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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of Agriculture and Markets: Food … and Contracting Practices (2014-S-19) SUNY officials have generally established good internal controls over procurement and have effectively communicated these procedures to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Medgar Evers College: Controls Over Bank Accounts ( 2015-S-92 ). Background Our initial audit, … 2016, found that all 14 accounts were opened after CUNY’s bank authorization policy was established in 2008. However, … These findings point to weaknesses in the monitoring of bank accounts, which increase the risk that Medgar Evers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followBenefit Eligibility Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… assessment process complied with applicable policies and procedures, and whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) Fair Hearing process was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/benefit-eligibility-assessment-process-followNew York State Farming and Agriculture – Federal Funding and New York
… provided to farmers under these programs nationwide. Figure 1 – USDA Support to New York Farms Through Rural … actions to address the farmers’ goals. 11 As shown in Figure 2 and the map below, almost all counties receive … as discretionary funding through Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026 was passed within the Agriculture, Legislative Branch, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-farming-and-agricultureXII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… Statement: State agencies must appropriately classify workers as either employees or independent contractors so the workers are properly taxed. The Internal Revenue Service’s … circumstances that apply to a group of similarly situated workers, then Business Units may make and document one worker …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeState Agencies Bulletin No. 220
To provide agency procedures for making PreShift Briefing adjustments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/220-adjustment-pre-shift-briefing-1999-2000Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… and preservation of burial grounds for all not-for-profit cemetery corporations (cemeteries) in New York State. As … Law (Law), and under the supervision of the State’s Cemetery Board (Board), the Division works with cemetery officials on a wide range of issues, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followNew York City’s Uneven Recovery: An Analysis of Labor Force Trends
… between 2019 and 2021 to 41.6 percent, and they were the only age group where the unemployment rate continued to rise … percent, seasonally adjusted), while the nation’s rate is only one-tenth of a point higher (3.6 percent compared to 3.5 … than for females between 2019 and 2020 (2.5 points versus only 0.9 points), and male workers drove the drop in overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/new-york-citys-uneven-recovery-analysis-labor-force-trendsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: One of Largest U.S. Carbon Emitters Commits to Lower GHG Emissions
… initiatives, those emissions reduction targets only extended to 2020 and did not show how or whether its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-one-largest-us-carbon-emitters-commits-lower-ghg-emissionsXII.5.E Processing Vouchers Against a Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… order, the Business Unit must create and process a voucher that references the purchase order to liquidate the … used to make the purchase into the PO Number field, and (2) the Business Unit that made the purchase into the PO Unit … sales tax on its purchases, New York State is required to pay sales tax in certain instances such as purchase of goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5e-processing-vouchers-against-purchase-orderDiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects
… significant. The state should build on its efforts to help communities access funding to ensure the success of these … contaminants, climate change, bioterrorism, disadvantaged communities, and replacement of lead water service lines. … is publicly available to track project spending and the communities that have benefitted. In addition to providing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-waterControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… While the provider did repair the door, it took 10 months. Only 32 of the required monitoring visits (once during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeCompliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Clery Act (Report 2013-S-70). Background In 1990, Congress enacted the Clery Act, which requires … and to investigate and correct errors and discrepancies in statistics to ensure compliance with the Clery Act. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-followDiNapoli: NYC Emergency Management Failing to Ensure the City is Prepared for Disasters
… disaster occurs. I commend State Comptroller DiNapoli’s report and look forward to working proactively with NYCEM to … to date, and complete. NYCEM generally disagreed with the report’s findings. Its response is included in the audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-emergency-management-failing-ensure-city-prepared-disastersImproper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges Report 2020S8
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up)
… can contain metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, nickel, silver, and lithium, all of which can pose a threat to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/21/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-law-followDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… deductions, while retaining those for home mortgage interest and charitable deductions. Among the deductions the … than one in five taxpayers in the state reported mortgage interest deductions, averaging $8,727, while 29 percent … the framework proposal would: Set the corporate income tax rate at 20 percent, and eliminate the corporate AMT. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-planVIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… transfer moves monies from one fund to another by charging an appropriation containing specific legislative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfersDiNapoli: The Rockaways is on the Rise
… I would like to thank State Comptroller DiNapoli for not only shining a light on the Rockaways with this report, but … The toll on the Cross Bay Bridge (New York City's only intra-borough toll bridge) places a unique burden on … closed in 2012. St. John's Episcopal Hospital is now the only full-service acute care hospital in the area. Emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-rockaways-riseComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… two have been partially implemented. New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected … its annual Purchase Program. Auditors also found that the car service contract amounts were excessive compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits