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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Federal Tax Reform
… "The Republican tax bill moving forward in Congress remains a bad deal for New … one million New Yorkers. "Without further action, the bill would force significant cuts to Medicare and would … Based on Congressional Budget Office estimates, the bill is also expected to result in higher health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-federal-tax-reform-0Opinion 92-47
… a separate bank account. Although a separate bank account is not required, however, the surcharge revenue must be … and used for the E911 system costs, we note that there is no requirement in article 6 that interest earned be … as other revenues within the fund in which the account is included. We note that this conclusion is consistent with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47Opinion 97-9
… OF INTEREST -- Disclosure of Interest (negative impact of zoning change on board member's business) -- Zoning Changes (disclosure and recusal where negative impact on board member's business) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Zoning Changes (effect of negative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Opinion 2000-20
… St Comp No. 79-71-A, p 13, membership in local chamber of commerce; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 81-255, p 255, p 272, … and storing of fire apparatus and equipment …" In our view, these express powers necessarily imply the authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20VIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… transfers move monies originally deposited in one fund to another fund. Operating transfers are authorized to move monies without adjusting the classification of the … An appropriated transfer moves monies from one fund to another by charging an appropriation containing specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfersXII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… Due date or Net Due date on the voucher. Two-day ACH is the preferred payment method because it is the most efficient and cost-effective, and it minimizes … in the SFS vendor file be set up so that the vendor is able to receive ACH payments. One-day ACH payments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsXVI.3.E The Reporting Entity – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Entity Process and Document Preparation: BACKGROUND New York State is involved in providing a full range of services to its citizens. Many of these services are … the use of a conceptual framework to determine New York State's reporting entity. CRITERIA FOR ENTITY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3e-reporting-entityOverview – Membership and Enrollment
… can withdraw their NYSLRS membership. They can receive a refund of all contributions made to the Retirement System … to public employment, visit our Hiring Public Retirees page . Offering NYSLRS Membership One of your most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/overviewXIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… agreements. The obligation date should follow the payment schedule in the contract or agreement. In the absence of a defined payment schedule, the first day the service begins is the Obligation Date. Grant Payments … the Obligation Date is the last date of the travel event covered by the reporting document and will correspond …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesTown of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town … contracts. Key Findings Two Board members are the owners of two separate auto service corporations which provided … qualified as a contract with the Town. As sole owners of the auto service corporations, the Board members were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Piseco Common School District – Authorized Investments (2023M-172)
… increased risk of loss. District officials did not adhere to the District’s investment policy and invested $35,000 in … investments were in compliance with the policy’s list of eligible investments. The Board did not develop procedures to address investment requirements. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/piseco-common-school-district-authorized-investments-2023m-172Town of Barton - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-8)
… Monitor highway fuel use, resulting in 531 gallons of gasoline totaling over $1,100 that could not be accounted … motor oil and tires, resulting in potential overpayments of $4,500. Key Recommendations The Superintendent should: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/19/town-barton-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-8Village of Red Hook - Procurement and Claims Auditing (2019M-100)
… procurement policy when acquiring goods. Issue request for proposals for professional service providers who were paid $191,575 for the audit period. The Board did not properly audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/11/village-red-hook-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2019m-100Genesee Community College - Procurement, Cash Disbursements and College President's Compensation (2019M-81)
Determine whether goods and services were procured in a manner consistent with the procurement policy
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2019/10/04/genesee-community-college-procurement-cash-disbursements-and-collegeAmagansett Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-206)
… Findings 12 purchases totaling $14,088 did not have the quotes as required by District policy. Key Recommendations … with the policy prior to approval. And employees obtain quotes when required. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/28/amagansett-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-206Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. The Tax Collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. Property tax collections totaling $5.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81CUNY Bulletin No. CU-329
This bulletin informs agencies of the procedures to process nonresident alien scholarships in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-329-payment-and-reporting-cuny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsTown of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether transfer station … without detection. For example: The amount of municipal waste collected, as recorded by the transfer station, was 238 … $51,800 less in fees than it should have for the collected waste. Over a more than two-year period, the former transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132State Agencies Bulletin No. 332
… Purpose To inform agencies that they now have access to other query tables in QRY1 Affected Employees … Tables with the Added Tables in QRY1 Users must have access to the parent table in order to have access to the added table. Parent Table Added Table Query … To inform agencies that they now have access to other query tables in QRY1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/332-query-access-additional-tablesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1458
… an employee with a foreign address from a country that is not on the list, please enter the employee’s work address … specific formatting for their zip/postal codes. If a value is entered that is not formatted correctly, the agency will receive an error …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1458-new-functionality-employee-address-fields-payserv