{"id":293,"date":"2017-09-12T08:28:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T12:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/?page_id=293"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:31:53","slug":"finance-research-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/finance-research-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance research guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\">Finance<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"comm-subtitle\">research guide<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 lib-img-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-588\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Finance-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Finance-cropped.jpg 875w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Finance-cropped-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Finance-cropped-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"menu-sidebarmenu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebarmenu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-19\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-170\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/research-guides\/\">Research Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/periodicals\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1159\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1159\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/about-the-library\/\">About the Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Table of contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#recentreports\">Recent OLR Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#websites\">Websites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#periodical\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#referenceworks\">Reference works<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#mandatedreports\">Mandated reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#otherresources\">Specific items in the library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"recentreports\"><\/a>Recent OLR Reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p>The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee\u2019s subject areas include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Backgrounder: Connecticut&#8217;s Sales and Use Tax &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0177.pdf\"> 2025-R-0177<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">OLR Backgrounder: Connecticut&#8217;s Fiscal Guardrails &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0142.pdf\">2025-R-0142<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Caps on State Budget Reserve Funds &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0166.pdf\">2025-R-0166<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Short-Term Investment Fund &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0153.pdf\">2025-R-0153<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Processes in Other States for Directing Spending to Nonprofits &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0157.pdf\">2025-R-0157<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Income Tax Exemptions for Retirement Income &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0152.pdf\">2025-R-0152<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Federal Tax Incentives Program for K-12 School Scholarship Donations &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0132.pdf\">2025-R-0132<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">2025 Acts Affecting Taxes &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0093.pdf\"> 2025-R-0093<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Income Tax Rates and Brackets Since 1991 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0080.pdf\">2025-R-0080<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Effective Income Tax Rates &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0079.pdf\">2025-R-0079<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"websites\"><\/a>Websites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p><strong>State agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/ofa\/\">Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/opm\/site\/default.asp\">Office of Policy and Management (OPM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/drs\/site\/default.asp\">Dept. of Revenue Services (DRS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/ecd\/site\/default.asp\">Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osc.ct.gov\/\">Office of the State Comptroller<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/OTT\">Office of the State Treasurer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>State boards, commissions, and task forces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/opm\/cwp\/view.asp?a=3010&amp;Q=382918&amp;opmNav_GID=1793\">State Bond Commission<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cgalites\/fin\/taskforce.asp?TF=20150904_Commission%20on%20Economic%20Competitiveness\">Commission on Economic Competitiveness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cgalites\/fin\/taskforce.asp?TF=20150903_Health%20Data%20Collaborative%20Working%20Group\">Health Data Collaborative Working Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cgalites\/fin\/taskforce.asp?TF=20140929_State%20Tax%20Panel\">State Tax Panel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/aboutthefed\/federal-reserve-system-boston.htm\">Federal Reserve Bank of Boston<\/a> \u2013 covers all of Connecticut except Fairfield County<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/aboutthefed\/federal-reserve-system-new-york.htm\">Federal Reserve Bank of New York<\/a> \u2013 covers Fairfield County<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/\">Center on Budget and Policy Priorities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxadmin.org\/\">Federation of Tax Administrators<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gfoa.org\/\">Government Finance Officers Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itep.org\/\">Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolninst.edu\/\">Lincoln Institute of Land Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasbo.org\/home\">National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntanet.org\/\">National Tax Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockinst.org\/\">Rockefeller Institute of Government<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/\">Tax Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taxpolicycenter.org\/\">Tax Policy Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yankeeinstitute.org\/\">Yankee Institute for Public Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other online resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/2020-issues-conference-covid-economy\/\">Charting the Course of Connecticut&#8217;s COVID