Under Pressure: Time for Government Finance Teams to Upgrade Tools

Fresh-thinking finance teams in government are using the latest innovations in spreadsheet tools to relieve the pressures of getting day-to-day work done.

Municipal Securities and Continuing Disclosure During COVID-19

Issuers of municipal securities who update the public on how they're managing COVID-19 could reap benefits, such as more positive interest from investors and better pricing. Consider including the following points in your disclosures—and see how Workiva can help.

Government Reporting: We Built This City on Workiva

In this tale of three cities, see how Workiva improved the government reporting processes of Missoula, Mont.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Dubuque, Iowa. Time-savings, budget process improvements, and streamlined communication between departments were just some benefits of implementing Workiva.

Sharing Budget Updates When Public Meetings Are Held from Home

As public meetings go virtual, budget and public affairs teams need to find new ways to share the most recent data. Keep these tips in mind.

The Controller Checklist: 6 Questions for the New Normal

Before signing off on financial statements, consider these six questions. These questions may help bring a sense of order to tumultuous times.

How to Win and Hold on to Government Employees

Talented, engaged employees are a top resource for any employer. So protecting them from being poached by others, or worse, burnout should be our top priority.

Another Late CAFR: Who Cares? Why States Should Be Alarmed

It's not easy to produce a timely CAFR, but there are steps that can help.

Leading the Way to the Modern CAFR

Sample comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFR) created with the Workiva cloud platform show how Inline XBRL™ could make government financial data more usable and accessible.

The transformative power of taxonomies

Taxonomies allow you to show the relationships between the individual values in your report. This blog explains the many benefits of tagging reporting data against a taxonomy.

Modernizing government disclosures with structured data systems

The current process of sharing PDFs and other unstructured data files to complete government disclosures is not sustainable. Find out why structured data systems are the future for government disclosures.