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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1606
… Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others. Affected Employees Employees receiving a 2017 … 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/1606-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 286
… assistance benefit during the 2001 calendar year Tax Rules The tax rules governing employer-provided … with the following clarifications and exceptions: No tax withholding is required on educational assistance benefits … lessen the impact of the tax withholding on employees' net paychecks by spreading the impact over multiple payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/286-educational-assistance-benefitsDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… the economic benefits to New York’s taxpayers for sales of properties below their fair market value.” ESD is a state … all real property it holds and full descriptions of properties that were disposed of. PAL also requires public authorities to dispose of properties for fair market value, with exceptions. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowContact Update and Online Help for Local Officials
… at the bottom of the page or select the 'Contact Edit' tab on the left menu. Required Edit Fields: Titles, … of the Contact Search page or select the 'Contact Add' tab on the left menu. Required Edit Fields: First Name, Last … contact information. Select the 'Municipality View' tab on the left menu. MUNICIPALITY EDIT Save: Save any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/contact-update-and-online-helpOpinion 88-70
… statutory authority ( McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401, 153 NE 849; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213, 114 NE 65; Greene v Town Board of Town of Warrensburg , 90 AD2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Opinion 96-24
… for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck. The establishment of a capital reserve fund for the … for principal on obligations issued to finance a fire truck 1 . As to referendum requirements, a resolution for the … as a particular sort of firefighting vehicle (e.g., pumper truck), must set forth the estimated cost thereof and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Opinion 94-6
… corporation) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Officers and Employees (conflict of interest provisions applicable to) … distinguish between tenant members of a housing authority and other members (cf. Public Housing Law, §30[5], providing … applicable. We express no opinion, however, on either the import of any such provisions or whether they preempt State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6DiNapoli: Two Arrested for Stealing More Than $200,000 From 86-Year-Old State Pensioner
… man and pensioner to live in squalid conditions. Thanks to my partnership with Rensselaer DA Donnelly, the State Police, and the Schodack Police … for the victim’s well-being, who trusted and depended on Diacetis and Zielinski as caregivers. I applaud the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-two-arrested-stealing-more-200000-86-year-old-state-pensionerDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… The New York Daily News today published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Citizen Action of New York’s Democracy Coalition Coordinator Karen Wharton and … The New York Daily News today published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Citizen Action …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… York City’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget is projected to rise to $109.4 billion (adjusted from $104 billion after … with collective bargaining agreements. If wages were to rise at the projected inflation rate without offsetting … New York Citys fiscal year FY 2023 budget is projected to rise to $1094 billion adjusted from $104 billion after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more than 340 cases at 13 county probation … a key part of the legal process that allows crime victims to recoup losses caused by the crime,” DiNapoli said. “County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsWhat's New
… Move to NAUPA this year! In 2025, New York’s Office of Unclaimed Funds will be converting to the Kelmar Abandoned Property System (KAPS) for reporting unclaimed funds. With this change, only reports formatted in … concerning the date of death of a presumed owner of unclaimed funds: 2 NYCRR § 126.1 was adopted to establish the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/whats-newXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… York State Contract Identifiers Contract Funds Reservation Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements Agency Submission of … requirements. Those are provided in later sections of this Guide, such as XI.12 Contract Management and XI.13 … transactions, the NYS Contract Description field should be updated to capture and summarize the specific modifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… Health (DOH) has failed to hold accountable certain health care providers including hospitals, nursing homes and … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Lisa’s Law was created to make health care in New York safer and give patients the knowledge they … generally has improved the public’s access to health care information. Too often, however, it gives negligent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1776
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for every … employee who is either: Covered* by an employer provided retirement plan; or An active participant for any part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1776-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2019Accrued Payments and Leave Credits – When Employees Retire
… The Accrued Payments and Leave Credits page provides an online form which … information quickly and easily. After you have made final payments to the employee and submitted your monthly report with these final payments, complete and submit the Accrued Payments and Leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/accrued-payments-and-leave-creditsOversight of Campus Foundations
… certain the campus foundations conduct their activities in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. … Key Findings We identified certain deficiencies in SSA’s oversight of the campus foundations and in certain … to assess risk, such as the foundations’ policies and IRS Form 990, which provide details on an organization’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundationsManagement of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… application check-off box have generated just over $1.3 million for the four funds, of which slightly more than … Autism Awareness Fund (2005) 108,226 37,941 70,285 Drive Out Diabetes Fund (2002) 89,027 64,293 24,734 Multiple … $133,234 $1,175,966 Key Findings For two of the funds – Drive Out Diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis – the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… To determine whether Medicaid made proper payments to Joia Pharmacy, Inc. (Joia) and a related prescriber (herein … During the audit period, Joia, doing business as Soho Pharmacy, was a privately owned pharmacy located in Lower Manhattan. Soho Pharmacy was still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberSelected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… operating the MTA-New York City Transit’s Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract, … Transit negotiated a contract with GCS, a staffing/call center operations contractor (or contractor) to operate the Paratransit Call Center (Call Center). The contract was signed on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operations