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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1105
… instructions for processing taxable educational assistance benefits for 2011. Affected Employees Employees who receive … PEF, and/or CSEA) paid qualified educational assistance benefits that exceed the $5,250 exclusion limit for calendar … Per IRS Publication 15-B Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1105-educational-assistance-benefitsViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our original report, Violations of Law, Conflicts of … with State laws relating to ethics and procurement. In that report, we cited ethical violations regarding … vendors for annual picnics and parties, which resulted in his staff improperly attending these events free of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesArtificial Intelligence Governance
… over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through November 2022. About the Program AI-powered tools have an increasingly vital role in industry … more productively, and more competitively. Yet even as AI generates value, it is also giving rise to a host of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1768
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security … the continued partnership and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Affected Employees Employees … The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee Social Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1768-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedRFP#0001 – Online Financial Literacy Program
… Request for Proposals Issued February 28, 2025 The Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) is seeking … , Issued 4/11/25, in PDF Attachment E – Cost Proposal, in Excel Responses to Questions , in PDF Note: the solicitation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfp-0001New York City Economy Continues to Set Records
… jobs in 2018, the highest level ever recorded, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in October 2009 at the height of the Great Recession to an annual rate of 4.1 percent in 2018, the lowest level … in this sector. Health care, the only employment sector to add jobs every year since 1990, added 145,500 jobs from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/new-york-city-economy-continues-set-recordsState Agencies Bulletin No. 336
… (The inactivation process was previously explained in Payroll Bulletin #316 , dated April 19, 2002). Affected … inactive The inactivation process was previously explained in Payroll Bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/336-reveal-report-nben739-direct-deposit-cancelled-reportOpinion 96-9
… to the collective bargaining agreement (see Caruso v Ward , 146 AD2d 22, 539 NYS2d 313). 1 Since the advisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-9Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program ( 2010-S-76 ). Background The federal government established the Medicare buy-in program to assist certain low-income people pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-followUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York and other states. Benefits paid through such claims are part of the safety net, and are financed with federal and state payroll taxes collected from employers. As detailed … number of unemployment insurance UI claims in New York and other states …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueOpinion 2007-6
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to one-time payment made to next … Whether the police chief would be entitled to a monetary payment in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-6State Agencies Bulletin No. 1355
… assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to … is considered the ‘taxable amount’ and must be reported in PayServ through Time Entry or reported through the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1355-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1199
… assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to … is considered the ‘taxable amount’ and must be reported in PayServ through Time Entry or reported through the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1199-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1168
… Purpose To provide users of PS Query and PayServ with information to assist in using the … Tools software Affected Employees All users of PayServ and PS Query Effective Date(s) July 2, 2012 Background On July 2, … the look of the system. OSC Actions OSC will upgrade the PS Query Database on Friday 6/29/12. PS Query will not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1168-peoplesoft-people-tools-upgrade-payservManagement of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Management of Invasive Species … Program Many species of plants and animals currently found in New York State are not indigenous, but rather have been … damage to crops and livestock, and are deemed "invasive." In New York, invasive species management is a collaborative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1478
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2016 Longevity Payment for Long-Term … BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2011-2016 Agreements … To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1478-april-2016-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1599
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2017 Longevity Payment for Long-Term … BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2016-2021 Agreements … To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1599-april-2017-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-paymentCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance Department has systems and practices in place that allow it to appropriately collect Petroleum Bus
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxState Agencies Bulletin No. 1396
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2015 Longevity Payment for Long-Term … Scientific & Technical Services BU05 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2011-2016 Agreements … To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1396-april-2015-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1312
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2014 Longevity Payment for Long-Term … Scientific & Technical Services BU05 Background Pursuant to a side letter contained in the 2011-2016 Agreements … To provide agency instructions for processing the April 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1312-april-2014-longevity-payment-long-term-seasonal-employees