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U.S. Department of the Treasury

Overview

The Treasury publishes on a variety of topics, including on financial information and economic data. Whether on a Treasury, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), or an interagency website, the general public can access these publications for free.

Treasury Publications and Resources

Screenshot of featured Treasury publications

Treasury Publications and Resources

The Treasury publishes on a variety of works. Click on the side arrows to see the featured publications.

  • Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's TTB Newsletter
  • Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Monthly Treasury Statement
  • Internal Revenue Service's Statistics of Income Working Papers
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's Financial Literary Update
  • U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's Semiannual Report to Congress

Screenshot of a TTB Newsletter

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's TTB Newsletter

The TTB Newsletter is a weekly publication that provides information about the agency and its regulations. Check out some recent publications:

Screenshot of a Monthly Treasury Statement

Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Monthly Treasury Statement

The Monthly Treasury Statement "summarizes the financial activities of the federal government and off-budget federal entities and conforms to the Budget of the U.S. Government." See some reports from FY2023:

Screenshot of a Statistics of Incoming Working Papers

Internal Revenue Service's Statistics of Income Working Papers

Statistics of Income Working Papers are works that were presented at professional conferences. Though having not undergone extensive editorial review, these papers "are intended to make results of research available to others and to encourage discussion on a variety of topics." Here are some recent examples:

Treasury Publications using GPO Resources

GPO has information and publications about the Treasury. Some examples include the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), FDLP Academy, Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (FRASER), and GovInfo. Click on the tabs of this box to learn more about each of these resources.

The CGP is one GPO resource to find Treasury publications. The following information is about one search strategy using the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) class numbers.


  1. Go to the CGP
  2. Click on the "Advanced" button in the main menu.
  3. Select "SuDoc Class Number."
  4. Type in the SuDoc class number (see table below for Treasury examples)
  5. Click "Go."
  6. Search results appear in order of publication year (newest to oldest).
    • Some search results lists will include class numbers in the SuDoc column other than the number searched. This happens if a catalog record contains both old and new SuDoc numbers. The CGP displays the original SuDoc number on the search results page, and the current number is only visible once a record is opened. GPO is investigating whether this can be changed.
Treasury Department or Bureau SuDoc Class Number
U.S. Department of the Treasury T
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau T 70.
Bureau of Engraving & Printing T 18.
Internal Revenue Service T 22.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency T 12.

Freely available for the general public, the FDLP Academy offers webinars and webcasts for Federal Depository Libraries. Its mission is to "create and deliver enhanced educational opportunities to the FDLP community by fostering collaboration, by facilitating knowledge sharing, and through the application of new methods and use of multiple mediums" about U.S. Government resources. The following webinars contain Treasury-related information.


Screenshot of "The Experiment of Employing Females as Clerks Has Been...a Success"

The Experiment of Employing Females as Clerks Has Been...a Success

  • Recorded on February 8, 2022
  • Length of Time: 47 minutes
  • Speakers: Andy Young (U.S. Department of the Treasury); and Kim Carter (U.S. Department of the Treasury)

 

Screenshot of "Locating Historical and Contemporary U.S. Treasury Content on the Open Web"

Locating Historical and Contemporary U.S. Treasury Content on the Open Web

  • Recorded on April 7, 2021
  • Length of Time: 53 minutes
  • Speakers: Andy Young (U.S. Department of the Treasury); and Kim Carter (U.S. Department of the Treasury)

 

Screenshot of "Your Guide to America’s Finances"

Your Guide to America’s Finances

  • Recorded on April 30, 2020
  • Length of Time: 63 minutes
  • Speaker: Linnea Powell (Bureau of the Fiscal Service)

 

FRASER is a "digital library of U.S. economic, financial, and banking history" that focuses on the history of the Federal Reserve System. GPO is an official partner of this resource. Most of the information available is in the public domain; however, some information requires copyright permission. Below are two highlighted FRASER resources. 


GovInfo provides free access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal government. GovInfo has a collection of Treasury Department Publications.


Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of the United States

  • The annual report concerns the U.S. Government's financial transactions. GovInfo has an incomplete run from 1793 to 1890.

Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin to the Treasury Department

  • This is a consolidated publication that includes "announcements of the official rulings and procedures of the IRS" and other Treasury decisions. GovInfo has a digital collection of this publication from 1919 to 2008.

The Official Register of the United States

  • The register is a "record of all the Federal Government's civil, military, and naval employees." Though not a complete run, GovInfo has different registers dating from 1829 to 1959.

Treasury Combined Statement of Receipts, Expenditures, and Balances of the United States Government

  • This publication looks the financial transactions of "customs, internal revenue, taxes, and sales of public lands in each district and state." GovInfo covers the years 1872 through 1983.

Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange

  • See historic exchanges rates from 1956 to 2005 between different foreign currencies to one U.S. Dollar.