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License Fee Revenues (Follow-Up) (2013-F-6)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, License Fee Revenues (Report 2010-N-1).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-13f6.pdfSignal Maintenance, Inspections, and Testing (2017-S-6), 90-Day Response
To determine if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit (NYCT) performed signal maintenance, inspections, and testing in compliance wi
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s6-response.pdfLimnes Corp. Bridge Painting Contract
Comptroller approved a $4.7 million contract with Limnes Corp. of Whitestone, N.Y., to paint 13 state bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/limnes-corp-bridge-contract.pdfMarketing Service Performance Monitoring (2014-S-10)
To determine whether Empire State Development (ESD) has established adequate internal controls to oversee, monitor, and manage contracted marketing services, in
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s10.pdfThe Mitchell-Lama Program - Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (2014-N-3), 90-Day Response
To determine whether Mitchell-Lama-financed housing units are assigned to eligible persons in compliance with properly established waiting lists for the period
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14n3-response.pdfThe Mitchell-Lama Program: Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (2014-N-3)
To determine whether Mitchell-Lama-financed housing units are assigned to eligible persons in compliance with properly established waiting lists for the period
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14n3.pdfAwarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants (Follow-Up) (2018-F-27)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Awarding and Oversight of Statewide...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18f27.pdfAccounting for Retained Percentages (Retainage)
This bulletin provides updated guidance related to accounting for retained percentages for governmental and proprietary funds in fund level financial records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-for-retained-percentages.pdfStreet Construction-Related Permits (2024-F-20)
To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Street Construction-Related Permits (Report 2020-N-6).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f20.pdfState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County D.A. Michael E. McMahon: President of Staten Island Special Needs Pre-School and Wife Indicted for Stealing Approximately $771,000 in Public Funds
… Learning Center, Inc., a pre-school serving special needs children aged three through five years on Staten … personal items including; landscaping for their home, car and insurance payments for their vehicles, flowers and … said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . “Thanks to my auditors and investigators, in partnership with Richmond …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-and-richmond-county-da-michael-e-mcmahon-president-staten-islandAFR 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
Annual Report on Local Governments for FYE 2021
This report provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2021. Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to present local officials with financial and operational challenges. In this report, we summarize these
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/annual-report-on-local-governments-for-fye-2021.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1528
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for every … To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W2 must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1528-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 1304
… Purpose To notify agencies of the availability of the 2013 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Reissue functionality in … and to provide instructions for reissuing the 2013 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements. Background Reissued Form W-2s may be produced upon employee request to replace …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1304-automated-process-reissued-2013-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1567
… of an automatic rate change in the biweekly fee schedule for certain parking rates as submitted by the Office of … Actions OGS will automatically increase the biweekly rates for parking fees using an electronic input file as listed … of an automatic rate change in the biweekly fee schedule for certain parking rates as submitted by the Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1567-automatic-rate-change-ogs-parkingState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on IDA Reform Legislaton (S.5867/A.7915)
… upon many of the best practices employed by some IDAs around the state and should reassure taxpayers that private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-ida-reform-legislaton-s5867a7915State Agencies Bulletin No. 1441
… by an employer provided retirement plan or An active participant for any part of 2015 in an annuity account … Retirement Plan check box checked. According to IRS Active Participant Rules (Notice 87-16, 1987-1 C.B. 446), employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1441-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 1606
… – applicable only to employees of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. *IRS Publication 590A - Individual … Nearly all State of New York government positions provide eligibility for retirement system membership. Therefore, most … deduction on their individual tax return based on their income and filing status. OSC Actions OSC will automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1606-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-year