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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1037
… taxes and reporting wages when an overpayment originated in a prior calendar year. Affected Employees All employees … to Internal Revenue Code Section 1341 as explained in IRS Publication 525, the repayment of wages in the current year that were originally overpaid in a prior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1037-taxation-recovered-salary-overpaymentsSecurity Over Critical Information Systems (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … could access these systems. We found the Department had not taken fundamental steps to secure its critical systems, … its critical systems. Key Finding Department officials have not made significant progress in correcting the problems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/13/security-over-critical-information-systems-followReal Property Tax Cap Information - Glossary
… See “Carryover”. Carryover - Amount by which the tax levy for the prior fiscal year was below the tax levy limit for … Retirement Contributions >2% - Levy necessary to pay for increases to the average actuarial contribution rate of … rate. (For example, if ERS rate goes from 10% to 13% of salary, the levy required to pay for 1% would be excluded.) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-information-glossaryBroome County – Information Technology (2013M-351)
… computerized data and assets were properly safeguarded for the period of January 1, 2012 through August 20, 2013. … County Legislature. The County’s budgeted expenditures for 2013 totaled $247.7 million for the general fund. Key Findings The County has a policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/09/broome-county-information-technology-2013m-351Cooperative Information Technology Services (2012MR-1)
… enhance their efficiency through cooperative services for the period January 1, 2010, to August 8, 2011. Background … expenditures totaling $607 million, including $7.3 million for IT costs, in 2011. Key Findings Intermunicipal cooperation for the provision of IT services has resulted in cost savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/02/15/cooperative-information-technology-services-2012mr-1XIX.2.B Project Information and Budget Control – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… including Standard Activities ( See Section XIX.2.C for additional information on Standard Activities) and … Type is a way to identify groups of similar projects for consistent types of information to support reporting and … Description Justification AUDLA Audit – Landlord Leases For use in Lease Administration AUDRE Audit – Revenue Leases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2b-project-information-and-budget-controlArea #12 – Information Technology Contingency Planning – Information Technology Governance
… from ransomware, hardware failure or human error, for example, could significantly curtail a local government’s … school’s operations. Proactively anticipating and planning for such disruptions will help prepare local government and school personnel for the actions they must take in the event of a disruption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-12-information-technology-contingency-planningEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation
… its processes and procedures during the Transformation. For example, our audits questioned: the adequacy of access … no evidence that many basic planning steps were performed. For example, a risk assessment was not conducted timely to … unintended consequences, nor were there any benchmarks for customer service levels and costs established at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/24/effectiveness-information-technology-transformationSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information
… to comply with a set of information security standards for protecting ePHI, as established in the Health Insurance … Furthermore, the Federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) extends certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationTown of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… and unused local user accounts. Adopt written procedures for user accounts or a comprehensive written IT contingency … are disabled in a timely manner. Adopt written procedures for user accounts and permissions and a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9DiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… a Gift to Wildlife, was created in 1982 to provide funds for fish and wildlife purposes through the Conservation Fund. … additional check-offs have been created to provide funding for a variety of programs, including five since 2014. Since … and identified a significant lag in disbursements and increases in accumulated fund balances. Legislation proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… the Sustainable Investment Program. The low emissions index is one of the key pieces of the program's multi-pronged … created and allocated $2 billion to a low emissions index, one of the key pieces of the program's multi-pronged … investment risk posed by climate change. The low emissions index is internally managed by the Fund and is modeled on one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsOpinion 2000-19
… foreign fire insurance tax monies are used exclusively for the purposes set forth in the special act governing the … to making the elevator handicapped accessible may be paid for with foreign fire insurance tax monies. You ask whether a … may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to pay for installation of an elevator in a building owned by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Opinion 88-47
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … enforcement of liens for unpaid county and village taxes is not barred by any of the statutes of limitations … Code. In connection therewith, the Court stated: "It is clear that a specific direction in the City's tax laws as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 2004-8
… of its officers and employees. This is in response to your inquiry concerning a village that provides health … You ask whether the village may establish a reserve fund to accumulate monies for the non-insured expenses. Municipal corporations are authorized to provide a medical, surgical and hospital insurance plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Opinion 89-57
… may contract with the town in which the village is located for the town to repair and improve certain village streets. … town. Although there is no similar express authorization for a town to agree to improve village streets, we note that … pursuant to which one municipality performs functions for another). 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-76, unreported, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-57The Construction Industry in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… decline in more than 25 years. New York City accounted for more than half the industry’s statewide job losses. The … sector in New York City in 2020, with an average salary of $87,200. The sector was responsible for $11.8 … employment sector in New York City, with an average salary of $87,200 (see Figure 11). 17 The average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/construction-industry-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Opinion 95-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … CLAIMS -- Audit (officer's statement based on review of documentation) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (permitting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (2018-S-38) 90-day response
To determine if the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) is adequately monitoring information technology (IT) services procured from consultants...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s38-response.pdfOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (2018-S-38)
To determine if the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) is adequately monitoring information technology (IT) services procured from consultants...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s38.pdf