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DiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… pandemic, with “non-essential” retailers struggling but online sellers booming, according to a report released … COVID19 pandemic with nonessential retailers struggling but online sellers booming according to a report released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicAccounts Payable Advisory No. 16
… Subject: Making Payments to Long Island Power Authority Guidance: Consistent with the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 5.C - … Making Payments to Long Island Power Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/16-complex-entity-long-island-power-authorityInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients With Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up)
… made in our audit report, Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No … assigned identification numbers to individuals eligible for Medicaid, and whether inappropriate Medicaid payments … The Department oversees and establishes guidelines for local districts regarding Medicaid eligibility. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/06/inappropriate-medicaid-payments-recipients-multiple-identification-numbers-and-no-socialVillage of Bellerose – Procurement and Cash Receipts (2014M-218)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s procurement and cash … 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. Background The Village of Bellerose is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau … Village of Bellerose Procurement and Cash Receipts 2014M218 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-bellerose-procurement-and-cash-receipts-2014m-218Oversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… districts to effectively reduce undistributed child support balances and initiate the process that would allow … December 31, 2016. Background The federal Social Security Act requires states to operate child support programs. Child support programs help enhance the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Medicaid for higher (and more costly) levels of acute care when, in fact, patients received lower-cost non-acute care. In a follow-up, … in place and a plan to make mandatory notifications when ePHI is lost or stolen. However, auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Fair Hearing process was used only as necessary. The audit … through September 30, 2013. We found that HRA applied a fair and consistent assessment process when determining … and costly, and in some cases unnecessary, OTDA Fair Hearings. These hearings were unnecessary because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… is bad enough, but exploiting small children to pay your plumber and support your for-profit camps is reprehensible. I …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedPlanning
… You need to begin planning your financial future now. The more time you have to do this, the easier it will be for you to reach your … Retirement Estimator ( disponsible en español ) or you can get your personal Social Security Statement online by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/planningMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Monitoring of NotforProfit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance 2016S79
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followDiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… Private elevator inspectors in New York City are missing hazardous violations and … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "In a vertical city, with tens of thousands of elevators … about false inspections or hazardous conditions. Even in a limited group of inspections, we found nearly every one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedOpinion 90-37
… §1-102(1): This section does not require either a public hearing or public sale for the sale of unneeded village real … You also ask whether the village must conduct a public hearing prior to the sale. We assume the property in question … of the bid bringing the greatest amount of revenue into district coffers, i.e., the sale of property on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37XII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… a payment to an individual who provided services to the State. Paying non-employee travel Paying expenses for … Officers DETERMINING EMPLOYEE STATUS Policy Statement: State agencies must appropriately classify workers as either … taxed. The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Federal-State Reference Guide provides state government employers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeXII.5.E Processing Vouchers Against a Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… a Business Unit receives a paper invoice from a vendor for goods or services provided based on a purchase order, the … used to make the purchase into the PO Number field, and (2) the Business Unit that made the purchase into the PO Unit … the seller is responsible for paying shipping costs (FOB destination). Though generally exempt from payment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5e-processing-vouchers-against-purchase-orderImproper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Report 2020-S-8 ). About the Program The … and discharges are different, often resulting in lower payments for transfers. We issued our initial audit report on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial report, Medgar Evers College: Controls Over … after CUNY’s bank authorization policy was established in 2008. However, CUNY Central did not have any of the … these accounts. Additionally, our inquiry of banks located in the proximity of the college found an additional two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (2013-S-57) Medicaid made $12,378,309 in overpayments for low birth weight payments that did not meet the necessary requirements. … paid one managed care organization $99,044 for a low birth weight payment based on a reported newborn birth weight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… to lose more than $72 billion in reported deductions for income and property taxes if proposals to change the federal tax code are implemented, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "New Yorkers lose … to lose more than $72 billion in reported deductions for income and property taxes if proposals to change the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planOpinion 90-57
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… received grant funds for two projects, officials relied on lines of credit (LOCs) to provide cash flow for several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-and