Digitizing municipal financial reporting: A new open source tool for Excel - XBRL conversion

The Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) will require many municipal governments to modernize their financial reporting using new digital data standards developed by regulators. However, many smaller municipal governments and debt issuers are worried about the costs and burdens of new regulations.

• CLOSUP
• Center for Local State and Urban Policy
• DAC Bond
• XBRL
• Michigan Open Source Software
• MOSS
• Stephanie Leiser
• Public and nonprofit management
• Innovation Partnerships
• Local fiscal health project