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DiNapoli: Surge in Tourism Bolsters NYC Hotel Industry
… which totaled $41.2 billion in 2014. Of that amount, $11.6 billion was spent on lodging and related costs. The … have impacted the hotel industry. In 2015, hotel occupancy rates declined to 88.5 percent and the average room rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-surge-tourism-bolsters-nyc-hotel-industryDiNapoli: State Ends Third Quarter of State Fiscal Year on Solid Financial Footing
… day, as well as the continued benefit of increased tax rates. Year-to-date, consumption and use tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-state-ends-third-quarter-state-fiscal-year-solid-financial-footingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1016.1
… be Move-Update Certified and eligible for discount postal rates. Additionally, if these addresses are not maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/10161-maintaining-date-employee-addresses-payserv-systemDiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… At the end of 2021, national household debt totaled $15.6 trillion with New York households accounting for $869.4 billion, or 5.6%, of the national total, ranking New York fourth in the … card debt typically has substantially higher interest rates than other types of household debt and can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseDiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… 18.1% to reach $158 billion. The rest of the state grew 4.6% to reach $206.6 billion. As New York City’s overall taxable sales begin to … revenues could see a return to historical growth rates following the next two fiscal years. Report NYC Taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… must be no greater than reasonably necessary. The law 6 also provides that conference travel must be for official … for non-employee travelers. Likewise, any increase in room rates due to an extra traveler should not be charged to a … their advances. 5 General Municipal Law, section 77-b (3) 6 General Municipal Law, section 77-b (2) 7 General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2079
… December 31, 2022 Chapter XIII Section 4.C Travel Mileage Rates . Current maximum Federal per diems for the continental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2079-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsYork College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… security officer, at straight pay rather than overtime rates. Video from surveillance cameras indicated that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffSubway Wait Assessment
… primarily covers the period March 1, 2013 through February 6, 2015. Background Transit is a constituent agency of the … frequency and shuttles tend to have better wait assessment rates than lines that run more frequently. Further, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/06/subway-wait-assessmentControls Over Revocable Consents
… active revocable consents. The amounts billed were $15.6 million for City Fiscal Year (CFY) ended June 30, 2017, … the Office did not bill and collect the correct annual rates for the majority of consents reviewed (21 of 25). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/23/controls-over-revocable-consentsDebt – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… was $2,841. State-Supported debt was equivalent to 3.6 percent of State personal income. State-Supported debt … $86.5 billion over the next five years, an increase of $30.6 billion or nearly 55 percent. New York issues … investment grade ratings. Ratings can influence interest rates and bond pricing. Higher ratings provide greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/debtState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in reserves or take advantage of current low interest rates to finance acquisitions. New York State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… so OGS could not ensure it paid the correct hourly bill rates. In particular, OGS does not ensure the HBITS vendors … paid 18 executives (with base salaries totaling about $21.6 million) almost $4.6 million in supplemental payments. The largest supplemental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… to Milestone and pays the school’s expenses based on rates set by the State Department of Education (SED). The … charged the state $9,240 even though it only paid her $6,770. Milestone’s response, in which it disagreed with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… higher credit scores and lower relative delinquency rates for students who took a course compared to those who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Decreased 11.6% in 2023, First Decline Since 2016
… agency overtime costs in 2023 were $1.2 billion, down 11.6% from 2022, marking the first decrease in total overtime … the Office of Mental Health (Mental Health) comprised 23.6% of the workforce but accounted for 68.7% of the overtime … over this period by 6.78 million hours, or 42.6%. Pay rates also increased during this time, contributing to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-decreased-116-2023-first-decline-2016State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… tax either used incorrect assessment values or tax rates and had an inconsistent payment calculation process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Despite Labor Force Gains, Disparities Remain for Workers With Disabilities
… rate for those with a disability age 16 and over rose by 4.6 percentage points between 2019 and 2024, while it dropped … school or earn a bachelor’s degree and tend to have lower rates of labor force participation and employment. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-despite-labor-force-gains-disparities-remain-workers-disabilitiesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-219
… 410 Health Care Spending Account 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 Higher Ed Repay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-219-april-2015-state-university-new-york-suny-management-andSUNY Bulletin No. SU-223
… 410 Health Care Spending Account 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 Higher Ed Repay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-223-july-2015-state-university-new-york-suny-management-and