LG "Debits & Credits" is now in its 10th year of publication, and has become the "industry" newsletter for NSW Councils with over 90% of Councils now subscribing to it !!
Our
monthly table of contents includes:
- Dates to Remember for this month & next,
- Accounting news (& discussion) from around the State, Australia & the World (with a Local Government slant),
- Best Practice Guides on accounting & financial management issues (4 per year) including "ready reckoners" & templates,
- Q&A section - we publish your Questions & our Answers from the last month,
A newsletter subscription also provides:
- Complete user access to our Web Forum where Councils can view downloads, upload questions & answer questions,
- Receipt of our Year End Package at the start of June each year,
- Access to LG Solutions staff by email & mobile phone to answer any issues of an accounting, financial management or financial reporting nature.
So why subscribe !?
- It is written specifically for Local Government finance professionals,
- presents current & upcoming Accounting Issues,
- prompts each "Subscriber Council" to review their existing Internal Controls and Financial Management Practices,
- provides great background on accounting & financial management issues to your up & coming young accountants & promotes discussion in your finance area,
- permits subscribers to email Questions in to the editor for a response,
- keeps Local Government Finance Practitioners up to date with all the Current Issues, and
- is issued direct to as many staff email addresses on the first business Monday of every month as you decide to nominate.
Future Topics:
In the next 12 months, targeted Best Practice Guides include:
- Is DEBT a "dirty" word in Local Government, including how much debt is too much !?
- A Special Rate Variation "crash course" & what IPART will be looking for.
- A review/update on our 2010 BPG - Council's "Budget Result" & what it should mean.
- The Top 10 strategic issues that Council Finance Managers should be addressing.
- The Top 10 issues a new Finance Manager should review on their first day.
- XBRL - the brave new world of financial reporting and what Local Government needs to know !?
So…how to subscribe:
Step (1). Send us an e-mail to newsletter
Step (2). Include in the message area of the e-mail,
- your Council's name,
- an officer contact name &
- the nominated e-mail addresses to receive each LG "Debits & Credits" newsletters
Step (3). E-mail the above to us…it's as simple and as easy as these 3 steps !
What we then do...
Upon receipt of your e-mail, LG solutions will:
- reply e-mail a confirmation of your subscription details, and
- supply an e-tax invoice to Council for your approval & payment
After this, each monthly edition of your LG "Debits & Credits" newsletter will hit your council nominated inboxes on the FIRST WORKING MONDAY of EVERY MONTH !
Subscription Price:
For a 2016 year subscription, the cost for NSW & QLD Councils is $1,530 plus GST.
All other States nominate to receive either the NSW or Qld edition and receive a $530 discount on the subscription price.