Economy<\/a> &#8211; Legislative Library research guide from the 2020 OLR Issues Conference<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/data-visualizations\/2014\/fiscal-50#ind8\">Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis<\/a> &#8211; interactive resource from the Pew Charitable Trusts with data on states&#8217; revenue, spending, and economic conditions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"periodical\"><\/a>Periodicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkfed.org\/research\/epr\/index.html\">Economic Policy Review<\/a> \u2013 Federal Reserve Bank of New York; electronic subscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/publications\/new-england-economic-conditions.aspx\">New England Economic Conditions<\/a> \u2013 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; electronic subscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffis.org\/state_policy_reports\">State Policy Reports<\/a> \u2013 Federal Funds Information for States; electronic subscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxnotes.com\/state-tax-notes\">State Tax Notes<\/a> \u2013 Tax Analysts; electronic and print subscription.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"databases\"><\/a>Databases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\">ABI\/INFORM Collection (the database is under \u201cBusiness and Law\u201d on the linked page) \u2013 from <a href=\"https:\/\/researchitct.org\/classiccollege\/\">ProQuest<\/a>. Includes business journals, trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports. Free access from your desk, or off-campus with a Connecticut public library card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">CCH AnswerConnect\/Smart Charts \u2013 federal and 50-state tax information. Legislative Library subscription; see librarian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osc.ct.gov\/finance\/options.htm\">CT Bond Allocation Database<\/a> \u2013 from the Office of the State Comptroller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffis.org\/\">Federal Funds Information for States (FFIS)<\/a> \u2013 <em>\u201chelps states manage their federal funds by analyzing the impact of federal actions on states\u2014be it sequestration, budget enactment, new legislative proposals, or potential government shutdowns.\u201d<\/em> See librarian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">GuideStar Premium \u2013 information on nonprofit organizations. Access at the Connecticut State Library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/human-services\/economic-mobility-enacted-legislation-database\">NCSL Economic Mobility Enacted Legislation Database<\/a> &#8211; from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks enacted legislation from 2020-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/fiscal-policy\/state-tax-actions-database.aspx\">NCSL State Tax Actions Database<\/a> \u2013 from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Tracks state tax actions from 2015-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/fiscal-policy\/state-tax-incentive-evaluations-database.aspx\">NCSL State Tax Incentive Evaluations Database<\/a> \u2013 from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Tracks state evaluations of tax incentives from 2008-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/transportation\/ncsl-transportation-funding-finance-legis-database.aspx\">NCSL Transportation Funding and Finance Legislation Database<\/a> \u2013 from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2013-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/datatoolkits.lincolninst.edu\/subcenters\/significant-features-property-tax\/\">Significant Features of the Property Tax<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; includes data on the property tax in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Tax Foundation Archive Publications \u2013 from <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ctstatelibrary.org\/az.php?a=h\">HeinOnline<\/a>. Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Taxation &amp; Economic Reform in America Part I &amp; II, 1781-2011 \u2013 from <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ctstatelibrary.org\/az.php?a=h\">HeinOnline<\/a>. Includes federal legislative histories, Congressional Research Service reports, and more. Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"mandatedreports\"><\/a>Mandated reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p><strong><em>Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Trust annual report \u2013 by the Office of the State Treasurer; pursuant to CGS 3-39k<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Adjusted payments regarding Connecticut programs of tax relief for elderly homeowners and grants to elderly renters \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 12-170bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2022\/PA22-118_s.462.pdf\">Advance notification of municipal road work to gas, water and other utility companies<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Advance notification of municipal road work to gas, water and other utility companies<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 22-118 s.462<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/PA16-003_s.197_May.pdf\">Ambulatory surgical centers tax (impact of the gross receipts tax on ambulatory surgical centers)<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Ambulatory surgical centers tax (impact of the gross receipts tax on ambulatory surgical centers)<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 16-3 (May) s.197<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Angel tax credit program \u2013 annual report by CT Innovations Inc.; pursuant to CGS 12-704d(g)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/PA23-182_s.6.pdf\">Best practices for municipal retirement plans<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Best practices for municipal retirement plans<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of the State Comptroller, Office of Policy and Management, and Office of the State Treasurer; pursuant to PA 23-182 s.6<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Brainard Airport property study \u2013 published by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 32-9x (PA 22-118 s.426)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Certified aerospace manufacturing projects \u2013 triennial report by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 32-4n(g)(2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Chief medical examiner facilities and Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center parking<\/a> \u2013 quarterly report by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to PA 23-205 s.112<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Cliff Retirements Adding Efficiency, Accountability, and Technology to Economize State Government (CREATES) report \u2013 by the