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Local Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… $19.6 billion increased by 19.1%, or $3.1 billion, in 2021 compared to last year, according to a report released … the highest annual increase on record after a historic low in 2020 when local sales tax collections declined by 10%. Annual growth in 2019 was 4.7%. “The pandemic substantially changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021XII.4.F Proper Invoice – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides agencies with guidance regarding a proper invoice. Process and Transaction Preparation: A proper invoice is a written or … or services delivered or rendered*; Amount requested; and Purchase order (PO) number, if applicable, as provided by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4f-proper-invoiceIndependent Review Finds State Pension Fund Operates Under Highest Ethical and Professional Standards
… An independent fiduciary and conflict of interest review of the New York State Common … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, commended the Comptroller and Fund staff for holding “themselves to the highest ethical, professional and conflict of interest standards” and for being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-operates-under-highest-ethical-and-professional-standardsManagement of Invasive Species (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Management of Invasive Species Report 2019S26
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/19/management-invasive-species-followControls Over and Revenues From .nyc Generic Top-Level Domains
… Technology & Telecommunications (DoITT) has collected all the revenues due from the .nyc generic top-level domain … part of an Internet address, such as .com, .net, or .org. In March 2012, DoITT entered into a franchise agreement with … for errors or discrepancies and any issues are followed up on until they are resolved. Develop and document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/25/controls-over-and-revenues-nyc-generic-top-level-domainsOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… Driving While Intoxicated. Significant emphasis was placed on Probation’s administration of the Ignition Interlock … of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, persons sentenced for DWI on or after August 15, 2010 must install an Ignition … were actually installed, and the installation rate is on the decline. Probation’s oversight of DWI offenders was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedBusiness Partners
… If you are an attorney, hearing officer or court reporter who takes part in a NYSLRS hearing proceeding, or if … Comptroller’s Rules and Regulations (2 NYCRR Part 317). After receiving a request for a hearing, the NYSLRS Hearing … reporters. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court reporter takes custody of the exhibits received into evidence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/business-partnersOpinion 88-32
… opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32PSCH, Inc.
… We examined $1.6 million in expenses that PSCH claimed on the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) for the period July … We examined $1.6 million in expenses that PSCH claimed on the CFR and found that $152,680 (10 percent) in costs did … claimed $31,908 (more than half the total $62,858 spent on the two-day conference), as administrative expenses, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/19/psch-incDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… Energy Siting (ORES) found permit applications were often delayed due to missing or insufficient documentation. … there is no requirement for ORES to track or account for how long it takes to complete an application. DiNapoli’s … to the state, which will help improve planning for how it will successfully meet the Climate Act’s goals and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… a one-year conditional discharge. Raquette Lake Union Free School District – Business Office Operations (Hamilton … on disbursement checks or monitor the third-party online access to the district’s bank accounts. Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0NY State Comptroller Announces Appointment of Emerging Managers Director
… New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) Emerging Manager Program. He was appointed Interim Director of the … McClearn joined Comptroller DiNapoli’s office as a senior investment officer for the Emerging Manager Program in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-state-comptroller-announces-appointment-emerging-managers-directorCreate Users and Assign Roles
… you can grant access and delegate authority to other staff in your organization. (Your User ID and password is intended … strictly for individual use. Never allow other users to log into the account with your User ID and password.) … you will be prompted to add users the first time you log in. As the first-time user, by default you are designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/create-users-and-assign-rolesImproper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)
… the Department’s eMedNY claims processing system did not have access to maternity encounter data to verify that SMCP … portion of the questionable claims we identified have not been reviewed, and the Department has not followed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/improper-supplemental-maternity-capitation-payments-managed-care-organizations-followDiNapoli: Former Oneida City Chamberlain Arrested for Stealing More Than $78,000 in City Funds
… in tax, water and sewer payments that were made in cash between 2012 and 2020. Andrews concealed the thefts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-former-oneida-city-chamberlain-arrested-stealing-more-78000-city-fundsDiNapoli, McGill Announce Arrest of Man Who Allegedly Stole Deceased Mother's Retirement Payments
… $53,320 in payments from the New York State Common Retirement Fund and SSA that were sent to his deceased … concealed his mother’s death and continued collecting her retirement and SSA payments. He allegedly stole $28,679 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-mcgill-announce-arrest-man-who-allegedly-stole-deceased-mothers-retirement-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli and Brooklyn DA Gonzalez Announce Arrest in Check Theft Scheme
… P. DiNapoli, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and the United States Postal Inspection Service today announced … criminal possession of a forged instrument and identity theft in the first degree. He was arraigned in Kings County … online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-brooklyn-da-gonzalez-announce-arrest-check-theft-schemeMandatory vs. Optional Membership
… Membership in the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) There are two types of membership in … full-time employee of an employer that participates in the Retirement System, your membership is mandatory. Otherwise, … is optional. Employers must, at the time of hiring, notify new employees, in writing, of their right to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
Gregory Bayard was sentenced to 24 months in prison in White Plains federal court for embezzling approximately $14 million from a decedents estate for which he served as a courtappointed administrator
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementEmployer E-News Archive — 2024
… receive the latest Retirement System member and retiree news. December 2024 Reminder: Annual Invoice Prepayment … on Time Set Up Your Enhanced Reporting Transition Plan Today More Than 2,100 Employers Have Already Made the Switch … 1,800 Employers Have Already Made the Switch May 2024 E-News was not published in May. April 2024 New State Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/employer-e-news-archive-2024