicle Excise Assessment

Motor Vehicle Excise Assessment

DLS Oversight and Conclusion

DLS Oversight and Conclusion

Municipal Borrowing Authority

Municipal Borrowing Authority

Issuance Roles and Responsibilities

Issuance Roles and Responsibilities

Accounting for Debt and Surplus Proceeds/Abandoned Projects

Accounting for Debt and Surplus Proceeds/Abandoned Projects

Borrowings Subject to Debt Exclusion Approval

Borrowings Subject to Debt Exclusion Approval

Voting to Borrow

Voting to Borrow

Emergency Spending

Emergency Spending

Introduction and Overview

Introduction and Overview

A Deeper Dive Into Municipal Debt

A Deeper Dive Into Municipal Debt

Short-Term Debt

Short-Term Debt

Credit Rating Agencies

Credit Rating Agencies

Introduction to Municipal Debt

Introduction to Municipal Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

Overlay Reserve Account

Overlay Reserve Account

Stabilization Funds: Overview & Best Practices

Stabilization Funds: Overview & Best Practices

What’s New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2C: Finance and Land Use

What’s New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2C: Finance and Land Use

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 1: New Legislation

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 1: New Legislation

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2D: Other Municipal Decisions

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2D: Other Municipal Decisions

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2B: Tax Collection and Public Employment

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2B: Tax Collection and Public Employment

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2A: Property Tax Decisions

What's New in Municipal Law 2020 Part 2A: Property Tax Decisions

An Overview of Tax-Exempt Lease Purchases

An Overview of Tax-Exempt Lease Purchases

Indicator 5: Uncollected Property Taxes as a Percentage of Tax Levy

Indicator 5: Uncollected Property Taxes as a Percentage of Tax Levy

Key Fiscal Health Indicators

Key Fiscal Health Indicators

Indicator 12: Population and Enrollment

Indicator 12: Population and Enrollment

Indicator 4: Property Tax Revenue

Indicator 4: Property Tax Revenue

Indicator 10: Debt Service

Indicator 10: Debt Service

Indicator 9: Long-Term Debt

Indicator 9: Long-Term Debt

Indicator 11: Reserves

Indicator 11: Reserves

Indicator 6: Operating Expenditures

Indicator 6: Operating Expenditures

Indicator 8: Pension Liability

Indicator 8: Pension Liability

Indicator 2: Revenues Related to Economic Growth

Indicator 2: Revenues Related to Economic Growth

Indicator 3: State Aid As a Percentage of Operating Revenue

Indicator 3: State Aid As a Percentage of Operating Revenue

Indicator 1: Net Operating Revenue

Indicator 1: Net Operating Revenue

Indicator 7: Personnel Costs

Indicator 7: Personnel Costs

Forecasting Expenditures

Forecasting Expenditures

Forecasting Revenues

Forecasting Revenues

Free Cash Submission Walkthrough

Free Cash Submission Walkthrough

Introduction to Free Cash

Introduction to Free Cash

Municipal Management

Municipal Management

Welcome to Gateway

Welcome to Gateway

Introduction to Forecasting

Introduction to Forecasting

Transitioning Government: Elected to Appointed

Transitioning Government: Elected to Appointed

Preparing the Budget Document

Preparing the Budget Document

Capital Planning: Components of the Capital Plan

Capital Planning: Components of the Capital Plan

Capital Planning: Concepts and Process Overview

Capital Planning: Concepts and Process Overview

Funding the Capital Plan

Funding the Capital Plan

Municipal Finance Trend Dashboard

Municipal Finance Trend Dashboard

What is the Levy Ceiling and how is it calculated?

What is the Levy Ceiling and how is it calculated?

What is a Levy Limit Override or Underride?

What is a Levy Limit Override or Underride?

What is an Exclusion?

What is an Exclusion?

Differences between an Override and an Exclusion

Differences between an Override and an Exclusion

How can a community levy above its Levy Limit/Ceiling?

How can a community levy above its Levy Limit/Ceiling?

What is New Growth and how is it calculated?

What is New Growth and how is it calculated?

What is the Levy Limit and how is it calculated?

What is the Levy Limit and how is it calculated?

What is Excess Levy Capacity?

What is Excess Levy Capacity?

What is Proposition 2 1/2?

What is Proposition 2 1/2?