Boston Consulting Group; pursuant to PA 18-81 s.57<br \/>\n<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/PA18-081_s.57.pdf\">report<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/PA18-081_s.57_accompanying_materials.pdf\">accompanying materials<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/PA18-081_s.57_project_summary.pdf\">project summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Code official training and education fund \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to CGS 29-251c(e)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/PA25-168_s.397.pdf\">Collection of unpaid taxes from entities to which the state makes payments<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Collection of unpaid taxes from entities to which the state makes payments<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management and Dept. of Revenue Services; pursuant to PA 25-168 s.397<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2018\/PA17-002_s.250_June.pdf\">Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth final report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth final report<\/span> &#8211; pursuant to PA 17-2 (June) s.250<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Compliance with the Railroad Tax Exemption Program \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Transportation; pursuant to CGS 13b-230<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/DECD_concentrated_poverty_eradication_ten-year_plan_progress_2025.pdf\">Concentrated poverty ten-year pilot plan progress report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Concentrated poverty ten-year pilot plan progress report<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 32-7z(c)(2)(C)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Airport Authority annual financial report \u2013 pursuant to CGS 15-120bb(o)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Municipal Development Authority annual report \u2013 pursuant to CGS 8-169mm<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/PA25-174_s.238.pdf\">Connecticut United Football Club stadium assessment<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Connecticut United Football Club stadium assessment<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.238<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Consensus revenue estimates \u2013 report three times a year by the Office of Policy and Management and Office of Fiscal Analysis; pursuant to CGS 2-36c<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">CSCU and Office of Early Childhood efforts to construct, improve, or equip childcare centers on or near campuses \u2013 quarterly report by the CT State Colleges and Universities; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.134<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/PA17-002_s.180_June.pdf\">CT Pension Sustainability Commission final report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">CT Pension Sustainability Commission final report<\/span> \u2013 pursuant to PA 17-2 s.180 June<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Developmental Services five year plan \u2013 pursuant to CGS 17a-211<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Economic and Community Development annual report \u2013 pursuant to CGS 32-1m<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Economic and Community Development annual reports evaluation \u2013 periodic report by the Auditors of Public Accounts; pursuant to CGS 2-90c<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Early Childhood Education Endowment annual report \u2013 by the Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board; pursuant to CGS 10-512g<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Estimates of state formula aid to municipalities \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 4-71b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/PA23-137_s.2.pdf\">Evaluation of employment assistance programs for individuals with disabilities in Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Evaluation of employment assistance programs for individuals with disabilities in Connecticut<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 23-137 s.2<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Fiscal accountability report \u2013 annual report by the Office of Fiscal Analysis; pursuant to CGS 2-36b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Fiscal accountability report \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 2-36b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Five-year capital plan and enrollment efforts<\/a> \u2013 annual report by the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.133<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-204_s.158.pdf\">Food insecurity strategic plan<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Food insecurity strategic plan<\/span> &#8211; by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to PA 23-204 s.158<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Good to Great Program report (applications received and funds requested for grants to nonprofits for capital improvements to cultural and historic sites) \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.137<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/PA23-137_s.16.pdf\">Group home fire safety funding<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Group home fire safety funding<\/span> &#8211; by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to PA 23-137 s.16<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Historic rehabilitation tax credit report \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 10-416c(j)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2022\/PA22-118_s.359.pdf\">Hospital workforce housing options<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Hospital workforce housing options<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Housing and CT Housing Finance Authority; pursuant to PA 22-118 s.359<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/PA22-118_s.359_2026.pdf\">Hospital workforce housing options, 2026 update<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Hospital workforce housing options, 2026 update<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Housing and CT Housing Finance Authority; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.102<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/PA22-117_s.34.pdf\">Interstate tax collection enforcement<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Interstate tax collection enforcement<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of the Attorney General and Dept. of Revenue Services; pursuant to PA 22-117 s.34<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Law enforcement community engagement training update \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 4-68gg<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/SA23-024.pdf\">Motor Vehicle Tax Task