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DiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back

… period one year earlier following the addition of 1,200 police officers to patrol the system. The city and MTA have … However, when there are delays on Metro-North and Long Island Railroad they tend to be longer than they were. The … has to meet riders’ needs. The frequency of rush hour Long Island Railroad trains to Penn Station has been a challenge …

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era

… The State Comptroller’s office is committed to keeping New Yorkers regularly updated on the state’s economy and … Payments Balloon During COVID-19 Approved payments to New York recipients for Unemployment Insurance totaled $32.1 … year 2019, approved Unemployment Insurance payments for New Yorkers totaled just $2.1 billion. Unemployment payments …

DiNapoli Releases Guide to Federal Funding in New York

… A new online resource released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details the vast array … DiNapoli said. “Major cuts will reduce the services the state provides that simply cannot be replaced by state taxpayers. Understanding how New Yorkers are served by …

DiNapoli: State Needs to Supercharge Efforts to Meet Renewable Electricity Goals

… York produced 124,912 gigawatt hours of renewable energy, ranking 6th in the nation. This figure includes both …

DiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season

… is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and … gift card. DiNapoli said New Yorkers should use their gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees and register cards with the retailers. By registering their cards, owners …

DiNapoli Op-Ed in Buffalo News Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19

… Help States and Localities Find out how your government money is spent at  Open Book New York . Track municipal …

Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)

… report relating to the use of fire insurance premium tax funds from out-of-state insurers with OSC, as required by …

XIII.10.B Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a Due to State Offset – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

… resulted in an amount owed to the State by an employee (i.e., Due to State).   When a Due to State condition exists, … refunded to the State. An employee who travels frequently can use the Due to State Offset functionality in SFS to apply … until it is fully reconciled. For more information on how to apply a Due to State Offset to an expense report in …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending

… said. “At a minimum companies should voluntarily disclose how much and where they are putting their resources.” The … Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United struck down certain restraints on corporate political …

How Divorce Can Affect NYSLRS Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits

DiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals

… future. As a result, the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has withdrawn the shareholder requests it had … Gold real estate investments, World Bank Green Bonds and private equity investments such as Invenergy, developers of a … around the globe that meet the Fund's risk and return requirements. Active Ownership:  DiNapoli uses the Fund's …

DiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools

… is below: We should be teaching financial literacy in NY's high schools Financial literacy should be taught in all New … think are important for all students to have by the end of high school?” One of the most frequent responses was, “Financial …

Collection of Electronic Waste Fees

… in compliance with the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (Act). This audit covers the period … to set up and fund programs for the collection and recycling of e-waste in the State. The Act also requires … then annually submit a report of their statewide sales and recycling data and pay an annual $3,000 fee. Sales data is …

Gateway to Success in Grant Procurements

Presentation from 2016 Fall Conference

XII.6.G Paying Debt Service – XII. Expenditures

… Service payments. The Office of the State Comptroller’s Vendor Management Unit (VMU) has created a Vendor ID to associate with every New York State Debt Service agreement. The Vendor IDs follow the schema “03DSXXX001”. In the actual …

Adjustments – Enhanced Reporting

… Learn how to file adjustments to earnings and days worked and how to make adjustments for certain retroactive service credit …

Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts

… as part of these projects. Lynch admitted to using the money stolen from Monroe County to, among other things, make … Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …

DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS

… more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … should be more transparent about the timeliness of the application process and where delays occur, as these projects …

DiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments

… New York’s municipalities collected nearly $17 billion in sales tax revenue in 2019, representing 9.7 percent of all … revenue, according to a comprehensive report on local sales tax released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli. Every … losses from the pandemic. “COVID-19 has decimated local sales tax revenue this year, blowing holes in the budgets of …

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2070

… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a business process change in the … of the AC 230 Check Reversals and AC 1476 Check Exchanges to the Office of the State Comptroller. Affected Employees: … in PayServ will automatically populate check information to minimize the possibility of data entry errors. With this …