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Municipal Finance Legal Guidance

Provided by Municipal Finance Law Bureau (MFLB)

Our Bureau provides legal and policy guidance to Division of Local Services (DLS) managers and staff, and other Department of Revenue (DOR) divisions, on the municipal tax and finance laws DLS oversees. It drafts guidelines and other official written DLS and DOR statements that provide guidance to local officials on those laws and explain DLS policy and practice. It also drafts and reviews legislation, provides educational and training programs for local officials and performs several statutory duties of the Commissioner of Revenue regarding municipal tax administration. Bureau attorneys also assist current local officials and municipal counsels with general municipal tax and finance law questions. Telephone or email responses to questions are intended as informal guidance and do not represent the official legal opinion of the DOR.

Ask DLS Law

There will be no Ask DLS Law service on Wednesday July 2nd. 

  • Ask DLS Law 

    Tuesday, July 1, 2025
    10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
    This “Ask DLS Law” service is a virtual, Zoom option for local officials to inquire about municipal finance law issues within the Division's jurisdiction.
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Go to the Guidelines, Opinions, Advisories and FAQs page. 

Calendar years prior to 2017 can be accessed by searching the DLSLaw Library.

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Top tasks

Guidelines, Opinions, Advisories and FAQs  FAQs  Municipal Law Seminar  Ask DLS Law 

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Course 101 

What you need to know

Legal Index for Municipal Officials  8 of 58 Applications  Land of Low Value Applications  State Tax Forms  Taxpayer Forms and Guides  Forms Used by Assessors, Collectors and Treasurers  Municipal Finance Legal Guidance Publications 

Contact Information

Online

Local Finance Law Questions - Local Officials Only (please provide a phone number where we can reach you.) Email Local Finance Law Questions - Local Officials Only at DLSlaw@dor.state.ma.us
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