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DiNapoli: IDA Audits Reveal Need For Improved Project Oversight
… given IDA benefits without board knowledge. The IDA board was not sufficiently involved in monitoring various aspects … monitoring job creation and retention, but the information was based on unconfirmed reports from project owners, which … PILOTs. This year, the Comptroller’s IDA reform package was approved by both houses of the state Legislature and, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-ida-audits-reveal-need-improved-project-oversightDiNAPOLI: Unadilla Valley schools save more than $300,000 on special education
… Valley Central School District saved more than $300,000 in special education costs over a two-year period, according … costs,” said DiNapoli. “By delivering these classes in-house, district officials have ensured tax dollars are being spent in a prudent and economical manner.” After the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-unadilla-valley-schools-save-more-300000-special-educationEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up)
… made in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge … of a Medicaid eye care provider (Provider) and the owner’s family members and associates inappropriately enrolled as … and questionable practices, including: The owner and family members submitted false income information to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-and-overcharge-visionFormer President of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $120,000
… the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and George P. … Robert M Garcia the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department in Briarcliff Manor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/former-president-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-pleads-guilty-embezzling-more-120000DiNapoli: NYC Experiencing Record Job Growth
… March 2017, the lowest level since the current data series was introduced 41 years earlier. Since March, the … DiNapoli's report also found: The business services sector was the largest source of new jobs during the expansion, … gains every year since 1990 (when the current data series was established). The sector added 21,400 jobs in 2017, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-nyc-experiencing-record-job-growthDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services – Hurricane Damages Approved three contracts for $5.1 million … buy and demolish property in eight communities damaged by Hurricane Irene. Approved a contract for $1.8 million with … to buy and demolish seven properties damaged by Hurricane Irene. SUNY - Solar Power Approved a $2.5 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014Opinion 88-56
… and Sales (fire district commissioner an employee of firm doing business with district) -- Exceptions … district commissioner, who is a salaried employee of a firm doing business with the district, does not have a … conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Improper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by Medicare (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by … To assess the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/13/improper-medicaid-payments-individuals-receiving-hospice-services-covered-medicare-followDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… New York state has one of the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive … that have allowed state debt to grow to troubling levels and offers a roadmap for state debt reform to improve … binding debt reform to ensure more affordable borrowing levels, more responsible debt decisions, and greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformState Agencies Bulletin No. 2084
… to explain why the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left … for others. Affected Employees Employees receiving a 2022 Form W-2 are affected. Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2084-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2022State Agencies Bulletin No. 2088
… will increase from $20,500.00 to $22,500.00. An additional 50 and Over Catch-Up deferment is available to employees age 50 and over. Employees in this age bracket can defer up … Deferred Compensation Plan or by calling the helpline at 1-800-422-8463. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2088-deferred-compensation-maximum-contributions-limits-calendar-year-2023DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… waste or improprieties. As the state’s chief financial officer, DiNapoli’s office reviews contracts for all state … contract with WDF Inc. to construct the NYC Court Officer Training Academy. Approved a $27.8 million Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014Opinion 91-32
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (application to public benefit corporation) EMINENT DOMAIN -- Compensable Taking (claim for inverse condemnation arising out of property devaluation) … Village Law (§4-412[2][3]) and the General City Law (§20[5]), contains no authorization to pay equitable claims, it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32Opinion 94-14
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to … municipality for whose benefit the agency was created); (development related to earlier projects as constituting … by the Laws of 1993, chapter 356, prohibits industrial development agencies (IDAs) from providing financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Opinion 89-10
… 3 of section 77-b provides that all actual and necessary registration fees, all actual and necessary expenses of … to attend a conference for estimated expenditures for registration fees, travel, meals, lodging and tuition fees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 2182
… directed to The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan or by calling the helpline at 1-800-422-8463. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2182-deferred-compensation-maximum-contributions-limits-calendar-year-2024CUNY Bulletin No. CU-782
… provided below. Job Title Bargaining Unit New Biweekly Rate Assistant Chief Architect TG $37.01 Assistant Chief … & H) SJ $35.01 Television Media Engineering and Operations Technician (FT & H) SJ $35.01 Television Media Design …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-782-district-council-37-dc37-local-375-dues-increaseTaxes – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… market volatility during 2022 which resulted in a 26 percent decline in securities industry bonuses as well as … Obscuring Collections Trends The PTET provides a way for certain taxpayers to avoid the $10,000 limit on federal … of the PTET paid. Approximately $11.5 billion in credits were claimed in returns filed for the 2021 tax year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/taxesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2167
… to explain why the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left … for others. Affected Employees: Employees receiving a 2023 Form W-2 are affected. Background: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2167-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2023State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… were selected for program participation and the selection was properly randomized. The program has procedures in place … visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created to promote transparency in government and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0