Articles in the Finance & Tax category

September 8, 2026

Property Tax Legislation Round Up (September 8, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

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September 8, 2026

New Disclosure Requirements for Development-Related Fees Including Chapter 160D Fees, Local Act Impact Fees, and System Development Fees (September 8, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

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August 17, 2026

Local Governments May Owe Their Special Taxing Districts Sales and Use Tax Revenue (August 17, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

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Finance & Tax | Fire Protection Funding | Sales & Other Local Taxes | Special Taxing Districts

August 17, 2026

State Appropriations Act Shifts Potential Federal SNAP Benefit Cost-Sharing to North Carolina Counties (August 17, 2026)

Kristi Nickodem

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Finance & Tax | Social Services

August 13, 2026

New Cash-Rounding Rules: What North Carolina Local Governments, Public Authorities, and Local School Administrative Units Need to Know (August 13, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

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Cash Management & Investments | Finance & Tax

August 6, 2026

Property Tax FAQs (August 6, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

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Finance & Tax | Property Taxes | Uncategorized

July 27, 2026

When May a Local Government, Public Authority, or Local School Administrative Unit Use P-Cards, Credit Cards, and Fuel Cards?: Legal requirements and internal controls for electronic payments (July 27, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

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Expenditure Control & Preaudit | Finance & Tax

July 10, 2026

Two Bills to Watch: Affordable Housing Exemptions and “Truth in Taxation” (July 10, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

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Finance & Tax | Property Taxes

July 8, 2026

General Assembly Mandates Reappraisal Postponements (July 8, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

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Finance & Tax | Property Taxes

July 6, 2026

New Process and Disclosure Requirements for Certain Outside Water and Wastewater Rates (July 6, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

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Finance & Tax | Public Enterprise / Utility Finance

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Articles in the Finance & Tax category

Property Tax Legislation Round Up (September 8, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

New Disclosure Requirements for Development-Related Fees Including Chapter 160D Fees, Local Act Impact Fees, and System Development Fees (September 8, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

Local Governments May Owe Their Special Taxing Districts Sales and Use Tax Revenue (August 17, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

State Appropriations Act Shifts Potential Federal SNAP Benefit Cost-Sharing to North Carolina Counties (August 17, 2026)

Kristi Nickodem

New Cash-Rounding Rules: What North Carolina Local Governments, Public Authorities, and Local School Administrative Units Need to Know (August 13, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

Property Tax FAQs (August 6, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

When May a Local Government, Public Authority, or Local School Administrative Unit Use P-Cards, Credit Cards, and Fuel Cards?: Legal requirements and internal controls for electronic payments (July 27, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

Two Bills to Watch: Affordable Housing Exemptions and “Truth in Taxation” (July 10, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

General Assembly Mandates Reappraisal Postponements (July 8, 2026)

Chris McLaughlin

New Process and Disclosure Requirements for Certain Outside Water and Wastewater Rates (July 6, 2026)

Kara Millonzi

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