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Finance Section Overview. Village Orientation September 24, 2010. Tara Manuel, CMA Manager, Municipal Finance Ph 424-0072 Email: manueltl@gov.ns.ca. Director, Policy and Finance Jeff Shute. A/Clerk 4, Admin. Support Susan Beckerson. Manager, Municipal Tax Policy
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Finance Section Overview Village Orientation September 24, 2010 Tara Manuel, CMA Manager, Municipal Finance Ph 424-0072 Email: manueltl@gov.ns.ca
Director, Policy and Finance Jeff Shute A/Clerk 4, Admin. Support Susan Beckerson Manager, Municipal Tax Policy Lynn Bowen Avery Senior Policy Analyst Lan Liu Manager, Municipal Finance Tara Manuel Senior Policy Analyst Shannon Bennett Research and Statistics Officer Bongsun Cho-MacDonald Senior Policy Analyst Melissa Williment Term Student Vacant Senior Policy Analyst Nancy Bray
Municipalities and Villages - Financial Responsibilities: • MU’s and Villages responsible for: • Preparing an annual budget • Setting tax rates • Collecting taxes • Allocation of spending FRAM is legislation for MU’s and Villages to submit detailed financial and non-financial information to SNSMR
Our Responsibilities - Municipalities • Collection of data from Municipal Units for Financial Reporting • Statement of Estimates (SOE) • budget information • Financial Information Return (FIR) • actual year end financial information • Audited Financial Statements
Our Responsibilities - Villages • Village Financial Statements submitted • Information entered into database by us • Reported on Annual Municipal Statistics
Key Points for Villages • Villages are to appoint an auditor (must be on municipal auditor list) • Financial Statements submitted by September 30 • Who submits Financial Statements
Tangible Capital Assets • Financial Reporting follows PSAB Standards • Standards changed in 2006 • In previous years, assets expensed • Change requires assets to be capitalized
TCA: What this means for you? • Recognize asset purchases – I.e. Buildings/Vehicles • Reviewing historical capital data for items to be capitalized
TCA: Benefits? • Will bring financial reporting more in line with • Canadian senior level government • US municipal reporting • Private sector reporting • Visibility • Provides better financial insight into capital item requirements
TCA: Implementation • TCA Implementation Guide - online • Guide distributed February 2008 (by Paul Wills) • Auditors able to provide information
TCA Implementation: High-level Overview: • Determine what village owns • Historical Cost / Determine Value • Amortize to present date
Finance Overview: • Questions/Comments?
Contact Information • Tara Manuel manueltl@gov.ns.ca 424-0072 • Bongsun Cho-MacDonald chomacb@gov.ns.ca 424-1747