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Straight Talk About Financial Planning For Your Retirement
… benefit is one of them. You can be confident that when you are ready to retire, your pension will be there for … career or are in the middle of it, it’s a good time to check your finances and develop a plan for when you retire. … and over who aren’t receiving Social Security benefits and do not yet have an online account. You can view your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/straight-talk-about-financial-planning-your-retirementOpinion 88-19
… property or governmental powers of the town are affected. You state that a citizens group has requested the town board … the town for a landfill. You inquire whether town funds can be expended for this purpose. If town funds can be so … held in this State that a municipality may not submit a proposition to referendum in the absence of express …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19Opinion 99-9
… The city may not, pursuant to section 77-b, pay a tuition charge imposed only on those who seek CLE credit, in addition … requirements for attorneys in New York State. The tuition charge would be in addition to standard registration fees for … fees incurred in connection with attendance shall be a charge against the municipality. For this purpose, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9East Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-160)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … January 1, 2015 through April 12, 2017. Background The East Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department provides fire … which covers the Town of East Bloomfield and certain areas of the Town of Canandaigua in Ontario County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-holcomb-fire-department-financial-operationsXIII.2.D Expense Report Payment – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… employee’s payroll information in the SFS. OSC’s Bureau of Payroll Services issues periodic guidance to payroll officers on the establishment and maintenance of payment information. When employees are employed by … agencies or when an agency is reimbursing the expenses of an employee from a different agency, the submitting agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2d-expense-report-paymentComptroller DiNapoli, Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYU Director of Finance for Major Fraud
… – including a new $80,000 swimming pool – and her ordinary living expenses. In September 2018, an NYU program director … Shriya Shinde, and Rackets Investigator David Caban assisted with the investigation. Comptroller DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyu-director-finance-major-fraudComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Dormitory … Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds for 23 projects estimated to cost $441.4 million. Auditors … contractor allowed unauthorized subcontractors to work on the project. One of those subcontractors was Petrocelli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsSelected Financial Management and Administrative Practices
… (NCPA) operates in compliance with governing statutes and guidelines. Our audit covers the period January 1, 2010 … estates of individuals who die intestate (without a will) and leave either no known heirs or heirs who are not … the estate. They are responsible for collecting, securing, and liquidating each assumed estate’s assets in order to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/28/selected-financial-management-and-administrative-practicesNew York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.
… Services (DHS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. (Samaritan) to ensure reported costs are allowable, supported, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/06/new-york-city-department-homeless-services-oversight-contract-expenditures-samaritan-daytopXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and Expense reimbursement requests for inactive employees for expenses that were incurred during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesDiNapoli Urges Parents to Open a College Savings Account for Their Children
… is designed to help parents save for college and offers tax deductions up to $10,000 annually. "A smart way to combat … program and deduct up to $5,000 from their state taxable income, while married couples filing jointly can deduct up to $10,000 each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-urges-parents-open-college-savings-account-their-childrenOpinion 2010-3
… (not subject to referendum requirements) TOWN LAW § 184: A fire protection contract between a town on behalf of a fire protection district and an incorporated fire company is subject to a public hearing, but is not required or … under the contract is one of the expenses that may be considered in the course of negotiating the "definite sum" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-3Administration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… Purpose We audited the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s … (DOHMH) administration of a contract (#113 225 01) with the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) for the … supportive housing. Supportive housing is designed to help individuals and families use housing as a platform for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS): Problem Gambling Treatment Program (Follow-Up) (2020-F-5) An audit … operating policies and procedures; improve how information is recorded in the Equine Breakdown, Death, Injury and … identified in the initial report, and additional action is still needed. Department of Health, Medicaid Program: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsKiryas Joel Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Selected Employee Reimbursements (2016M-331)
… Kiryas Joel Union Free School District is located in the Village of Kiryas Joel, Orange County. The District, which is … and welfare services and textbooks to approximately 11,400 resident students attending nonpublic schools. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/03/kiryas-joel-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-selectedControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. The audit … and the cash is transferred from the State Treasury to a local bank account for use by the agency. SED was … infrequently issues checks for petty cash expenses. SED does not routinely resolve old outstanding items or review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsAssociation for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded – Options for People Through Services Program
… To determine whether payments made by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to the … of Blind and Retarded (AABR) for the Options for People Through Services (OPTS) Program (Program) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/26/association-advancement-blind-and-retarded-options-people-through-services-programV.3.G Product Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… refer to Chapter IV.3.B - Miscellaneous Receipts of this Guide . Product values are captured under the SHARE SetID … have migrated to the SFS. More information, including the COA Tree List, can be found in SFSSecure . To add or modify a Product value, complete the COA Product Change Request Form and submit it to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3g-product-codeOpinion 89-40
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Reimbursement for Expenses (loss of … MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-o; TOWN LAW, §§178-c, 178-d: (1) A fire district may not reimburse a fire district commissioner … Law, §72-o. (2) A volunteer officer or member of a fire department who is self-employed as a sole proprietor or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-40State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… – including a new $80,000 swimming pool – and her ordinary living expenses. In September 2018, an NYU program director … and Shriya Shinde, and Rackets Investigator David Caban assisted with the investigation. D.A. Bragg thanked the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35m