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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1961
… Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others. Affected Employees Employees receiving a 2021 … Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box 13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1961-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2021Opinion 95-9
… COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the fire district board of … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the fire district board of commissioners); (service credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Fiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health’s AIDS Institute (Institute) has provided effective … 6, 2017. Background The Institute’s stated mission is to protect and promote the health of New York State’s … recoveries are consistently made and that each contractor is reviewed timely. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1862
… Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others. Affected Employees Employees receiving a 2020 … Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1862-retirement-plan-checkbox-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 2276
… Plan checkbox in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others. Affected Employees: Employees receiving a 2024 … Background: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan checkbox in Box …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2276-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2024State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Agriculture (USDA). The program provides rental subsidies for low-income elderly and family tenants residing in … that HTFC is making program payments to property owners for the correct number of units and that units and projects … properly by project owners, but found opportunities for HTFC to better ensure it receives all the information it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMedicaid Program – Improper Premium Payments Made on Behalf of Managed Care Members Residing Outside the State
… Social Security number (SSN) as the unique identifier for matches. Most of the State’s Medicaid members are enrolled in managed care plans, which are responsible for ensuring members have access to a range of health care services and reimbursing providers for those services. In exchange, DOH pays the plans a monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/09/medicaid-program-improper-premium-payments-made-behalf-managed-care-members-residingBath Central School District - Online Banking (2018M-79)
… ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings Officials lacked adequate bank … The Board did not adopt an online banking policy and officials did not develop procedures to adequately … Key Recommendations Obtain adequate bank agreements and become familiar with them. Adopt online banking policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/bath-central-school-district-online-banking-2018m-79Village of Canisteo - Clerk Treasurers' Records and Reports (2018M-243)
… for, recorded and reported all financial transactions in a timely manner. Key Findings The former Clerk-Treasurer … for recorded and reported all financial transactions in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/05/village-canisteo-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2018m-243Town of Roxbury – Payments to Not-For-Profit Organizations (2022M-177)
… Objective Determine whether payments made by the Town of Roxbury (Town) officials to certain not-for-profit … to ensure that it does not violate Article VIII, Section 1 of the New York State Constitution. Town officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/01/27/town-roxbury-payments-not-profit-organizations-2022m-177Accounts Payable Advisory No. 10
… box checked. However, OSC will not reject vouchers for Bulk load Business Units that are unable to check the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/10-handling-code-and-separate-payment-boxGloversville Enlarged School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-244)
… claims paid prior to audit were allowable, supported and for appropriate purposes. Key Findings Signed checks were … the claims auditor audited and approved claims. Claims for 213 check disbursements totaling $845,215 were not … claims paid prior to audit were allowable supported and for appropriate purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-244Byram Hills Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-153)
… Objective Determine whether fixed assets were recorded and accounted for properly. Key Findings The Board did not … disposals. District officials should: Maintain accurate and up-to-date asset disposal records. Locate all the assets … property. District officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/18/byram-hills-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-153Odessa-Montour Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2019M-164)
… District officials adequately safeguarded and accounted for fuel purchases. Key Findings The District lacked policies … Maintain an inventory of fuel keys and disable unaccounted for keys. District officials generally agreed with our … District officials adequately safeguarded and accounted for fuel purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/odessa-montour-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2019m-164Hamburg Central School District - Continuing Education (2019M-11)
… continuing education cash receipts are properly accounted for. Key Findings Incompatible duties were not properly … continuing education cash receipts are properly accounted for due to internal control weaknesses. Key Recommendations … Develop and adopt written policies and procedures for collecting, processing, recording and depositing cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hamburg-central-school-district-continuing-education-2019m-11Town of Fremont - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-18)
Determine whether Town Officials have adequate controls to safeguard Highway Department assets and if they used a competitive process to procure highway goods
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/22/town-fremont-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-18NYSARC, Inc.– NYC Chapter: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by NYSARC, Inc. – NYC Chapter (NYSARC), also known as AHRC NYC, on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/21/nysarc-inc-nyc-chapter-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… not implemented. New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire BlueCross and BlueShield: Selected Payments for … 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012 (2012-S-132) Auditors found Empire did not have adequate controls to ensure special items … were paid according to contract provisions. As a result, Empire made a net overpayment of $391,894 on 81 of the 100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 93-22
… to remit a forfeiture of bail is not required in order for the Justice Court Fund to refund moneys erroneously … Court Fund reported bail forfeiture in the amount of $200 for a particular defendant. The justice, by letter, … [CPL] before they could process the claim. You have asked for our opinion in this matter. If this were a true case of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Opinion 92-50
… , whether a county could adopt a local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a … we concluded that a post-1953 local law which provides for an award to a bidder employing a prescribed percentage of … Municipal Law, §104-a, authorizing a price preference for certain products made with significant recycled content; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50