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New York's 529 College Savings Program Delivers $287 Million to College Students Since January

… said today in recognition of 529 College Savings Day to be celebrated on Sunday, May 29. “With the cost of college on the rise, it’s a great time to consider opening a 529 College Savings account for your …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-delivers-287-million-college-students-january

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1223

… Purpose To inform agencies of the tax related withholding requirements for 2013. Effective … Medicare Tax. The additional tax rate is 0.9%. Federal Withholding Rates The IRS has not published the new Federal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1223-summary-tax-related-withholding-requirements-2013

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2307

… process for direct-mailed 2024 form W-2’s. Background: In order to repay OSC for the direct mailing costs for 2024 … W-2s to the employee’s “home address” that is populated in PayServ. If the employee has both a “mail” and “home” address in PayServ, the W-2 will be mailed to the “mail” address. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2307-direct-mailed-form-w-2-agency-chargeback

DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November

… government sales tax collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according … for local governments statewide, $102 million less than in November 2019. The decline is steeper than October’s 5.2 … but not as significant as the double-digit declines in the earlier months (April - June) of the pandemic. Total …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-november

DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October

… tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to State Comptroller … financial aid from the federal government to help them get through this crisis.” New York City had a 5.3 percent, or … by Region (for detailed monthly breakdown) Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-october

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-127

… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … an adjustment of regular earnings is required to be paid in the final paycheck of the calendar year. Effective Date(s) … rate), are eligible for a year-end adjustment to be paid in the final paycheck of the year, unless the total amount of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-127-2007-year-end-adjustment-judges

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-141

… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … an adjustment of regular earnings is required to be paid in the final paycheck of the calendar year. Effective Date(s) … rate) are eligible for a year-end adjustment to be paid in the final paycheck of the year, unless the total amount of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-141-2008-year-end-adjustment-judges

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… – adequate systems and practices in place that allow it to effectively collect real estate transfer taxes (RETT). … most state counties limits its ability to efficiently and effectively analyze information to identify higher-risk …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

Opinion 92-13

… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … in terms of town offices from two to four years) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §§10(1)(ii)(a)(1),(d)(3), 20(3); TOWN LAW, … not violate the "single subject" requirement of Municipal Home Rule Law, §20(3). You ask whether a town in a county not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13

Opinion 88-40

… service. (3) A municipal cooperation agreement may provide how to allocate moneys remaining at the conclusion of each … .). As a practical matter, we believe that the employees should be deemed employees of one of the participants for … provisions in a municipal cooperation agreement as to how to divide moneys appropriated for the joint service and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-40

Opinion 88-44

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … Services (town board member employed by engineering firm) -- Interest in Contract (town board member employed by … arising after execution of contract) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3)(c), 802(1)(b): A town board member acquires an …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44

Opinion 89-3

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-3

Opinion 88-18

… in the opinion. TAXES -- Mortgage Tax (distribution to newly incorporated village) VILLAGES -- Incorporation … superseded to the extent inconsistent herewith. You ask how mortgage tax moneys distributed to your town pursuant to … Village Attorney Village of Chestnut Ridge … Concerning how mortgage tax moneys distributed to your town pursuant to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18

Columbia County – Procurement (2017M-249)

… General Municipal Law and the County’s procurement policy for the period January 1, 2016 through July 17, 2017. … and five Hudson City Supervisors. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $142.4 million. Noteworthy … the bidding requirements of GML and includes procedures for procuring goods and services that GML does not require to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/columbia-county-procurement-2017m-249

Skaneateles Central School District - Online Banking (2019M-2)

… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether District … adequately segregated the duties of employees responsible for online banking transactions and adequately established … online banking policy to clearly describe the procedures for authorizing and processing transactions. Ensure that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/skaneateles-central-school-district-online-banking-2019m-2

Town of Stuyvesant – Procurement (2017M-54)

… The Town of Stuyvesant is located in Columbia County and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. … for its general fund totaled approximately $468,000 and highway fund totaled $486,000. Key Findings The procurement policy excludes professional services and does not require competitive methods to be used when …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-stuyvesant-procurement-2017m-54

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Payroll (2015M-326)

… The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of payroll payments for the period July 1, 2014 through August … employees. … RavenaCoeymansSelkirk Central School District Payroll 2015M326 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-326

Piseco Common School District – Claims Auditing (2015M-230)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the District’s claims … District officials established effective procedures to ensure that claims are adequately documented and … for legitimate District purposes and are approved prior to payment. Key Recommendation There were no recommendations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/piseco-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2015m-230