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Local Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… increased by 19.1%, or $3.1 billion, in 2021 compared to last year, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … spending for goods and services and from brick and mortar to online,” DiNapoli said. “While local sales tax collections … billion increased by 191 or $31 billion in 2021 compared to last year according to a report released today by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021Facility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Facility Planning Bureau Project Review 2018S2
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followIV.2 Governing State Statutes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… There are numerous State statutes which govern how financial transactions are recorded in the SFS, and many accounting standards that … prescribe financial reporting requirements. The following are the most notable statutes for account code usage in the … There are numerous State statutes which govern how financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv2-governing-state-statutesEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up)
… In 1972, a tragic school bus and freight train collision near Congers, New York, that involved bus driver negligence … as defined in the Law, must enroll in the Program, comply with its requirements, and ensure that their bus drivers meet … for reviewing motor carrier compliance, which uses desk reviews with advance notice of the sample of driver files …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-law-followDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a … of ESOPs, and these plans hold more assets than those in any other state. In 2020, companies headquartered in New York … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… providing guidance to assist OMH-licensed and -designated providers under Article 31 of the Mental Hygiene Law with the … use of two-way, real-time interactive audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services and … expansion in 2019 allowed additional OMH-licensed care providers beyond physicians or psychiatric nurse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate enrollments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-40
Department of Transportation Bulletin No DOT40
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-40-2022-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2021-2022Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members
To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health and substance abuse MHSA claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services-ineligibleVII.10.G Cash Advance Shortages and Overages – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… by submitting an AP voucher for reimbursement to bring the account in balance. Pursuant to Chapter XII, Section 10.E - … 2. Upon receipt of the electronic deposit, the advance account will agree to the reported advance amount on the … check payments are canceled or voided after the advance account has been reimbursed. For example, many agencies issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10g-cash-advance-shortages-and-overagesMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) paid for claims in violation of federal and State regulations that require an appropriate … To determine whether the Department of Health paid for claims in violation of federal and State regulations that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribingOvertime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… The total cost of overtime in 2020 at state agencies reached an all-time high at more … earnings comprised 4.8 percent of total payroll spending in 2020, an increase from the 4.2 percent average from 2011 … nearly every aspect of our lives and the men and women in public employment stepped up to help keep the public safe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-38
… This bulletin is superseded by Payroll Bulletin No. DOT-38.1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-38-2021-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2020-2021DiNapoli: Lack of Transparency With School Districts' Financial Reports May Leave Taxpayers in the Dark
… The audit, covering the period from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, found that while each district maintained a … Beacon City School District and Rockville Centre Union Free School District, did so in an easy to find location. … Lebanon Central School District, Rockville Centre Union Free School District and York Central School District) did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-lack-transparency-school-districts-financial-reports-may-leave-taxpayers-darkCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B22-6-10)
… for sanitation user fees and the sale of metered water or pass a resolution to raise the sanitation and water rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/18/city-newburgh-budget-review-b22-6-10DiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on … apply. DiNapoli also reminds recipients to spend their new gift cards in a timely manner, otherwise the money could … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli is urging New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardAnnual Wage for New Tier 6 Employees
… first three years of their membership. Retirement Online is the fastest and easiest way to enroll new employees . But … are applied to the earnings of your Tier 6 employees, it is important that you understand what types of wages should … be included in their annual wage amount. The annual wage is the projected base pay amount that a full-time employee is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/annual-wage-new-tier-6-employeesCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… administrator of the estate of a former resident of Mt. Vernon by the Surrogate’s Court in 2008. His duties as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… its subsidiaries have policies, procedures, and processes in place to fulfill CDTA’s responsibilities under the Freedom … of Information Law (FOIL), and to determine if CDTA is in compliance with its responsibilities under FOIL. The audit … January 23, 2020. About the Program CDTA was created in 1970 by the New York State Legislature. Today, CDTA is the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/16/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… service providers. Transportation costs and services can represent significant agency expenses, and also affect … expenses and services. For example, OPWDD could take additional steps to monitor employee driving records and … (e.g., speeding, disobeying traffic devices, driving while intoxicated). OPWDD could also improve controls to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expenses