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DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… being paid so far in 2016. DiNapoli’s office paid out 4.5 million state refunds totaling $4.2 billion. Another … auditors work cooperatively with the Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to ensure timely payment of legitimate refunds. DiNapoli’s auditors perform their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-25-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli: January Local Sales Tax Collections Down 5.9 Percent
… Local government sales tax collections statewide were down 5.9 percent in … is the only area in the state that experienced growth in sales tax collections for January, at 1.7 percent. Declines …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-january-local-sales-tax-collections-down-5-point-9-percent2018 Annual Report on Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative
The State Education Department (SED) oversees special education programs which provide services to students with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/seit-annual-report-2018.pdfDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grow by 1.5% in April Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 1.5% in April compared to the same month in 2022, … DiNapoli said. “April collections were likely affected by a number of factors, including lower gas prices and … are adjusted upward or downward, so that the quarter as a whole reflects reported sales by vendors. The next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grow-1.5-percent-in-april-compared-last-yearPreliminary Report on the State Fiscal Year 2014-15 Enacted Budget, April 2014
The State ended SFY 2013-14 in its most favorable financial position in years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-enacted-preliminary-2014-15.pdfDiNapoli: Former Utica School District Superintendent Sentenced for Public Corruption, Must Pay Over $160K to District
… online at https://www.osc.ny.gov/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-former-utica-school-district-superintendent-sentenced-public-corruption-must-pay-over-160kState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Kaser , Village of Lisle and the Village of Owego . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the Webster Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … payments totaling $516,017 during the audit period. Except for minor discrepancies which were discussed with district … Leave Accruals (Suffolk County) Auditors discovered errors in accrual records for 70 percent of the employees tested, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 88-16
… Law 95-339, and which the city has not paid, or made funds available to pay when due, shall accrue interest at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 1137
… agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per instructions in … related to withholding taxes may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox. … To inform agencies of OSCs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1137-april-2012-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-paymentSUNY Bulletin No. SU-367
… of Obligation Eligibility Criteria: Employees selected by the campus president must meet the following criteria on 06/30/2024 and on 11/20/2024 (employees being paid in Administration Pay Period 17L) or 06/30/2024 … processing the payments, campuses are required to complete a roster identifying employees who will receive a UUP 2024 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-367-2024-discretionary-increases-professional-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2246
… do not exist in PayServ when an employee is on an Unpaid Military Stipend Leave. Therefore, if an employee received the lump sum payment and was on an Unpaid Military Stipend Leave between the appropriate Evaluation … would have received had the employee not been on an Unpaid Military Stipend Leave by 640, round the result to four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2246-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationCUNY Bulletin No. CU-813
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency … the Effective Dates section. Further eligibility criteria is available in the memoranda from Carmelo Batista, Jr. dated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-813-cuny-2025-rate-increases-oiler-stationary-engineer-andCUNY Bulletin No. CU-826
… New Hire Rate Step Two Effective 05/01/2025 After 1 Year Step Three Effective 05/01/2025 After 2 Years Auto …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-826-cuny-2025-rate-increases-auto-mechanic-and-machinist-titlesDiNapoli Announces Elliott Auerbach to Oversee Local Government Division
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that he has appointed Elliott Auerbach as deputy comptroller for the Division of Local Government and School … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 contracts, billions in state payments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-announces-elliott-auerbach-oversee-local-government-divisionDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or … the state’s child welfare system and is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare services, … conditions that raised red flags, including a police report stating the relative kept a loaded shotgun in one of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansDiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… proper approval, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Our auditors found a … environment in which significant decisions were made out of the view of the board, the public and students,” said … spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardOpinion 91-57
… library and presently maintains a separate bank account for those moneys. You indicate that the village believes that … The treasurer would maintain separate accounting records for the library fund moneys and the library fund moneys would … Section 259(1) of the Education Law requires that taxes for library purposes be levied and collected annually with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57Opinion 94-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFUSE AND GARBAGE -- … (imposition and collection of fees for) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 2231
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a change in how they will create/modify/run any queries using PayServ through the E-Gov application. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2231-exadata-release-and-ps-query-update