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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1014
… Purpose To inform agencies of new functionality in PayServ that allows for the selection of a 30% tax rate … M-1 or Q-1 visa Effective Date(s) Immediately Background In accordance with the 2010 IRS Instructions for Form 1042-S, … a specific Treaty ID value for each country code in PayServ. This value can be chosen in the Treaty ID field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1014-withholding-rate-30-nonresident-alien-scholarship-recipientsLocal Sales Tax Growth in 2017 Highest in Four Years
Local Sales Tax Growth in 2017 Highest in Four Years
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-growth-2017-highest-in-four-years.pdfContributing Toward Your Retirement – State Police Plan
… voluntary contributions, complete a Section 21(L) Election form (RS5379) , and submit it to your payroll office. If you … also be subject to a tax penalty. Please read the election form carefully before submitting, and speak to a tax advisor … we base your contribution rate on what you actually earned in the last completed State fiscal year (April 1 to March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/contributing-toward-your-retirementVendRep System Guide for Office of the State Comptroller Bureau of Contracts Users
… assigned roles which permit them to perform certain tasks in the VendRep System. Roles within the System are meant to reflect the role a user plays in an organization and only allows the user to complete tasks … select the questionnaire listed under Active Certified Form by clicking "View" At the Form Overview page, click …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/vendrep-system-guide-office-state-comptroller-bureau-contracts-usersComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the City and Town of Poughkeepsie Joint Water Project . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … did not ensure purchases were made at the lowest cost, in compliance with the town’s procurement policy, and used … cash receipt duties by having the treasurer open the mail and forward all money received to a board member for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Town of Hanover – Town Supervisor and Town Clerk Operations (2013M-40)
… 18, 2013. Background The Town of Hanover is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … payments when they were received and did not indicate the form of payment received in the water and sewer records. The Clerk did not disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/10/town-hanover-town-supervisor-and-town-clerk-operations-2013m-40State Agencies Bulletin No. 2045
… CSEA ASU Work-Related Clothing Allowance for employees in the Racing Inspector title. Affected Employees Employees in the Administrative Services Unit (ASU) Bargaining Unit 02 … paychecks dated 09/14/2022. Eligibility Criteria Employees in Bargaining Unit 02, title of Racing Inspector at the NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2045-2022-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-title-racingAccounts Payable Advisory No. 34
… interest payments to certain payees totaling $600 or more in a single calendar year on Form 1099-INT. Consistent with the Guide to Financial … been reviewed and updated to provide additional guidance in selecting proper values. Effective January 1, 2014, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/34-payment-and-reporting-interestDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… giving of gift cards during the holiday season increasing in popularity, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … DiNapoli reminds New Yorkers to spend the gift cards in a timely fashion. If not, the money could eventually get … easy to lose track of your gift cards,” DiNapoli said. “In 2020, over $16 million worth of unused gift cards were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-188
… to all tax withholdings and is reportable on the employee Form W-2. OSC Actions OSC has created Time Entry earnings … Actions Agencies must report the value of the housing in Time Entry using earn code HAS and enter the following … the employees’ taxable gross for tax withholding purposes in the period the allowance is entered. The total housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-188-new-earnings-code-employer-provided-housingIV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium. 51064 Data Management/Query Software Software … Services Internet service providers ISP; electronic mail service provider; World wide web WWW site design; web …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-serviceCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
… position must should have or be able to obtain expertise in district finances, and have expertise with purchasing … Any clerical or professional personnel directly involved in accounting and purchasing Any individual responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorOpinion 2012-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … that sells highway related products would have an interest in contracts between the company and the town to sell … of that contract. A "contract" for this purpose means any claim, account or demand against or agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Medicaid Program – Oversight of Health Homes
… the Program The Health Home Program (Program), implemented in New York in January 2012, is an optional benefit under the Medicaid … the MAPP System determines whether a Health Home claim is warranted and calculates which rate code should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/20/medicaid-program-oversight-health-homesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Westmoreland Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances recorded in the employee leave records and found that 12 of these … Reimbursements (Suffolk County) The district did not claim $117,670 in costs for individual education plan-related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAdjustments Report (RS2050)
To make corrections to the salary, service or contributions listed on previous monthly reports, NYSLRS employers use form RS2050.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs2050.pdfJust for State Employers
… worked and other employment information using PayServ. In addition, employees whose NYSLRS membership is mandatory … when your employees retire. PayServ Employee Information in PayServ When entering an employee’s information in … State . Click Filter . Upload Membership Registration Form The employee must complete a Membership Registration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/stateXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… and what information is needed to reprocess the voucher. In addition, agencies can review rejected bulkloaded vouchers … them of the rejection reason. The voucher will appear in the worklist of the voucher originator, and the voucher … ID 5I WCB - Incorrect Case Number 5J WCB - Compensation claim not calculated correctly 6A Receipt of goods/services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) resulted in nearly $300 million in pharmacy claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from … served approximately 7.8 million recipients and Medicaid claim costs totaled about $74.6 billion. Per federal law and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionOpinion 89-33
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit … Village Law pertains to the audit and payment of claims in a village. Section 5-524(2) provides, in pertinent part, … the effect that such services indicated on such payroll or claim were actually performed by the person or persons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33