Force final report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Motor Vehicle Tax Task Force final report<\/span> &#8211; pursuant to SA 23-24<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Office of Community Economic Development Assistance annual report \u2013 by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 32-7s<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Office of Film, Television &amp; Digital Media annual activity report \u2013 by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 32-1p<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Open space report to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee and the State Bond Commission \u2013 monthly report by the Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection; pursuant to CGS 22a-6v<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2020\/PA19-117_s.367.pdf\">Options for measuring municipal fiscal capacity<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Options for measuring municipal fiscal capacity<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to PA 19-117 s.367<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Pilot program to allow for assessment of commercial property based on occupant\u2019s net profits (alternative method of assessment for commercial properties) \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 12-63i(c)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/PA25-174_s.136.pdf\">Plan to install solar photovoltaic systems on developed state properties<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Plan to install solar photovoltaic systems on developed state properties<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.136<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2019\/PA17-002_s.223_June.pdf\">Prototype model school building program report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Prototype model school building program report<\/span> &#8211; by the School Building Projects Advisory Council; pursuant to PA 17-2 s.223 June<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Public works construction projects with estimated costs more than $10,000 and funding from proceeds of state general obligation bonds \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to CGS 3-21d<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Quarterly report on the status of the design, alteration, renovation, and construction of facilities for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner \u2013 by the Dept. of Administrative Services; pursuant to PA 25-174 s.132<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/PA21-001_s.65_June.pdf\">Recommendations for the prevention of cannabis use in youth<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Recommendations for the prevention of cannabis use in youth<\/span> \u2013 published by the Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services; pursuant to PA 21-1 s.65 June<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Regional performance incentive program (RPI) annual report \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 4-124s(e)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Regional Services Grant annual reports \u2013 by each regional council of government; pursuant to CGS 4-66r<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/SA16-014_s.1.pdf\">State laws governing the sales and use tax, personal income tax, and corporation business tax<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">State laws governing the sales and use tax, personal income tax, and corporation business tax<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Revenue Services; pursuant to SA 16-14 s.1<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">State-wide trends related to taxable property and exemptions from property tax on the grand list \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 12-120a<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-012_s.2_Finance.pdf\">Status of the procurement of body scanning machines for use in correctional facilities<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Status of the procurement of body scanning machines for use in correctional facilities<\/span> &#8211; by the Dept. of Correction; pursuant to PA 23-12 s.2<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Tax expenditure report &#8211; biennial report by the Office of Fiscal Analysis; pursuant to CGS 12-7b(e)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Tax incidence study \u2013 biennial report by the Dept. of Revenue Services; pursuant to CGS 12-7c<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Theatrical production tax credit \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 10-419<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program \u2013 annual report by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to CGS 10-505b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/SA16-021.pdf\">Unused R&amp;D tax credit legislative recommendations<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Unused R&amp;D tax credit legislative recommendations<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to SA 16-21<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Youth development organization tax credit program \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 12-217rr<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"referenceworks\"><\/a>Reference works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\">As Certain as Death: Quotations About Taxes \u2013 by Jeffrey L. Yablon, Tax Analysts, 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/monetarypolicy\/beige-book-default.htm\">The Beige Book<\/a> \u2013 economic conditions report eight times a year by the Federal Reserve<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/csg.publications\/stacks\/46495f12f95847e6935d331969ed650a\">The Book of the States<\/a> \u2013 by the Council of State Governments<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">The Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy \u2013 by Joseph J. Cordes, The Urban Institute Press, 1999<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Guidebook to Connecticut Taxes 2016 \u2013 by Richard D. Pomp, CCH, 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">McQuillin: The Law of Municipal Corporations \u2013 access through Westlaw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Municipal Fiscal Indicators \u2013 annual report by the Office of Policy and Management<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">U.S. Master Property Tax Guide \u2013 Wolters Kluwer\/CCH, 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">West\u2019s Tax Law Dictionary \u2013 access through Westlaw.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"otherresources\"><\/a>Other resources in the library&#8217;s collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\">Bond authorizations available for allocation \u2013 annual report by the Office of Fiscal Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">By the Numbers briefs \u2013 series on state tax revenues by the Rockefeller Institute of Government<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Centralized data storage for body worn cameras and dashboard cameras \u2013 by the CT Criminal Justice Information System, 2025<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/CJIS_digital_evidence_study_vol1.pdf\"><br \/>\nVolume 1: An analysis of the current landscape in Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Volume 1: an analysis of the current landscape in Connecticut<\/span> <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/CJIS_digital_evidence_study_vol2.pdf\"><br \/>\nVolume 2: Future considerations and solution approaches for Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Volume 2: future considerations and solution approaches for Connecticut<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/CHA_community_benefits_hospitals_2019-2022.pdf\">Community benefits provided by tax-exempt hospitals in Connecticut (2019 to 2022)<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Community benefits provided by tax-exempt hospitals in Connecticut (2019 to 2022)<\/span> \u2013 published by the CT Hospital Association, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut municipal budget adoption experiences \u2013 annual report by the CT Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/OPM_financial_support_to_municipalities_Aug_2017.pdf\">Connecticut\u2019s financial support to municipalities<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Connecticut\u2019s financial support to municipalities<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of Policy and Management, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/CT_Voices_film_industry_tax_credits_2024.pdf\">Cost and distributional analysis of CT&#8217;s film industry tax credits<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Cost and distributional analysis of CT&#8217;s film industry tax credits<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/Olsberg_economic_impact_tax_credits_2022.pdf\">Economic impact of Connecticut&#8217;s digital media and motion picture tax credit, digital animation production company tax credit and the infrastructure tax credit<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Economic impact of Connecticut&#8217;s digital media and motion picture tax credit, digital animation production company tax credit and the infrastructure tax credit<\/span> \u2013 published by the Office of Film, Television, and Digital Media, 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Facts and figures: how does your state compare? \u2013 annual report by the Tax Foundation<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Governor\u2019s Transportation Finance Panel final report, 2016:\u00a0<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2015\/TFP_final_Jan_2016.pdf\">report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">report<\/span>, <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2015\/TFP_presentation_Jan_2016.pdf\">presentation<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">presentation<\/span>, <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2015\/TFP_attachments_Jan_2016.pdf\">attachments<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">attachments<\/span>, <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2015\/TFP_tables_Jan_2016.pdf\">tables<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">tables<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Measuring municipal fiscal disparities in Connecticut: a report to the Connecticut General Assembly&#8217;s Program Review and Investigations Committee \u2013 by Bo Zhao, New England Public Policy Center at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2015:\u00a0<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/Boston_Fed_municipal_fiscal_disparities_CT_May_2015.pdf\">report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">report<\/span>, <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/Boston_Fed_municipal_fiscal_disparities_CT_presentation_May_2015.pdf\">presentation<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">presentation<\/span>, <a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/Boston_Fed_municipal_fiscal_disparities_CT_spreadsheets_May_2015.pdf\">tables<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">tables<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/APA_DECD_media_tax_credits_performance_audit_FY2019-FY2022.pdf\">Performance audit: administration of the Dept. of Economic and Community Development&#8217;s media tax credits FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, and FY2022<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Performance audit: administration of the Dept. of Economic and Community Development&#8217;s media tax credits FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, and FY2022<\/span> \u2013 by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/CCEA_economic_impacts_legalizing_marijuana_2020.pdf\">Projecting economic impacts of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Projecting economic impacts of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut<\/span> \u2013 by the CT Center for Economic Analysis, 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">State business tax climate index \u2013 annual report by the Tax Foundation<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/Pomp_payroll_tax_2020.pdf\">A report to the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management regarding a proposed payroll tax<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">A report to the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management regarding a proposed payroll tax<\/span> \u2013 by Richard D. Pomp, 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/CT_Voices_CT_child_tax_credit_2024.pdf\">Supporting the economic well-being of Connecticut&#8217;s families and children: an overview of the CT child tax credit<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Supporting the economic well-being of Connecticut&#8217;s families and children: an overview of the CT child tax credit<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/CHA_value_tax_exemption_community_benefits_hospitals_2021-2022.pdf\">The value of tax exemption and community benefits among tax-exempt hospitals in Connecticut (2021 to 2022)<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">The value of tax exemption and community benefits among tax-exempt hospitals in Connecticut (2021 to 2022)<\/span> \u2013 published by the CT Hospital Association, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row lib-upd-pho\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<p>Photo: Accessed through <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/accountant-accounting-adviser-1238598\/\">Pixabay<\/a>. 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