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State Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… Security and Medicare taxes and must be reported on a Form 1099. The regulation was silent regarding the tax … only income, not wages, and required reporting on a Form 1099, it was the opinion of OSC Legal Services that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipendsAdministration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses
To determine whether the New York City Industrial Development Agency NYCIDA has policies and procedures in place to approve monitor and measure project performance and whether they were followed We also determined whether NYCIDA recaptured public benefits in accordance with the project
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/12/administration-and-monitoring-financial-assistance-new-york-city-businessesSauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… and reported and that District moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. … elected Treasurer. The general fund budget totals $111,698 for the 2014 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board did not … 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, and provide for an annual audit of the Treasurer’s financial records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Town of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… Determine whether the Town of Ripley (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted and … Our audit determined that the Clerk did not: Deposit 2023 tax collections totaling approximately $882,000 within 24 … New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section 35. Record 2023 tax collections totaling approximately $560,000 daily as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.8 Percent in August
Local government sales tax revenue declined by 7.8 percent, or $111 million, in August compared to the same month last year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/excel/local-sales-tax-collections-monthly-and-quarterly-collections-region-august-2020.xlsxProperty Tax Cap Inflation and Allowable Levy Growth Factors
View Inflation Factors and Allowable Levy Growth Factors by Fiscal Year
Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (2015-N-1)
To determine if the New York City Department of Finance has sufficient controls to ensure the accurate determination of property tax valuations and assessments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-15n1.pdfProperty Tax Cap: Inflation and Allowable Levy Growth Factors
Find Inflation Factors and Allowable Levy Growth Factors by Fiscal Year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/property-tax-cap/pdf/inflation_allowablegrowthfactors.pdfDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… projects and formally estimate project costs funded by Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District , Wantagh Union Free School District , West Genesee Central School District and the Whitney Point Central … Union Free School District – Financial Condition (Nassau County) The district overestimated expenditures by a total of … fund balance exceeded the statutory limit. West Genesee Central School District – Segregation of Duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased brother, Martin Petschauer, between July 2008 … said State Comptroller DiNapoli. "My office will continue to thwart pension thieves and protect our New York State & … for the benefit of Petschauer; Schusteritsch was the sole trustee for his brother and had exclusive access to the bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… those on the job, but my auditors found the department is not always meeting its own goals, which is potentially putting patients' health and safety at risk," … law prevented auditors from independently determining what led to the delayed investigations. However, SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez
… Alvarez knowingly accepted straw donations orchestrated by George Gonzalez and Anna Mendez, who were arraigned for … order to contribute to Alvarez; employees who contributed by check or money order were reimbursed by Gonzalez. The complaint alleges that Gonzalez distributed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-former-new-york-city-council-candidateFar Rockaway Pre-School Executive Director Sentenced to Jail Time for Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… Attorney's Office. The investigation was conducted by the District Attorney's Detective Bureau and his Economic … Crimes Bureau. The case was additionally investigated by Comptroller DiNapoli's Division of State Government … can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/far-rockaway-pre-school-executive-director-sentenced-jail-time-theft-education-funds-intended-specialDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… no longer qualified for the program, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that inadequate oversight by the state Department of Health (DOH) over a period of more … no longer qualified for the program according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and State funding between 2005 and 2012 – money that was intended for special needs students between ages three and five. … Island Child Development Center (ICDC), a private not-for-profit company that is now defunct, was located at 1854 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works Commissioner on Felony Charges For Stealing Scrap Metal Proceeds
… guilty plea to the charge of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree (a Class E felony). Mr. Capuano admitted his role in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-city-rensselaer-department-publicMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… Despite waiting lists for Mitchell Lama apartments being very long and turnover … developments. The audit found waiting lists contained a number of inaccuracies that could block eligible applicants … The agency’s full response is in the audit. Read the report , or go to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… P. DiNapoli. “Thousands of New Yorkers, many of them in need of mental health care or drug addiction services, are in desperate need of permanent housing and other support,” … DiNapoli said. “My auditors, however, found as we have in previous audits, the Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… for abusing his position as a public official to engage in a scheme that defrauded the Mount Vernon Board of Water … felon. I thank Attorney General James for her partnership in fighting public corruption." “Today’s conviction is … commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be prosecuted to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernon