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Processing of Paper Tax Returns
… problems and ensure satisfactory contractor performance in the future. The audit covers the period January 1, 2012 … 2 million (20 percent) of all personal income tax returns in the State are submitted as paper returns. In compliance with State Finance Law regarding preferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/09/processing-paper-tax-returnsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… resolve old outstanding items and resolve the five items on the March 2014 reconciliation. Periodically review some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… issued to State agencies for purposes such as petty cash, travel, and other funding needs (e.g., subpoena fees). … checks have no information other than check number in the electronic check register. WCB personnel stated they had no … totaled $115. Therefore, $6,000 appears to be an excessive authorization level for this account. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsManagement of Internal Controls
… of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE). The Research Foundation of the State University of New York (Research Foundation) and the UAlbany Foundation are equal founding … regulations. The FRMC Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990 for 2010 omitted the required disclosure of business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/23/management-internal-controlsMedicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health took sufficient steps to control the Medicaid costs of recipients diagnosed with … To determine whether the Department of Health took sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseCriminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… safeguard patients through requests for required criminal history background checks when hiring unlicensed persons in … 3, 2017. Background The Department, through its Criminal History Record Check (CHRC) Legal Unit, is responsible for conducting criminal history background checks of unlicensed persons in Nursing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesOversight of Construction Management Contracts
… is responsible for operating and maintaining the State park, recreation, and historic site system to conserve, … construction manager of a $25 million Niagara Falls State Park revitalization project. After five amendments, this … Complete new CM projects using the term contracts in place or under new term contracts, as practicable. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/24/oversight-construction-management-contractsOversight of Direct Placement of Children
… 2019. About the Program OCFS oversees the State’s child welfare system, and its Central Office is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare services, which are administered by 58 Local … is tracked in CONNECTIONS, the system of record for child welfare in New York State. Key Findings OCFS does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-childrenOversight of Runaway and Homeless Youth
… many of the 20 programs we visited. These included missing smoke detectors, dirty bathroom vents, a loaded power strip plugged … and reconciling deficiencies found during inspections on the written report and Improvement Plans. Work with RHY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/06/oversight-runaway-and-homeless-youthMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit covered … currently faces an opioid misuse epidemic, which began in the 1990s with the over-prescribing of opioid drugs for … Medicaid recipients who are receiving opioids while also in a Treatment Program for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-276
… To inform agencies of the new Additional Pay Earnings Code for the UCS Security and Law Enforcement Differential (“SLED”) payment and to provide instructions for manual payments Affected Employees Employees in the … units (Bargaining Units DR, F8, SR and SY), provides for an annual Security and Law Enforcement Differential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-276-new-earnings-code-unified-court-systems-ucs-security-and-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 2354
… by BU01 must be in the title of Correction Officer Trainee, Correction Officer Trainee Spanish Language, Correction Officer, Correction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2354-new-weekend-voluntary-overtime-differential-eligible-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1215
… Narrative Description 404 Supplemental Ret Annuity Prog 408 SUNY TDA Fidelity 415 SUNY Tax Deferred Annuity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1215-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaSUNY Bulletin No. SU-357
… Number assigned to that DeptID. PayServ will not allow Rehire where the Company differs from the prior row; … the agency cannot use an existing Record Number to rehire a student to process this payment. A Rehire can be used only after a nonresident alien …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-357-suny-nra-sevis-fee-reimbursementSouth Fallsburg Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-181)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District established … South Fallsburg Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of … The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/09/13/south-fallsburg-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsLakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
… paid for actual District expenses, necessarily incurred on official District business and did not establish … for expenditures that the District had already paid for on the District credit card. The Board has not established a … of travel be used, they could have saved over $12,000 on the five out-of-state conferences in 2012. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Kiantone Independent Fire Department, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-295)
… The Kiantone Independent Fire Department, Inc. is located in the Town of Kiantone, in Chautauqua County. The Department contracts with the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2013/12/13/kiantone-independent-fire-department-inc-internal-controlsJefferson Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-101)
… 1, 2012, to March 18, 2013. Background The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … of Fire Commissioners consists of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/12/jefferson-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mIntroduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… expenses. Some examples of our audit findings in this area include: 1 A lack of travel policies and inadequate … governing board approval before attending conferences. Alcohol purchased with taxpayer dollars. Payment of spousal … a lack of verifying mileage claims. All references in this guide to "employees" should be interpreted to mean both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1492
… Purpose To explain the new functionality to the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) and procedures … To explain the new functionality to the New York State Payroll System PayServ and procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1492-new-employer-federal-reporting-guidelines-affordable-care-act-and-nys