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2021 Local Sales Taxes Grew by Over 19 Percent; Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Levels
The report examines the many factors that drove sales tax growth in 2021, including inflation, along with the difference in sales tax recovery between New York City and the rest of the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2021-local-sales-taxes-grew-by-over-19-percent-exceeded-pre-pandemic-levels.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Bowery Residents’ Committee (2019-N-8)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is effectively monitoring its contract with the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) to ensure reported costs are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19n8.pdfAll-Agency Contract Evaluation System (2019-S-14) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contract Evaluation review process and taking action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s14-response.pdfAll-Agency Contract Evaluation System (2019-S-14)
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contract Evaluation review process and taking action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s14.pdfEnvironmental, Social & Governance Principles and Proxy Voting Guidelines - 2026
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund or CRF) is one of the largest public pension funds in the nation with invested assets valued at $273.1 billion (as of March 31, 2025).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/corporate-governance/pdf/proxy-voting-guidelines-2026.pdfClaims Processing Activity October 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2025 (2024-S-26)
To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24s26.pdfPost Retirement Reporting Page How-To Guide
This guide shows you (as an employer contact with the Employer Reporting Submitter, Employer Reporting Uploader, Payroll or Personnel Security Role) how to report retirees using the Post-Retirement Reporting page in Retirement Online.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/employers/pdf/post-retirement-reporting-page-how-to-guide.pdfClaims Processing Activity April 1, 2025 Through September 30, 2025
To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-25s11.pdfElection Form for Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, and Deputy Sheriffs 20 Year Retirement Plan with Additional 1/60 Under Article 14-B Sections 552 and 553 (RS5498-A)
NYSLRS election form for only Sheriffs, Undersheriffs, or Deputy Sheriffs directly engaged in criminal law enforcement 50 percent or more of the time.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5498-a.pdfComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Florida Man for Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… charged accordingly. I thank Attorney General Schneiderman for our successful partnership in rooting out the theft of … eligibility for the pension benefits. Schusteritsch was arrested by agents of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office … He was arraigned on the indictment today before Honorable Peter A. Lynch in Albany County Court, and entered a plea of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-florida-man-theft-over-180000-nys-pensionState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… repairs by Amtrak during the summer months. However, this performance was virtually the same as one year earlier … more than in 2016. Another 767 trains were terminated en route before reaching their final destination, 35 percent … than two hours. Trains arriving at Penn Station between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. during the morning peak (when 29 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017DiNapoli Audit Praises Waterville Central School District
… Waterville Central School District, located in Oneida County, is conducting … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “I commend school officials in Waterville for putting proper safeguards … State Education Department (SED), which then provides the school with certification clearing the individual for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-audit-praises-waterville-central-school-districtFour Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… arrested today and presented in federal district court in White Plains. This case has been assigned to U.S. District Court … to the allegations in the indictment unsealed today in White Plains federal court: As the introductory phrase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… fraud in connection with his misuse of a school district credit card. The plea was entered before United States … capacity, Gregg was authorized to use a school district credit card for purchases for the school district. Instead, Gregg allowed a local contractor to use the credit card for his own personal purchases at Home Depot, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime hours also rose, with 18.1 million hours worked. “New York state’s overtime pay has seen … Health (OMH) – accounted for 62.5 percent of overtime hours logged by all state agencies in 2018. OPWDD and DOCCS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three individuals who had committed serious acts of abuse or neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a … The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three individuals who had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityOpinion 88-61
… date appears on the envelope (31 Opns St Comp, 1975, p 26), or where two different postmarks, one timely and one … be deemed as the postmark stamp date (IRC, §7502[c][2]; 26 CFR, §301.7502-1[c][2]). In declining to give the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 88-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BAIL MONEYS -- Disposition (cash bail on … town court, is the property of the town. You ask whether a county, a town in the county, or a village located within the town is entitled to … Whether a county a town in the county or a village located within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 91-40
… adopt a policy to require its officers and/or employees to schedule their regular days off to coincide with required … 39 days, 30 of which coincide with his or her regular work schedule. You also ask whether the city may establish a policy which would require its police officers to schedule their non-working days on days when they are on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… 4,320 active projects with a record high total value of $132 billion in 2022, an increase of $5 billion (3.9%), from 2021, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report . “IDAs were created to help grow local … 4320 active projects with a record high total value of $132 billion in 2022 an increase of $5 billion 39 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-report