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DiNapoli: Audit Details Double-Dipping by Buffalo City School District Technician
… IT and plant departments who work at the service center; Have field employees maintain time records indicating the actual hours worked and have them certified by the employee and a direct supervisor; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audit-details-double-dipping-buffalo-city-school-district-technicianState Agencies Bulletin No. 165
… direct deposit funds. Affected Employees Employees who have salary checks returned with unrecoverable deductions or … experience as result of any OSC changes. Since this will have an impact on credits OSC gives to agency payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/165-changes-salary-refund-process-ac-230sTown of Monroe – Water System Accountability and Electricity Cost Savings (2012M-227)
… December 31, 2011. Key Findings Town officials did not have written procedures for reconciling the water processed … offered by other electricity suppliers. The Town could have saved as much as $4,035 had it contracted with the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/15/town-monroe-water-system-accountability-and-electricity-cost-savings-2012m-227Bus Driver Licensing
… requirements of Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. The audit covers bus drivers who worked in … enacted to further highway safety by creating standards for the qualification of bus drivers. Article 19-A requires … RBO's Safety and Training Division is responsible for scheduling and ensuring that these requirements are met, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/13/bus-driver-licensingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1912
… associated with the position pool is lapsing they will need to contact their Appropriation Section Representative in … the valid string detail. Any changes needed in SFS will need to be completed before 06/17/2021 in order for them to … chartfield string is lapsing on 06/30/2021, agencies will need to insert a new row into the Department Budget Table USA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1912-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsThe Norman Howard School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… June 30, 2011. Background NHS, located in Rochester, New York, provides special education services to children with … contained in the CFR it files with the New York State Education Department (SED). To be eligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/norman-howard-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Local Governments Levy $36.6 Billion in Property Taxes
… Local governments in New York levied a total of $36.6 billion … percent over 2018, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Annual property tax … increases to 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, with some exceptions. From 2017 to 2019, property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-governments-levy-366-billion-property-taxesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and procedures governing cafeteria cash receipts. As a result, the district still uses only one cash drawer and … budgets by appropriating unrestricted fund balance. As a result, by the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year, the district … an unrestricted unappropriated fund balance of $6,309, or .01 percent of the ensuing year’s budget. In the 2012-13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… for local governments in July fell 8.2 percent compared to the same period last year, according to New York State … collections, a major source of revenue. This is going to have a long-lasting effect on revenues for counties, cities … losses, and continuing through July), local governments have received $1.4 billion (18.7 percent) less than they did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyUse of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)
… take actions to implement them. Key Finding NFTA officials have made significant progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit. Both recommendations have been implemented. … To determine the extent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/use-vendor-supported-technology-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Departmental Cash Receipts (2015M-21) County officials have ensured cash receipts are properly collected, recorded and deposited. Department officials have implemented effective controls including issuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Opinion 94-21
… the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARDS -- Powers and Duties (purchase order system) TOWN LAW, §110: The town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-21Essex County – Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-177)
… condition of the County and internal controls over payroll for the period January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013. … and procedures for the preparation and processing of payroll and leave time accruals has resulted in a lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/11/15/essex-county-financial-condition-and-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013m-177City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B17-7-9)
… 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating … 23 to May 17, 2017) to our Office in a timely manner. We have provided recommendations in accordance with legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/11/city-long-beach-budget-review-b17-7-9Claim Status Tips
… Save the document in one of the accepted file formats: PDF, JPEG, bitmap and GIF. File size must be under 5mb. (HINT … it appears on the letter you received from us. Review the list of Requested Documents. Submit electronic copies of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claim-status-tipsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… in the best interest of the State. The Department may also have incorrectly failed to report taxable travel expenses to … authorities for the two calendar years 2010 and 2011. We have referred this matter to the Comptroller's Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 258
… those staff in the payroll or human resources office who have deduction related responsibilities or who have been assigned the task of providing garnishment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/258-agency-view-access-paysr-garnishment-panelsXI-A.1.B Category Codes – XI-A. Purchasing
… with guidance regarding the proper use of category codes in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). In the SFS, the category code is used on purchasing documents … of a contract, purchase requisition and/or purchase order in the SFS from a condensed list of code values most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1b-category-codesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1121
… social security tax withholding rate is 6.2% for 2012. Medicare There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax. The Medicare tax withholding rate is 1.45% each for the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1121-summary-tax-related-withholding-requirements-2012Pine Plains Central School District - Internal Controls Over Select Financial Activities (2018M-52)
… Board should review and segregate incompatible duties or have mitigating oversight. The Board should ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/29/pine-plains-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-select