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Vendor File Advisory No. 12
… Guidance: Effective July 1, 2022, the Vendor Management Unit will no longer accept paper forms to update vendor information. Agencies must instruct vendors to use the Vendor Self-Service Portal to update their legal name, … Using the Vendor SelfService Portal to Update Vendor Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/12-updates-vendor-informationAccounts Payable Advisory No. 3
… Select the appropriate Address Sequence on the Invoice tab of the voucher for the address from where the vendor mailed … the appropriate Address Sequence on the Payments tab of the voucher that corresponds to the address on the invoice … the payment to the address indicated on the Payments tab of the voucher. Therefore, Business Units must select the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/3-address-sequenceDiNapoli: Tax Cap at Two Percent for 2019
… time since 2013," DiNapoli said. "Despite the possibility of increased tax revenue, municipal budgets will still be … in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, including a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-two-percent-2019Food Metrics Implementation
… To determine if the Office of General Services (OGS) is properly tracking and reporting New York State food purchases in compliance with the State Finance Law. This audit covers the period of … additional purchases of local foods. The intent of the Law is to assist State agencies with the procurement of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/18/food-metrics-implementationDiNapoli Statement on Legislation Restoring Contract Review Authority
… 18, 2022. “The Comptroller’s independent contract review is an essential and important deterrent to waste, fraud and abuse. I applaud the Legislature for taking this important step to increase oversight, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-statement-legislation-restoring-contract-review-authorityComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , City of Long Beach , Putnam County and the Village of South Glens Falls . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget … sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge. Village of South Glens Falls – Audit Follow-Up (Saratoga County) Of the … City of Long Beach Putnam County and the Village of South Glens Falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsEast Rockaway Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2020M-85)
Determine whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly accounted for, deposited timely and if disbursements were properly supported and for legitimate ECA purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/east-rockaway-union-free-2020-85.pdfWallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… not use competitive methods to purchase a used 2008 brush truck (mini pumper) that cost $175,000. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Opinion 94-29
… most of any monetary recovery and as such it would be the real party in interest in such a proceeding. It is unlikely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29What Is a Claim? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Basically, a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods that have been delivered or services that have been provided. A claim generally must be in writing and can be in any … Basically a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/what-claimMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate … falling into disrepair or insolvency. Our initial audit report, which was issued on July 11, 2017, found that: As of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Arrested in Mayfield Theft
… Former Mayfield Town Clerk Dorothy Hart was arrested today for allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars in public funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … Brown and New York State Police for their diligent work in helping us hold Ms. Hart accountable." Hart, 61, of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-arrested-mayfield-theftOpinion 91-57
… of those moneys in a separate fund (see also 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86). This Office has expressed the … may be deposited in a single bank account (1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-341, p 373; 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-291, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57Former Perry Ambulance Service Manager Pleads Guilty To Larceny
… her theft to pay her personal utility bills, Direct TV Service and her husband’s membership to the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/former-perry-ambulance-service-manager-pleads-guilty-larcenyRavena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds and Admissions (2020M-169)
… Objective Determine whether the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District’s (District) extra-classroom activity (ECA) and event admissions … Determine whether the RavenaCoeymansSelkirk Central School Districts District extraclassroom activity ECA and event admissions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activityAccounts Payable Advisory No. 73
… Freight Amounts informs State agencies about the payment of sales tax and freight charges and how to enter the amounts … voucher when applicable. The section also informs agencies of invoice retention requirements for freight charges. … Require agencies to maintain freight invoices in excess of $500.00 (an increase from $100.00) and, Update “United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/73-paying-sales-tax-and-freight-amountsExamples of the Tax Calculation Methodology
Attachment B from CUNY Payroll Bulletin No. 110
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/cuny-110-attachment-b.pdfOversight of the Early Intervention Program
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and ensuring equitable and timely access to services for children across the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s25-response.pdfThe Increasing Threat of Identity Theft
Identity theft cases surged in New York State in 2020, inflicting financial losses on individuals and threatening disruption to government programs as well as private financial institutions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/increasing-threat-of-identity-theft.pdfWelfare Inspector General, Office of the
All agency audits from 2009 to present.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/zip/office-welfare-inspector-general.zip