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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1096
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box 13 must be checked for most employees and left … for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box 13 be checked for all employees who are either: … plan or Were an active participant for any part of 2011 in an annuity account described in IRC Section 403(b) - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1096-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2Amortization Schedules and Payoffs – Contribution Stabilization Program
… outstanding amortizations, the original amount amortized and the interest rates for each, in Retirement Online . To … Billing Dashboard” button. Choose your location code and retirement system (ERS or PFRS). Click the “Amortization … in Retirement Online . Other types are: Deficiency: a 25-year amortization required of new participating employers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/amortization-schedules-and-payoffsPenfield Central School District – Procurement (2022M-76)
… School District (District) officials made procurements in accordance with District policies, statutory requirements … Key Findings District officials did not make procurements in accordance with District policies, statutory requirements … District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/21/penfield-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-76Arlington Fire District – Station Number 5 Renovation (2022M-54)
… Arlington Station 5 and appropriately disclosed interests in leasehold agreements. Key Findings Members of the Board … agreement, which included the District providing $248,000 in additional rent to fund renovations for the leased … one lease amendment that cost an additional $77,000 in materials costs without adequate documentation. Approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/10/21/arlington-fire-district-station-number-5-renovation-2022m-54State Agencies Bulletin No. 1213
… expense reimbursements require withholding and Form W-2 reporting on any excess amounts paid. “Excess amount” is … The 2012 maximum rate allowed by IRS for PCM is 55.5 cents per mile effective from January 1, 2012 through … to last for more than one year. Further explanations of rules for excess PCM, Per Diem Amounts, Non-Overnight Meal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1213-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our original report, Youth Facility Chargeback Rates to … juvenile facility chargeback rates correctly. However, in general, OCFS has been deficient in revising its rates in a timely manner, as well as in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-followThanksgiving Day Message from State Comptroller DiNapoli
… Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating all of the blessings in our lives … while our busy lives often distract us from appreciating what we have as New Yorkers and Americans, I hope you take … this holiday season and much happiness. … Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating all of the blessings in our lives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/thanksgiving-day-message-state-comptroller-dinapoliTown of Carroll – Town Clerk (2022M-20)
… and reported collections accurately, and remitted them in a timely manner. Key Findings We could not determine … totaling $21,843 were properly accounted for or remitted in a timely manner because the Clerks did not maintain … $241,136 accurately, they did not always make remittances in a timely manner. The Clerks did not remit water rents and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/06/24/town-carroll-town-clerk-2022m-20Economic and Demographic Trends – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… than that in 2019. The State’s unemployment rate fell from 7 percent in 2021 to 4.3 percent in 2022. The leisure … gains in all 10 State regions continued in 2022. New York City had the highest percentage of job gains of any region … and information—together make up 27.2 percent. New York’s Population Continued to Decline in 2022 According to U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/economic-and-demographic-trendsAlternate Contribution Stabilization Program
… original Contribution Stabilization Program (CSP) enacted in 2010. Like the original program, the Alternate … rate system. Once an employer elects to participate in the Alternate Program, their contributions are based on … rate system regardless of whether they choose to amortize in any year. The program limits the increases or decreases in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/alternate-contribution-stabilization-programControls Over Equipment (Follow-Up)
… (NYC) Health and Hospitals Corporation’s (H+H) capital assets include land, buildings, construction in progress, and … 2022, H+H reported approximately $11 billion in capital assets, of which about $5 billion included medical and office … the relinquished, mass-retired, transferred, and repaired assets. Furthermore, H+H officials did not adequately monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/20/controls-over-equipment-followDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… villages as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in “moderate … No municipalities were designated in the highest category of “significant fiscal stress” in this round of scoring. “Federal pandemic relief packages provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2014 Through March 31, 2015
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system … Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the period October 1, … claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2014-through-march-31-2015Improper Payments to a Dentist (Follow-Up)
… issued on July 15, 2013, determined that, for the period June 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012, Medicaid made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/30/improper-payments-dentist-followPreferred Source Contracting
… Purpose To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are … providers in partnership with private entities to ensure contract requirements are being met; whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingMarketing Service Performance Monitoring
… to promote travel, tourism, and business investment. In support of these programs, ESD awarded a contract in December 2011 to BBDO USA LLC (BBDO) for an amount not to … the Office of the Attorney General to ensure that it was in proper form and included all provisions mandated by law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/11/marketing-service-performance-monitoringThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists
… January 1, 2012 through November 30, 2014. Background The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and … and cooperative housing to moderate-income families. In New York City, there are 97 HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/29/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-listsManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… School (Kennedy) had poor controls over its General School Fund (GSF) bank account. In addition, we concluded that the … for improving for improving accountability over fund managed by Kennedy. Key Finding Kennedy officials have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-followMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Ancillary Services Provided During Hospital Inpatient Admissions
… system processes Medicaid claims for ancillary services in accordance with Medicaid reimbursement policies. The audit … Ancillary services refer to health care services provided in the home, medical offices, clinics, and other freestanding … controls within eMedNY designed to pay Medicaid claims in accordance with the Department's Medicaid reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-ancillary-services-provided-during-hospital-inpatientNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Senate Republican Health Care Bill
… "The Senate Republican health care bill calls for billions of dollars of cuts in future health care funding for New Yorkers. This bill is identical to the House proposal … President and the majorities in both houses of Congress to get serious about making health coverage more accessible and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-senate-republican-health-care-bill