News and Announcements

DLS releases a new Excel-based Budget Analysis Recap tool to assist cities, towns and district with tax rate planning.

Bureau of Local Assessment releases FY2019 assessed values and new growth for centrally valued telephone and pipelines companies.

The Bureau of Local Assessment has completed the 2018 proposed Equalized Valuation (EQV) Program, representing the full and fair cash value of all taxable property for each municipality as of January 1, 2018.

The working group is a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth, municipalities, professional associations and higher education to address one of the more pressing issues facing cities and towns, the loss of skilled and dedicated professionals.

Commissioner Harding announces the Municipal Finance Trend Dashboard and explains that value and use of the dashboard.

For the first time, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is offering a comprehensive Municipal Finance Trend Dashboard now available on the Division of Local Services (DLS) website.