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Opinion 89-58
… opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish overlapping town districts authorized to provide same improvements or services) PARK DISTRICTS -- Establishment (authority to establish park district within an existing park district) … Whether a town pursuant to article 12 or sections 81 or 220 of the Town Law may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-58State Agencies Bulletin No. 819
… Purpose To inform agencies of procedures for adding or changing employee addresses. … is used to determine the proper taxation requirement of the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance for New York State residents and … To inform agencies of procedures for adding or changing employee addresses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/819-procedures-employee-address-changes-payservNew York Local Government and School Cybersecurity: A Cyber Profile
From 2019 through July 31, 2023, DiNapoli’s Local Government and School Accountability division released more than 190 information technology (IT) audits, finding more than 2,400 cybersecurity-related issues. The audits focused on breakdowns or gaps in fundamental cybersecurity components.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/nys-local-gov-school-cyber-profile.pdfDiNapoli: Former Chatham Rescue Squad Business Manager Charged With Stealing Over $17k From Squad
… She was arraigned today before Columbia County Court Judge Jonathan D. Nichols and is due back in court on July 24, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-former-chatham-rescue-squad-business-manager-charged-stealing-over-17k-squadDiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… victim, but forced an elderly man and pensioner to live in squalid conditions. Thanks to my partnership with … to take advantage of a vulnerable pensioner, placing them in unlivable conditions. There was no regard for the victim’s … Office, and Schodack Police Department for their work in ending this deceit.” The victim, an 86-year-old New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerSavings Programs: NY 529 and NY ABLE
… two savings programs with tax benefits that help pay for college or disability expenses: NY's 529 College Savings NY Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) … two savings programs with tax benefits that help pay for college or disability expenses NYs 529 College Savings and NY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/savingsVII.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 - Reporting … 2. Upon receipt of the electronic deposit, the advance account will agree to the reported advance amount on the … by submitting an AP voucher for reimbursement to bring the account in balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10g-cash-advance-shortages-and-overagesDual Employment
… and Community Supervision (DOCCS) employees who are dually employed at multiple correctional facilities or other State … payroll records show 90 DOCCS employees were concurrently employed by either more than one DOCCS facility or a DOCCS … channels between facilities that utilize dually employed or extra service staff, as well as with other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2DiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Explains His Audit of the Former Governor's COVID Performance
… when the COVID-19 pandemic reached New York. It didn’t have the controls and procedures in place to stop a viral spread in nursing homes. Persistent … — by more than 50% at times — the COVID-related deaths of New Yorkers living in nursing homes. DOH staff was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-explains-his-audit-former-governors-covid-performanceDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… (15.4%). Sales tax receipts for New York City totaled $2.1 billion in the third quarter, an increase of nearly 28% … consumer goods and services during this third quarter grew by 5.3% over the same period last year, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The improvement in New York City sales tax collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterSelected Aspects of Central Office Disbursements From the Tuition and Fees Refund Bank Account
… tuition and fees (e.g., due to out-of-pocket payments; withdrawal from classes; or tuition covered by other sources, … as out-of-state or out-of-country addresses and/or lengthy time lapses from the date the refund was identified to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/19/selected-aspects-central-office-disbursements-tuition-and-fees-refund-bank-accountOpinion 98-12
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … all funds raised or collected by the authorities in a city for school purposes or to be used by the board of education … that the school fund is a "fund" of the city within the meaning of section 9-a. Ordinarily moneys in a city's general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Claims Auditing – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… it should entail a thorough and deliberate examination to determine that the claim is a legal obligation and a … body or official is supplied with sufficient information to make that determination. When auditing claims, the … not for a legitimate purpose include: Gifts and donations to private entities in violation of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/claims-auditingDiNapoli: Former Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… $1,711 in cash from the non-profit’s Annual Fourth of July festival that was earmarked for the city’s Business … $1711 in cash from the nonprofits Annual Fourth of July Festival …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-director-pleads-guilty-stealing-1700-hornell-partners-growthTown of Almond – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-209)
… to June 7, 2013. Background The Town of Almond is located in Allegany County and has approximately 1,600 residents. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town’s 2013 budget … overly conservative budgeting practices have resulted in the Town continuing to maintain excessive unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-almond-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-209Opinion 2002-7
… 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library v County of Erie , 171 … 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-399, unreported; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library , supra ; compare Korn … or statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Recruitment Events
… at this time. Learn about opportunities to build a career with purpose at the State Comptroller's office, or contact [email protected] for information or help with the application process. College Recruitment Events Date … Meet with representatives from the Office of the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. P-973
Claiming Exempt from Withholding
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-973.pdfDiNapoli: Wall Street 2022 Bonuses Fell 26% From Previous Year, Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… reverses the pool’s dramatic growth of 25% in 2020 and 15% in 2021. In 2022, Wall Street’s pretax profits fell 56% … while the CFY 2023 financial plan assumed a decrease of 35.6% for the securities industry. The securities industry also … in more than two decades. DiNapoli estimates that 1 in 11 jobs in the city is either directly or indirectly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-wall-street-2022-bonuses-fell-26-previous-year-return-pre-pandemic-levelsState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… but recent financial market volatility is a cautionary sign and questions still remain about how federal tax changes … 2016-17. Within that category, estimated payments were up by $2.8 billion or 18.8 percent. Consumption and use taxes rose to $16.7 billion, up $499.4 million or 3.1 percent from the previous year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18