Compliance auditing can have many meanings, but for Avenu and its clients it means higher revenue from franchise fees and various taxes that are not paid in full or at all. See the short video on how this works!
Hear what our panelists Andrea Fox (EfficientGov.com) and Liz Farmer, public finance writer of Governing Magazine, had to say about the the critical issues of the year and which ones will continue to require attention from jurisdictions.
Revenue is an increasingly important topic for cities and counties, especially since 61 municipalities have declared bankruptcy since 2010. And in 2017, the General Fund growth for cities slowed to 0.9% with expenditures up 2%. New funding is imperative to supply the expected level of municipal programs and services.
Does your actual business license revenue match up with the estimated amount? Gaps occur when businesses don’t pay or underreport their taxes and fees, which is becoming more common as they operate on mobile and virtual platforms.
Download our recent webinar by Avenu Senior Vice President Doug Jensen and Product Developer Eric Myers on how Avenu’s Clearview software can help you recognize and anticipate changes in your jurisdiction’s revenue. Doug highlights all that Clearview can do for your agency, and Eric goes over features such as graphic displays, overlays and real-time data. With this you can easily show your council, mayor and citizens why revenue changes occur and how they affect overall economic performance.
View or download our recent webinar by Avenu’s Jonathan Gerth, Esq. on how you can get more funding from the franchise fees you collect from utility providers. Jonathan will cover how you can increase compliance with an ordinance review, pending legal challenges that can work in your favor, and how some fees don’t get included in your payments but should.
In this exclusive session led by auditors from El Paso, Texas and Avenu, you’ll discover critical concepts to unlocking your government’s full revenue potential:
Ted Kamel, Senior Hotel Tax Examiner and Client Services Manager