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Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax (Follow-Up)
… fuel and highway diesel fuel, among others. Effective January 1, 2022, the PBT rate is 17.3 cents per gallon, up … diesel fuel is first sold or used in the State. Effective January 1, 2022, the MFT rate is 8 cents per gallon. An … and prepay a portion of each month’s tax liability. As of January 2022, there were more than 1,300 PBT licensees that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax-followOpinion 90-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … by: excluding real property wholly exempt from county taxation; using the total assessed value of property … Whether the allocation of county sales tax revenue required by Tax Law 1262d should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-3Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. The Tax Collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. Property tax collections totaling $5.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81State Agencies Bulletin No. 1862
… 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 2020 Form W-2 are affected. Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1862-retirement-plan-checkbox-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2020Public Safety Overtime
… from employers who are seeking clarity about public safety overtime, Regulation 315.5 of the New York Codes, … is reportable and pensionable. As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity, and meets … This includes special duty assignments that involve public safety work that is directed, controlled and paid for by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtimePublic Health – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… 55.6 percent of DOH Medicaid claims costs. Pandemic Boosts Essential Plan Enrollment Enrollment in the Essential Plan, which began in SFY 2015-16 and rose to more … government. In New York, the program is known as the Essential Plan. It is available to individuals who are under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-healthComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… taxes were not withheld in accordance with employees’ withholding allowance certificates and the proper amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Tioga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-190)
… (Administrator) properly approved and monitored tax abatement and revolving loan projects. Key Findings The Board … Board and the Administrator did not properly monitor tax abatement and loan projects. The Board did not require the … Administrator properly approved and monitored tax abatement and revolving loan projects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/12/20/tioga-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalPublic-Private Partnerships Potentially a "Good Option" but Financial Risks for Taxpayers Must Be Addressed
… opportunities that public-private partnerships offer as well as the underlying financial risks associated with … the opportunities that publicprivate partnerships offer as well as the underlying financial risks associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/01/public-private-partnerships-potentially-good-option-financial-risks-taxpayers-must-be-addressedReal Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… granted exemptions that lacked applications, renewal forms or supporting documentation. Assessors misclassified or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4School Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… primary residences. Property owners are eligible for one exemption for a primary residence only. Local assessors … or entities not eligible to receive them. Our tests of one class of potentially ineligible exemptions at 46 sampled … claim a STAR (or similar) exemption in more than one state. Key Recommendations To State Policy Makers: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6Law Pertaining to SUNY Police Officers
… Overview 2 A law pertaining to SUNY police officers was enacted on December 18, 2015. … York State and Local Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) to transfer to the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS). Officers who … Law Pertaining to State University of New York SUNY Police Officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/law-pertaining-suny-police-officersPlattsburgh City School District - Procurement (2019M-198)
… Determine whether District officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable statutory requirements. Key Findings The Board-adopted purchasing policies were not updated and deficient. All 10 purchase and public works contracts we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/plattsburgh-city-school-district-procurement-2019m-198DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… payments under the personal income tax. Total receipts of $38.4 billion were $831.1 million below projections for the … for various costs. The state spent just under $38 billion through the first three months, $4.2 billion or … website called Open Book New York ( www.openbooknewyork.com ). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipLocal Sales Tax Collections Up
… While this was slower than the 5.3 percent annual growth for 2018, it exceeded growth in all other years since 2013. … of the changes made by the state to the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) program in State Fiscal Year … to the report, the total statewide year-over-year increase for all county sales tax collections after subtracting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/local-sales-tax-collectionsProcessing of Paper Tax Returns
… To determine whether the deliverables of the contract with New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID)/SourceHOV … To determine whether the deliverables of the contract with New York State Industries for the Disabled NYSIDSourceHOV …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/09/processing-paper-tax-returnsSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices
… as sales tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so. The audit covered … solicits business in the State. Vendors without a physical presence in New York must register if they have both sold … as sales tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so. However, we found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/14/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practicesReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Property Tax Data Description - 2015 and Newer
Real Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Property Tax Data Description - 2015 and Newer
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/pdf/datadescription2015.pdfReal Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Property Tax Data Description - 2013 and 2014
Real Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Property Tax Data Description - 2013 and 2014
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/pdf/datadescription.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1379
… Purpose To inform agencies of the processing requirements for employees who claim exempt from Federal, State and/or … (Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax) and IRS Instructions for Form W-4 (Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate) … employees who claimed exempt from Federal withholding for tax year 2014, must file a new Form W-4 by February 17, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1379-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-tax-year-2015