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Opinion 2000-5
… are not required by law to be paid into any other fund or account." Highway Law §141 contains requirements with respect … (i.e. town outside village) general fund to a section 141 account having the same tax base. Section 285-a authorizes … moneys from section 141 accounts into any other fund or account (see, e.g., 1984 Opns St Comp No. 84-60, p 76; 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5DiNapoli Encourages New Yorkers to Save for College
… who face college expenses to open a 529 College Savings account to start saving now to help with the costs of getting … expenses through the program in 2016. Once an account is opened it can be used for higher education … who face college expenses to open a 529 College Savings account to start saving now to help with the costs of getting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-encourages-new-yorkers-save-collegeComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-190)
… activities and documentation for the daily lottery account. Key Recommendations Verify that disbursements are … manages the financial activities of the daily lottery account, retaining all ticket stubs sold and maintaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/crittenden-volunteer-fire-department-inc-internal-controlsState Agencies Bulletin No. 308
… pool that is to be deleted. Agency Actions Reporting Line Number Changes: There is no realignment process. Agencies that want to make line number changes for the position should not enter these transactions until pay period To change a line number, use the path: Go Manage Positions Use Position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/308-fiscal-year-changes-budget-year-2002Lewis County – Purchase Cards (2024M-41)
… County could have potentially saved approximately $4,800 in travel expenses and sales tax. Additionally, the … action. Appendix B includes our comment to an issue raised in the County’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/07/26/lewis-county-purchase-cards-2024m-41Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… accounts and $4,189 in undercharges. Of 81 customer account billing adjustments tested for 2022 and 2023, 80 … to provide guidance on water and sewer billings and account adjustments. No one independent of the billing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Management of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… had poor controls over its General School Fund (GSF) bank account. In addition, we concluded that the school principal … funds and that DOE’s guidelines had been ignored. The GSF account is used to deposit monies collected for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-followOnondaga County – Court and Trust Funds (2025-C&T-3)
… to the court and then delivered to a county’s chief fiscal officer (CFO) for safekeeping. Payments made pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/09/26/onondaga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2025-ct-3Chenango County – Court and Trust Funds (2025-C&T-2)
… pursuant to court orders commonly involve surplus money from foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a … court order. Additionally, in certain circumstances, funds from estates are entrusted to the treasurer for safekeeping … order to deposit. Date of original receipt of money or securities. Date and description of each order directing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/09/12/chenango-county-court-and-trust-funds-2025-ct-2Town of Danby – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-8-F)
… to assess the Town of Danby’s (Town’s) progress, as of May 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report … was to assess the Town of Danbys Towns progress as of May 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/29/town-danby-audit-follow-2022m-8-fOneida County – Court and Trust Funds (2023-C&T-3)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through October 12, 2023. … established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1 2021 through October 12 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2023/12/29/oneida-county-court-and-trust-funds-2023-ct-3Tioga County – Court and Trust Funds (2023-C&T-1)
… appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2020 through May 31, 2023. Background Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/07/14/tioga-county-court-and-trust-funds-2023-ct-1Village of Rhinebeck – Water Fees (2013M-311)
… Key Findings The Village’s internal controls over billing, collecting and enforcing water fees need to be improved. The … Recommendations Segregate the Clerk’s water billing and collecting duties or implement compensating controls, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/17/village-rhinebeck-water-fees-2013m-311Village of Owego – Clerk-Treasurer’s Office and Parking Tickets (2015M-30)
… Key Findings The Clerk-Treasurer uses one disbursement account for all funds except payroll and did not perform bank … and responsibilities or provide for increased oversight. Account for all parking tickets and implement policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/29/village-owego-clerk-treasurers-office-and-parking-tickets-2015m-30XIII.2.D Expense Report Payment – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… or check, depending on the preferred payment method in the employee’s payroll information in the SFS. OSC’s Bureau of … or when an agency is reimbursing the expenses of an employee from a different agency, the submitting agency must ensure that the appropriate employee information and chart of account information is used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2d-expense-report-paymentSchoharie County Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-3)
… have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2019 through April … a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for … have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/06/17/schoharie-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-3East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students. Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolXII.6.M Lien Processing and Financial Reporting for Sole Custody Accounts – XII. Expenditures
… that make payments outside of the State’s joint custody account. The IRS requires the annual reporting of certain … outside the Statewide Financial System from a sole custody account, the Business Unit is required to ensure it complies … Unit can journal voucher the funds from the sole custody account to the joint custody account. The Business Unit must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6m-lien-processing-and-financial-reporting-sole-custody-accountsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers (Follow-Up) (2025-F-21) The 21st Century Cures Act mandated that managed … too early. While many claims were filled just a few days earlier than allowed by policy, nearly 43% of the findings had 20 or more excess supply days. Auditors identified multiple weaknesses in DOH’s edit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits