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An Introductory Guide to Housing Finance in England and Wales (2019 Edition)

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Housing, and social housing in particular, has undergone many changes in the last five years. This updated guidance is aimed at anyone wanting to understand the financial principles that apply to housing services provided by local authorities.

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Practitioners' Guide to Capital Finance (2019 Edition)

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This publication contains the background knowledge on capital finance and how to account for it. It provides explanations and definitions of capital expenditure, credit arrangements and capital financing, and it will assist practitioners in managing the capital programmes of their authorities – in particular addressing the technical issues associated with the financing of the programme.

Practitioners' Guide to Capital Finance in Local Government front cover

Preparing the Annual Report: Guidance for Local Government Pension Scheme Funds (2019 Edition)

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This guide will help report preparers to not only meet the regulatory requirements set down by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) but to use their annual report as a major line of communication between administrators and stakeholders.

Preparing the Annual Report: Guidance for LGPS funds front cover

Accounting for NDR Model 2018-19 (England)

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This model automatically produces the journals and subsequent NDR Collection Fund and General Fund positions for compliance with the 2018/19 Accounting Code and statutory provisions, for Billing and Precepting Authorities, non-pooling and pooling. It includes a safety net/levy, ‘pool benefit’ and ‘100% BRR pilot no detriment’ calculator and provides additional assurance and an audit trail for closedown and a monitoring and forecasting tool in-year.

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Council Tax Accounting Model 2018-19

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This model automatically produces the journals and subsequent Collection Fund and General Fund positions for compliance with the 2018/19 Accounting Code of Practice and statutory requirements for council tax, for Billing and Precepting Authorities. It can provide assurance and audit trail to your accounting approach for year-end and can also act as a monitoring and forecasting tool throughout the year.

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