Seeking the Schedule A Filing (Annual City and Town Financial Report) which was due by state for submission on 2/15/2021. Please provide evidence of a timestamp or and email for which the report was attached, etc, on when it was submitted (but only if possible)
The implications of submitting this report on time was noted in the email below:
2/1/2021
This letter serves as a follow-up to the correspondence sent on 12/29/2020 regarding the status of your community’s Annual City and Town Financial Report (Schedule A) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2020. As of the date of this letter, your community has not submitted the Schedule A in the Division of Local Services’ (DLS) Gateway system. Per State statute, this report was due by November 30, 2020.
The information in this report is incorporated into the DLS database of historical financial information and is used by State and Federal agencies and members of the Legislature in the development of programs and policies impacting cities and towns. The same information is also available to communities, interest groups and citizens-at-large through the DLS’ Municipal Databank, located on our website (www.mass.gov/dls) and is included in the Municipal Finance Trend Dashboard Database (www.mass.gov/MuniDashboard). Ultimately, the completeness and accuracy of the data reported is critical to ensure that your community’s profile is fairly represented when various State and Federal agencies use the information in their decision-making processes.
We must advise that G.L. c. 58, § 18F authorizes the Commissioner of Revenue to delay current fiscal year state aid payments as well as future fiscal year payments for any community not filing its report timely.
The Division of Local Services will begin withholding monthly local aid in February FY 2021 if your 2020 Schedule A is not filed by February 15, 2021. Monthly local aid will continue to be withheld until the Schedule A is filed and if not received by August 15, 2021 will be forfeited and returned to the general fund of the Commonwealth. In addition, please be aware that 2022 monthly local aid will also be withheld until the 2020 Schedule A is submitted.
Schedule A data may be entered directly into DLS Gateway or uploaded using the Excel template found on the DLS Gateway Schedule A landing page.
Sincerely,
Sean R. Cronin
Senior Deputy Commissioner, Division of Local Services
Massachusetts Department of Revenue
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Please see attached documents.
Request Date
2021-02-18
Agency Tracking
2021-0336
Acquisition Notes
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