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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1695
… An additional deferment is available to employees age 50 and over. These employees can defer up to $6,000 in … Deduction page in accordance with the instructions below. Note: Agencies must not begin this data entry until after … to make additional contributions in 2019 under the “age 50 and over” catch up, the agency must insert a new effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1695-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… for petty cash expenses. SED does not routinely resolve old outstanding items or review any paid checks and … to update its records. Promptly investigate and resolve old outstanding items and resolve the five items on the March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsProcessing of Paper Tax Returns
… Purpose To determine whether the deliverables of the contract with New York State Industries for the … were met and, if not, to assess actions the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has taken to correct the … million income tax returns. About 2 million (20 percent) of all personal income tax returns in the State are submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/09/processing-paper-tax-returnsLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… Purpose To determine whether Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Program) funds are being awarded and disbursed … through December 11, 2013. Background The Housing Trust Fund Corporation's (Corporation) mission is to create decent … Document the reasons for any management decisions to fund projects that do not adhere to the established criteria …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programTax Check-Off Technical Amendment
… Government Article VII) – A.9290 (Farrell) – Corrects language relating to the committee chair who is appropriately … Corrects language relating to the committee chair who is appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/tax-check-off-technical-amendmentControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Two checks have no information other than check number in the electronic check register. WCB personnel stated they … expenses. The largest total disbursements for a month in our scope period were $891. The average monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsAssociation for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded – Options for People Through Services Program
… budgeted, rather than actual, expenses when developing its contractor reimbursement rates. OPWDD needs to enhance its … reimbursement rates using actual expenses for future OPTS contractor billings. Periodically verify, on a sample basis, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/26/association-advancement-blind-and-retarded-options-people-through-services-programExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… received, (ii) disposed of in a manner contrary to the State Finance Law, or (iii) was not recovered. This includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesPSCH, Inc.
… board meetings and staff training at the Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina. For this event, PSCH claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/19/psch-incMilitary Service Credit
… the type of discharge and the branch of service. You can: Fax your documents to 518-486-6405 or 518-402-7799; Email …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/military-service-creditCancer Service Network, Inc.
… Program provides free cancer screenings to uninsured and underinsured income eligible New York State residents. … vendors in each of eight regions to provide clinical and administrative services necessary to carry out the program. Both the clinical and administrative services contracts allow the vendors to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/24/cancer-service-network-incExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine (i) the extent to which … the Statewide Offset Program (SWOP), and (ii) the amount of outstanding premiums NYSIF may have been able to recover … the policy and attempt to collect the amount owed. Some of the businesses with outstanding debt to NYSIF do business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsReview of Collecto, Inc
… officials are implementing desk procedures to ensure staff do not approve vouchers with duplicate billings. In addition, … terms. Key Recommendations Continue to ensure staff do not approve vouchers with duplicate billings for amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incDiNapoli: New York's Higher Education Sector Boosts State and Local Economies, but Job Recovery Lags
… York’s local economies and to the state’s overall economic health. The state’s 290 degree-granting, postsecondary … Yorks local economies and to the states overall economic health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-new-yorks-higher-education-sector-boosts-state-and-local-economies-job-recovery-lagsVillage of Dolgeville – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2024M-28)
… of Dolgeville (Village) Treasurer maintained adequate records and reports to allow the Board of Trustees (Board) to … proper accounting procedures. As a result, inadequate records and reports were maintained and the Board lacked the … Maintain complete, accurate and timely financial records. Periodically reconcile receivable control accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/03/village-dolgeville-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-28Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts
… However, although Authority project managers and field representatives site visited construction projects, they did … Ensure Authority project managers and/or field representatives periodically verify prevailing wage postings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/04/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1159
… Purpose To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for repaying … who leave State service. Background Pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the … To inform agencies of new earnings codes and procedures for repaying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1159-repayment-compensation-taken-deficit-reduction-plans-employeesUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare resulting from this practice. The audit covered … State Department of Civil Service contracts with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims from … Interest New York State Health Insurance Program: United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Eastern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpState Agencies Bulletin No. 919
… Stipend) explained the regulation and described how the FICA status would be updated for employees beginning or … will identify employees receiving that payment who have a FICA status on Job Data that is inconsistent with the … from their time while earning the stipend will have the FICA exemption applied only to these retroactive earnings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/919-taxation-retroactive-raise-payments-employees-receiving-military-stipendOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks of serious communicable diseases. The … the Survey data found schools in some counties have high exemption rates, most notably Yates and Montgomery counties, … of at-risk populations that are more likely to have low immunization rates. This is particularly evident at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schools