Blog Entry List

The 2020 Annual Financial Information Report (AFIR) template is now available on our AFIR website along with instructions and other resources for completing and submitt

2020 Financial Reporting Checklists for both North Carolina counties and municipalities now available on our

Memorandum #2021-03: Collateralization of Public Deposits and Pooling Bank List as of June 30, 2020, is now available on our Memos webpage.

Resources and instructions for submission of 2020 audit reports are now available on our Submitting Your Audit webpage.

In June 2020, GASB issued Technical Bulletin No. 2020-1 (TB 2020-1).

Illustrative statements, pension and OPEB templates, and conversion worksheets for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 are now available on our

The Local Government Commission staff is excited to announce its partnership in the Local Government Technology Initiative (LOGOTIN) project.

LGC staff are receiving many questions about the CARES fund accounting and reporting and want to provide updates on a few topics.

Special Revenue Fund vs. General Fund Accounting for CARES Funds:

The Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP) is offering two regional workshops about water and sewer finance in July.

*8/14/2020: Updates to courses offerings have been made since the time of this blog post.

Executive Order 142 (EO 142), which extended

LGC staff has recently issued disclosure  guidance for local governments that are issuers of municipal debt.

The Local Government Commission has proposed changes to North Carolina Administrative Code related to the annual audit, and audit contracts and invoices.