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AFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2022/pdf/2022-sales-taxes-first-quarter.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
State Agencies Bulletin No. 2115
… banks may delay posting direct deposit funds for the Thursday, April 6, 2023, check date into employee bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2115-paycheck-distribution-april-6-2023-institution-cycle-paychecksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2124
… NYS budget or an extender bill is not passed by 12 p.m. on Monday, April 10, 2023. Affected Employees Executive Branch* … including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller and Attorney General; officers and employees of the judiciary; and officers and employees of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2124-paycheck-distribution-april-12-2023-administration-cycle-paychecksLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew Over 12 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2022
Local government sales tax collections in New York State totaled over $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12.2 percent, or nearly $604 million, compared to the same quarter last year. April and May collections grew by 15.7 percent and 16.7 percent, respectively, while June inc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-12-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2022.pdfX.6 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… AND POLICIES This section informs New York State agencies of established Special Use Vendor IDs used in the Statewide … (X equals the assigned Debt Service number from OSC-Bureau of Cash Mgmt) To be used by agencies when processing Debt … be used when creating a contract on the SFS. The creation of these vendor IDs may only be initiated by OSC as part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6-overviewXVII.3 Lapsing Transaction Deadlines – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… any appropriation lapse date discrepancies to your Bureau of State Accounting Operations – Budgets and Spending … NYKK0004 Appropriations Due To and Not Due To Lapse Report of this Chapter for more information. Vouchers Online Entry of Vouchers by Business Units Online certification must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii3-lapsing-transaction-deadlinesOpinion 97-16
… of compensation) -- Powers and Duties (audit of claim for compensation submitted by assigned counsel) CLAIMS -- … a criminal defendant pursuant to County Law, §722(3) is fixed by the court and may not be reduced by the county. A … to County Law, §722-b for charges incurred in connection with computer-based research undertaken in connection with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16XIX.2.C.1 Statewide Standard Activities – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Below is the list of statewide standard activities for the PCIP, including their descriptions and guidance to support when each activity should be used with a project. Standard activities are defined for each … Below is the list of statewide standard activities for the PCIP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xix/xix2c1-statewide-standard-activitiesIV.2 Governing State Statutes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… accounts for: A revenues, receipts, resources and property of the state and each of its agencies; for all advances to each agency; for all … agency; for all adjustments, segregations and allocations of such appropriations and reappropriations; for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv2-governing-state-statutesDefinitions – Contribution Stabilization Program
… the Comptroller. The Actuary determines the present value of current and future retirement benefits based on the … Comptroller on Actuarial Assumptions. The present value of benefits is then compared to the value of the Common Retirement Fund’s assets. The difference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/definitionsTuckahoe Common School District – Purchasing (2013M-158)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over … School District is located in Suffolk County in the Town of Southampton. The District is governed by a Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/08/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2013m-158Public Welfare – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Five Years Family Assistance (FA) provides up to 60 months of cash assistance to eligible needy families; Safety Net … in this report includes both programs; almost 72 percent of public assistance expenditures are in the SNA program. For SFY 2020-21, the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State increased by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-welfareIX.10.B Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Background – IX. Federal Grants
… billing purposes, grant award applications, and drawdowns of federal grant funds from the Department of Treasury. The Department of Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service established a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10b-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-backgroundOpinion 98-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … status is accorded to: (1) commodities produced by the Department of Correctional Services' Correctional Industries … and (5) commodities and services produced by qualified veterans' workshops providing job and employment skills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 91-45
… (remedies available to town board to enforce agreement for highway repairs and improvements) TOWN BOARD -- Power and … of the agreement required by Highway Law, §284. It is a well-established general rule that municipal officers … authorizes a town board at any time to require any town official to submit to the board or to a public accountant for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45XII.8.F Changes to Vouchers After Submission to OSC – XII. Expenditures
… through the Statewide Financial System. The following is a list of voucher fields OSC will change on behalf of an agency … Address Sequence – used to indicate which address from a vendor’s record should be used to mail a check. Vendor Location – used to indicate the business defaults for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8f-changes-vouchers-after-submission-oscSalem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-205)
… Recommendations Establish procedures to adequately account for all collections received by the Department and ensure … required by law. Department officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/20/salem-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activities-2019mComptroller 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
… She admitted that she had stolen benefits from the city of Buffalo Firemen's Pension Fund that were intended for her … Benefit forms, making the handwriting look shaky so that it appeared someone older had signed the form. As part of her … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-felony-conviction-woman-who-stole-over-290000