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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… an issue before the pandemic, its impact was more limited then, affecting about 9 percent or 1.1 million adult New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020DiNapoli Releases Economic Report on Greater Flushing Area
… outsized employment and business growth from 2000 until Queens became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The … York City and that’s a positive sign for the area and for Queens,” DiNapoli said. “Many challenges remain and some, … to 2019, total businesses grew 81.8% to 9,250, faster than Queens (44%) or NYC (29.6%). In 2019, 87.4% were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-greater-flushing-areaIV.3.B Miscellaneous Receipts – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… public utility and cable companies. 31121 Medical Care – Statewide Hospital Patient Services 1% of each general … Fund pursuant to Public Health Law. 31122 Medical Care – Covered Lives Covered Lives assessments on health … Fund pursuant to Public Health Law. 31123 Medical Care – Patient Services/Surcharge Surcharge assessments on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3b-miscellaneous-receiptsOpinion 89-32
… Stock Ownership (county treasurer as stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), (3)(d), 801: Although the issuance … literally constitute a power or duty enumerated in General Municipal Law, §801, a court might find that a county … under either the original lease or the renewal. General Municipal Law, Article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32State Agencies Bulletin No. 2054
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information for processing the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 … York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), employees with peace officer status shall be eligible to receive an … Health and Safety Committee and shall run concurrently with State fiscal years. A memo dated March 10, 2022, from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2054-2019-2020-and-2020-2021-public-employees-federation-pef-firearmsTaxes and Your Pension
… end of January. A Quick Guide to Your 1099-R If you made after-tax contributions to NYSLRS while you were working, a … report the taxable amount in Box 2a on your tax return. After you have fully recovered your after-tax contributions, the amount in Box 5 will be zero. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/taxes-and-your-pensionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2313.1
… guidance on entering transactions for multiple pay periods in a single check date for Employees who have Hourly and Fee service in an Executive Branch Bargaining Unit. This Bulletin … LGS) based on years of qualifying service for employees in an eligible bargaining unit. Affected Employees: Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23131-longevity-service-payment-employees-eligible-bargaining-unitNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… housing costs constitute more than 30 percent of household income, the most commonly used threshold of affordability. In … insecurity among New York’s seniors exceeds the national average. Forty-three percent of New York households with a … in 2022. New York’s rate of homelessness, at about 5 per 1,000 people, was highest among states and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisOpinion 2000-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish when property sold was funded in part with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL … into a repayment agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10Opinion 96-8
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-l(1)(a); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§155, 1630; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, §361: Towns and villages … The penalty imposed is expressly declared to be civil in nature and is not made part of the motor vehicle … Director Justice Court Fund 1 In People ex .rel. NYS Thruway v NYRAC , Yonkers City Court, April 26, 1995, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Opinion 95-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … and paid pursuant to sections 1349(2)(e) and (f) are distributable to and held in the custody of the district … department as the "claiming agent", or whether the funds are to be treated as a county general fund revenue. You also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8Opinion 2000-22
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … agency for contingent compensation (see 1985 Opns St Comp No. 85-60, p 84). Similarly, the attorney's law firm may also … Law requires the town board of each town to adopt a code of ethics setting forth for the guidance of its officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 2006-7
… also Langdon v Town of Webster , 270 AD2d 896, 706 NYS2d 547 lv den 95 NY2d 766, 716 NYS2d 641). The town board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7Opinion 88-53
… from calculation of final average salary) RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§302(9)(d), 431: Compensation paid to … salary under section 302(9)(d) of the Retirement and Social Security Law. You have also asked whether the New York … before the effective date of that section. Retirement and Social Security Law, §302(9)(d) provides as follows: "d. By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53Opinion 89-50
… NY2d 80, 320 NYS2d 29; Denihan Enterprises v O'Dwyer , 302 NY 451; Rodrigues v Town of Beekman , 120 AD2d 724, 502 NYS2d … NYS2d 540; O'Brien v Mayor, Etc. of the City of New York , 25 Misc 219, 55 NYS 50, affd 40 App Div 331, 57 NYS 1039, 160 NY 691). The reasoning behind this is that the real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Opinion 88-11
… 940, 941, 480 NYS2d 556, affd 66 NY2d 833, 498 NYS2d 364; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Gewirtz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc 2d 763, 330 NYS 2d 495, affd 45 AD2d 841, 358 NYS2d 957; see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 315
… Effective Date April 26, 2002 Overview Section 392(4) of the Education Law provides that the employer shall not … contributions to the optional retirement program on behalf of the employee until "completion of one year of service, and continuance in service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/315-changes-processing-suspense-period-and-7-year-period-tiaacref-membersXII.6.B Land Acquisition Payments – XII. Expenditures
… letter, as necessary. In addition, OSC will also create and mail IRS Form 1099-S to the seller of the land for … (Claim for Payment – Purchase of Land or Property) and create a Regular Voucher using the Special Use Vendor ID … these steps to deposit funds into the eminent domain fund: Create a Regular Voucher using the Special Use Vendor ID and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6b-land-acquisition-paymentsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-008
… not be editable. Navigation Navigation has been simplified for PayServ 9.2. Pages will no longer be duplicated with … Refer to Payroll Bulletin PIP-005 – Navigation Changes , for detailed information on navigation changes. Conversion … PayServ will be converted to 9.2. All Job and Empl records for employees terminated in the last five years (01/01/2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-008-what-changing-payserv-version-92State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Business Services – Selected Programs to Assist Businesses in New York City (2022-N-1) The New York City Department of … Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in managed long-term care (MLTC) plans, which provide … care (CBLTC) for more than 120 days. A prior audit, issued in August 2022, identified $701 million in improper Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits