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Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdfOpinion 88-16
… of computing poundage, it is still necessary to discuss how poundage will affect the periodic installments of income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Opinion 96-20
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … village may submit to the qualified voters of the village at a general or special election a proposition to abolish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20DiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… is already being used successfully in New York City, and we urge those who currently hold office and those that want to run to commit to using the PCFP. We protect democracy by ensuring elected officials are … winners that year who received public financing raised as much, on average, as their white and male counterparts. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is charged with the … agencies must enter a clear and concise description in the NYS Contract Description field for each transaction, … designated for use with contract transactions. For a list of contract and purchase order Business Units / …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewSUNY Bulletin No. SU-325
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the Recruitment … Enhancement Fund based on the number of employees in BU28 to facilitate the recruitment and retention of new and … Retention Fund based on the number of employees in BU28 to fund graduate program recruitment and retention …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-325-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… unidentified and unresolved. They did not provide monthly balance sheet reports to the board or file Annual Financial … from another audit report examining the town’s fund balance management (2019M-221) released in January 2020. The … audit determined the board did not properly manage fund balance, as the town-wide (TW) general fund and TW highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 89-25
… town sewer districts will depend, to a great extent, on how and whether the proposed expansion of the plant goes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Medicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… their health care benefits between Medicaid and the VA. We believe the Medicaid savings to State and local taxpayers could be several millions of dollars annually, if the localities did a better job coordinating veterans' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… in the Medicaid program. The audit covered the period from January 2015 through December 2019. About the Program … beginning January 1, 2014, New York’s Medicaid program required that physicians and other health care professionals … improper payments for claims that reported a provider in a required OPRA field who was no longer actively enrolled in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orState Agencies Bulletin No. 1878
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Administration Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Members … NYS Legislature who are paid using the LEG Pay Basis Code in the following departments are affected: 04210 NYS Senate … based on the number of calendar days actually served in the calendar year. In addition, if a Member on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1878-2020-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureState Agencies Bulletin No. 2313.1
… Eligibility section). The Original Eligibility Date is the first instance in a bargaining unit whose time counts towards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23131-longevity-service-payment-employees-eligible-bargaining-unitState Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… Empire State Development Corp. (ESD), the entity in charge of doling out millions of dollars in tax … gives away millions of dollars each year in tax breaks for companies that are supposed to create jobs and expand … http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/15s15.pdf DiNapoli has cited numerous concerns that ESD provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up) (2022-F-1)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Report 2019-S-54).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f1.pdfLocal Sales Taxes in July-September 2021 Up 20 Percent Compared to Same Quarter in 2020 - New York City Collections Near 2019 Pre-Pandemic Levels
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the third quarter of 2021, up $861 million (20 percent) compared to the same period last year. Every region in the State, including New York City, experienced robust growth in sales tax revenue.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-up-20-percent-in-july-september-2021.pdfImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (2018-S-16) 90-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid recipients, including sex offenders, inappropriately received Medicaid-funded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s16-response.pdfAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2023 (2024-M-1) 180-Day Response
To ascertain the total expenses that the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) incurred in administering the Workers’ Compensation Program (Program) for the 3 State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24m1-response.pdfAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (2017-S-64) 90-Day Response
To assess the accuracy of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s reported assessable expenses and compliance with relevant statutes related to...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s64-response.pdfImproper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care (2023-S-23) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were erroneously billed as inpatient services for recipients enrolled in managed care.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s23-response.pdfCompliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up)
… it for reuse. During sewage overflow events, which may result from heavy rainfall, snow melt, or “dry weather” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutant