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DiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… 13.5 percent of all state and local tax deductions nationwide. The average amount of total itemized deductions … DiNapoli's report notes that: Over two-thirds of taxpayers nationwide and nearly the same proportion in New York claim … until a more detailed plan emerges from Washington. For a breakdown of New Yorkers' itemized deductions by county and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersState Audits by Agency or Authority
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/by-agencyState Police Bulletin No. SP-219
… Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Troopers Unit – BU07, the State Police … Annual salaried employees of the Division of State Police in BU07, BU17, or BU62 who possess or obtain a recognized … Graduate Degree $750 The payment will be made annually in June of each year and will be for one degree only. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-219-2021-state-police-education-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1549
… input file from PEF for deduction code 392, Transamerica Life Insurance. Affected Employees Employees who previously … enrolled in payroll deduction for Transamerica (voluntary) Life Insurance offered through PEF Effective Date(s) … Benefits Program and Univers Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company have each sent letters to affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1549-payroll-deductions-discontinued-transamerica-life-insurance-offeredVillage of Islandia – Procurement (2021M-203)
… findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on issues Village officials raised in their response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/06/village-islandia-procurement-2021m-203Economic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfSUNY Bulletin No. SU-129
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing and to provide instructions for processing adjustments and changes. Affected Employees Graduate student employees in … The 2006 agreement between the State of New York and the Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) provides for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-129-october-1-2006-3-salary-increase-employees-graduateState Agencies Bulletin No. 1359
… Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Institutional Services Unit (ISU) – BU04 who meet the … (see GOER memorandum for a list of eligible titles) and is required to wear a uniform on a daily basis in their … leave. Agency Actions Employee Reimbursement Distribution Method If an employee provides work-related clothing purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1359-2014-uniform-maintenance-allowance-and-2014-work-related-clothingOpinion 90-62
… maladministration in office is a question which can only be resolved by the courts in the context of a removal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 89-63
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … A municipal housing authority is exempt from the payment of court filing fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking … is a litigant in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts outside of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63State Agencies Bulletin No. 2240
… must be suspended while an employee is receiving paid Workers’ Compensation benefits. Workers’ Compensation-related benefits include the statutory Workers’ Compensation benefit and any supplemental payments … must be suspended while an employee is receiving paid Workers Compensation benefits Workers Compensationrelated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2240-suspension-403b-tax-sheltered-annuity-plans-employees-workersXI.10 Third Party Contracting - Contracting "for" the State – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… original contract. The state agency is able to justify an amendment to the existing contract as an emergency award that … the third-party contracts let pursuant to the contract amendment are contracts “for” the State and are subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi10-third-party-contracting-contracting-stateUpper Jay Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-24-F)
… Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Upper Jay Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-24), released in May 2023. The audit determined that: The Board of Fire … Jay Fire Districts District progress as of October 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Upper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/16/upper-jay-fire-district-audit-follow-2023m-24-fOpinion 93-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 2195
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State, and/or Local tax withholding in tax year 2024. Affected Employees: Employees who claimed exempt from … who submit withholding certificates claiming exempt in 2024 are affected. Background: According to IRS Publication …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2195-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2024Oversight of Industrial Hemp (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Industrial Hemp … hemp as any part of the Cannabis sativa L. plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/16/oversight-industrial-hemp-followResources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… decades later, DEC programs range widely, from managing fish and game populations and overseeing the extraction of … populations and issuing licenses to hunt, trap and fish. Overseeing mining and oil and gas extraction in the … towards the replacement or repair of infrastructure. 25 Portions of the appropriation were parceled out over three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-fundingOpen Book New York
… in government, there cannot be accountability. His open data initiatives are a commitment to this belief. If … 1, 2012, which now includes about 17,000 new payments each day, and contains the agency submitting the payment request, … Casino Gaming License and Revenue Distributions, February 2026 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/open-book-new-yorkDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… MC physicians — the Performance Incentive Program and the Productivity Incentive Program — and paid 16 of its … Additionally, ECMCC paid a total of $401,096 in additional productivity incentives to three physicians as part of the … noted 16 physicians. Of the $1,655,359 in performance and productivity incentives, ECMCC reported $900,887 as regular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 32
… 1099 reporting SFS payments using a Single Payment Vendor ID and for non-SFS payments Guidance: Consistent with the … payments to vendors: (i) that use a single payment vendor ID; (ii) require certain information to be reported to the … 1099 reporting SFS payments using a Single Payment Vendor ID and for nonSFS payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/32-1099-reporting-single-payments-non-sfs-payments