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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1513
… agencies with the 2016 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. Background Taxable travel … by receipts. The 2016 maximum rate allowed by IRS for PCM is 54 cents per mile effective from January 1, 2016 … December 31, 2016. Current maximum Federal per diems for the continental U.S. can be found in the Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1513-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1356
… agencies with the 2014 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. Background Taxable travel … by receipts. The 2014 maximum rate allowed by IRS for PCM is 56 cents per mile effective from January 1, 2014 … December 31, 2014. Current maximum Federal per diems for the continental U.S. can be found in the Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1356-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsReal Estate Portfolio
… Transportation Authority has accounted for all of its real estate holdings, established a value for those holdings, … of Interest Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Real Estate Portfolio (2009-S-10) Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Real Estate Portfolio (Follow-Up) (2011-F-30) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/27/real-estate-portfolioCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B24-1-8)
… [ read complete report – pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2025. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as amended by Chapter 147 of the Laws of … The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b24-1-8State Agencies Bulletin No. 2236
… is to notify agencies of changes in maintenance rates for employee housing and meals. Affected Employees: Employees with deductions for employee housing and/or meals using Deduction Code 401 … Note : Items B-0300 and B-0300A include information for specific unions/bargaining units. The Determining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2236-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2156
… questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2156-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsTown of Potsdam – Justice Court (2014M-014)
… but were later altered to change the receipt dates to a different month, and the receipt numbers were deleted. … but did not report them to the JCF. Key Recommendations Take action to recover any moneys due to the Town and/or New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/10/town-potsdam-justice-court-2014m-014Opinion 96-8
… FEES -- Justice Courts (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of … by photo-monitoring); (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling cases which … -- Justice Court Fund (payment of fees pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-l[1][a] for handling violations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances (Follow-Up)
… of the five recommendations included in our initial report, Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to … and review of facilities. We issued our initial audit report on January 19, 2018, covering the period January 1, … in addressing the issues we identified in our prior report. All five audit recommendations have been implemented. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievances-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 339
… award programs that exceed the maximum allowable limit of $1600 in the calendar year. Awards from all non-qualified … award programs that exceed the maximum allowable limit of $400 in the calendar year. Effective Date Immediately OSC … employees are eligible to receive non-cash merit awards of up to $75 in value during a given State fiscal year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/339-taxable-non-cash-merit-awards-mc-employeesNew York State Health Insurance Program – Incorrect Payments by CVS Caremark for Medicare Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan
… Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance … were incorrectly paid under the Commercial Plan instead of the Medicare Rx Plan. We found the misprocessing of claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-incorrect-payments-cvs-caremark-medicare-rx-drugSelect Financial Management Practices at the Office of Transportation and Parking Operations
… university centers operated by the State University of New York. As of fall 2019, about 26,800 students were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/select-financial-management-practices-office-transportation-and-parking-operationsMandatory vs. Optional Membership
… two types of membership in ERS, mandatory and optional. If you are a permanent, full-time employee of an employer that … classification; or Competitive³ classification where you were appointed temporarily or provisionally. Membership … If you are a permanent fulltime employee of a participating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipContract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… women-owned business enterprises and accurately reported program results to the Department of Economic Development. … comply with the Law. Key Findings The Law set the State’s MWBE participation target at 28.92 percent, and the Authority … years. However, the Authority did not explain why its MWBE participation goals were less than the goal established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/08/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesDiNapoli Announces 2019 Fiscal Stress Scores
… including sharp declines in sales tax revenue, significant withholding of state aid payments to local governments, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-announces-2019-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli Consumer Alert: Contribute to a 529 College Savings Account and Deduct Up to $10,000 From Your State Taxes
… ranks among the best in the nation, and New York is one of a handful of states that offer state tax relief. Contributions made by … 529 College Savings Program can help you give the gift of higher education this holiday season,” said DiNapoli. “Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-consumer-alert-contribute-529-college-savings-account-and-deduct-10000-your-state-taxesCost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services
… to State Contracts The Office of General Services (OGS) awards contracts for a vast array of goods and services that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-using-state-contracts-acquire-goods-or-servicesDiNapoli: State Clean Energy Fund Makes Progress on Developing Solar Capacity, But Energy Efficiency Lags
… its solar energy goals, but crucial energy efficiency programs have underperformed,” DiNapoli said. “It is … (PSC) to promote the use and development of clean energy resources, is administered by the New York State Energy … 2025 goal for total efficiency savings, 46% of its 2025 natural gas efficiency goals and 33% of electric efficiency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-state-clean-energy-fund-makes-progress-developing-solar-capacity-energy-efficiency-lagsOpinion 89-34
… -- Powers and Duties (authority to investigate misuse of highway equipment and discipline highway department employees); (authority to direct rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway … is authorized to make inquiry into the activities of town highway department laborers suspected of using town vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … required financial statements to the Office of the State Comptroller. Village of Morris – Fund Balance (Otsego … or 240 percent of actual expenditures. For access to state and local government spending, public authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits