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DiNapoli: Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slowed in 2024
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23.4 billion in calendar year 2024, an increase of 1.6% or $376 million … (31 of 57) seeing increases. St. Lawrence County had the highest growth at 5.6%, followed by Greene (3.7%), Otsego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-slowed-2024Taxes and Interest
… and certain court funds. Interest is paid for a period of five years from the date we receive the property. The interest rate is set by the New York State Department of Tax and Finance and is updated quarterly. Claims … we received it. We’re required by the federal government to report certain types of payments to the Internal Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/taxes-and-interestState Agencies Bulletin No. 2329
… implemented the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF) Chapter … implemented the 2021 – 2026 Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) … implemented the 2023-2026 Agreement between the State of New York and the District Council 37 (DC 37) The State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2329-april-2025-civil-service-employees-association-csea-public-employeesNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… a high likelihood of transitioning into a business with payroll.” Such applications from New York totaled 4,223 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-22-2020Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-352
… processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … CSEA Agreement is reached, the negotiated changes detailed in the Labor Relations Memorandum are extended to Management/Confidential and Unrepresented employees in graded positions in Bargaining Units 86, 88 and CT. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-352-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-judicial-longevity-paymentCity of Fulton – Fiscal Stress (2013M-310)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013. Background The City of Fulton is located in … $15.5 million. Key Findings We reviewed budget-to-actual results for the fiscal years 2010 through 2012 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/22/city-fulton-fiscal-stress-2013m-310Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-207)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices for … properly report and use statutorily restricted money to pay debt in the debt service fund and return all other money to unrestricted general fund balance. Properly analyze cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-207Helping Hands School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Key Finding Based on a review of a sample of transactions for the year ended June 30, 2014, we determined Helping Hands reported $26 in non-personal service costs on its CFR that did not comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. Key Recommendations To SED: Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/helping-hands-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Payroll (2017M-94)
… Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Cheektowaga and West Seneca in Erie County. The District operates four schools, has … estimates of appropriations and use of fund balance in the budget. Ensure that the EBALR is used in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/29/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-andAdditional Service Credit for Unused, Unpaid Sick Leave – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… sick leave may be added to your credited service and used in your pension benefit calculation if your employer has chosen to offer the optional sick leave benefit provided by Section 341(j) of … eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly from public service or within a year of separating from service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-service-credit-unused-unpaid-sick-leaveCUNY Bulletin No. CU-461
… transit benefit exclusion (under section 132 (f) (2) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code) from $125 to $240 per month for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. … a letter and a copy of Prior Year Social Security and Medicare Tax Refund Certification ( Form AC 3206 ), to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-461-retroactive-pre-tax-transit-adjustmentSchroon Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-145)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2010 through July 31, 2013. Background … The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $7.4 million. … expenditures were well below the budgeted appropriations for each year we reviewed. The Board did not establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/02/20/schroon-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-145Schoharie Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-263)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through … the District actually used only $676,000 of the fund balance during this period. Therefore, the District’s actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/schoharie-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-263Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s accounting for leave time and separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Total expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $27 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationKIPP Tech Valley Charter School – Enrollment and Billing (2012M-256)
… Article 56. The KIPP Tech Valley Charter School, located in the City of Albany, Albany County, is governed by a Board … comprises eight voting members. The School was established in 2004 under SUNY authorization and provides elementary education for approximately 300 students in the fifth through the eighth grades. The School’s budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/22/kipp-tech-valley-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2012m-256East Aurora Union Free School District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2016M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board ensured that extra-classroom … ledgers throughout the year. Update the ECA fund policy to provide specific guidance for the financial management and … high school ECA funds and take appropriate action to recover any money determined to be due to the high school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-high-school-extra-classroomChenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-11)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal … The Chenango Valley Central School District, located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $3.5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund and school lunch fund as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-11Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, May 2022
The release of New York City’s $99.7 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget - $104.9 billion when adjusted for surplus transfers - and Financial Plan (the “April Plan”) signifies a remarkable fiscal turnaround since the adoption of the FY 2022 budget in June 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-4-2023.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, August 2022
The City’s adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 reflects the countervailing forces of extraordinary efforts by the federal government to boost the economy over the last two years and an economic slowdown due to unanticipated factors, including supply chain issues.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2023.pdfCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
Determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year are reasonable, and whether the City took appropriate action to implement or resolve recommendations from our budget review issued in May 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6.pdf