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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Erie 1 BOCES , Norwood-Norfolk Central School District , Oceanside Union Free School District , Orange-Ulster BOCES , … Brian Butry at 518-474-4015 or email: [email protected].ny.us . Depew Union Free School District – Financial … compromised the auditor’s objectivity and independence. Oceanside Union Free School District – Professional Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2143
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2023 CSEA … inventory for use in the performance of their job; and Have a Payroll Status of Active on 06/30/2023. Hourly … 2023-24 No Receipts Provided To pay eligible employees who do not submit tool purchase receipts for the 2023 CSEA Tool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2143-2023-csea-tool-allowance-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2244
… Pay Period 7L for the paychecks dated 07/17/2024 or Institution Pay Period 7L for the paychecks dated … for at least nine (9) continuous months at half time or more prior to 06/30/2024. An employee who otherwise meets … taxes. The payment will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2 in Box 14 using code UTA (Uniform/Tool Allowance). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2244-2024-csea-tool-allowance-paymentExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… to bringing the MTA’s budget into long-term structural balance. After 2025, federal funding will no longer be … service, if the agency is to achieve structural budgetary balance once federal aid runs out. The MTA must also consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… with the collection of payments. The system used to track outstanding penalties was incomplete and often … education provider of center- and home-based services to infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children in nine … costs consisting of salary and fringe benefits paid to the director’s husband and bonuses paid to some personnel; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Management of Unexpected Delays and Events During Winter 2017-18
… to assess whether the plans adequately addressed the needs of its passengers. This audit covered events that occurred … a State public authority created under Article 5, Title 11 of the Public Authorities Law. One of six MTA constituent agencies, the LIRR is the largest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/07/management-unexpected-delays-and-events-during-winter-2017-18Accounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… Update: The below sections of the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) are either new or were updated to reflect changes in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) … Description of Change XII.5.F.1 Basis Date New section to address how the Basis Date on the vendor record impacts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… in 2018. "Tax cheats are continuously looking for new ways to beat the system, but my auditors are staying one step ahead of them," DiNapoli said. "My office continues to stop fraudulent refunds from reaching the hands of … numbers and intentionally misstating deductions. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsOpinion 2002-15
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street … STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Lighting (as townwide charge in towns) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (maintenance of town … You ask whether the cost of expenses for street lighting in a town and for maintaining a building used as the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 98 - 22
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … cap for publicity fund) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412(1); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(i): A village, by local law, may … with general law except as authorized by the Municipal Home Rule Law, which shall be deemed expedient or desirable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-22Opinion 97-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties … property taxes (see McKinney's 1993 Session Laws of New York, pp. 2699, 2910). In general, the provisions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… “While most taxpayers are honest, there are some filers and preparers looking to cheat their fellow New Yorkers by … to. My office is stopping those suspicious refunds and ensuring that only legitimate refunds are paid.” … work cooperatively with the Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to ensure timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-25-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… audit. The majority of questionable refunds stopped were for returns filed by taxpayers who claimed refundable credits … security numbers and intentionally misstating deductions. For access to state and local government spending, public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 708
… dated April 26, 2007 (Institution) and May 2, 2007 (Administration) Background Chapter 419 of the Laws of 2004 … the same as Longevity Lump Sum payments as described in Payroll Bulletin No. 623 (PS&T Longevities): An employee who … be in the qualifying position on the beginning date of the payroll period in which the Merit Step payment will be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/708-public-employees-federation-pef-and-rent-regulation-services-unit-rrsuOpinion 88-55
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … §1402; VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(9), 10-1018: While there is no statute requiring the fire company which constitutes the … Law. The board of fire commissioners or, if there is no board of fire commissioners, the board of trustees may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Eliminate Notary Requirement on Membership Application
Eliminates the requirement that an application for membership in the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System or the New York State and Local Polic
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/eliminate-notary-requirement-membership-applicationOpinion 88-63
… treasurer (see County Law, §550[2]). December 29, 1988 Robert Kingsley Hull, Treasurer County of Yates … Whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-63Oswego City School District - Separation Payments (2021M-194)
… not accurately calculate separation payments or benefits for five of the 10 employees that we reviewed. Officials made … language in the employees’ CBA or employment contract. For example, officials provided: A teaching assistant with a … contract. Key Recommendations Establish written procedures for calculating separation payments and benefits. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/oswego-city-school-district-separation-payments-2021m-194Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Felony Conviction of Woman Who Stole over $290,000 in Deceased Mother's Benefits from the Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund
… F. Case in Erie County Court. She admitted that she had stolen benefits from the city of Buffalo Firemen's Pension … Fund," said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "I thank my auditors and investigators for uncovering this brazen scam … stolen. MacVittie, 73, is scheduled to be sentenced to five years' probation on June 22 at 9:30 a.m. Today's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-woman-who-stole-over-290000State Agencies Bulletin No. 846
… partnership and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Offices and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … employee Social Security numbers and names in the State payroll system with those of the Social Security Administration (SSA) system. Affected Employees Employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/846-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names-2008-w-2