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DiNapoli: Contribute to 529 College Savings Account by Dec. 31 for Tax Benefits
… lower fees, higher maximum balances and the elimination of the $25 minimum contribution fees make it easier to save … to $10,000 each year.* "Now's the time to take advantage of the improvements we're making to New York's 529 College … https://www.nysaves.org/nytpl/literatureforms/getPDFForm.do?cmsPDF=DisclosureBooklet.pdf . No guarantee: None of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-contribute-529-college-savings-account-dec-31-tax-benefitsDiNapoli: NYC Remains on Solid Ground but Budget Risks Need to be Managed
… current fiscal year, ending on June 30, which will be used to balance the 2019 budget, according to a report issued … go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt11-2018.pdf Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-nyc-remains-solid-ground-budget-risks-need-be-managedUpstate New York Company Delivers $450,000 Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… New York State Common Retirement Fund"™s (Fund) investment in Canandaigua-based ClearMomentum has generated a $450,000 … Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. ClearMomentum is one of hundreds of companies across the state that the Fund … fund while supporting jobs and fueling local economies. Our program continues to serve as a model for public pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/upstate-new-york-company-delivers-450000-investment-gain-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Stony Brook University Hospital Failed to Comply With Contracting and Hiring Rules
… have cost taxpayers an extra $955,000,” DiNapoli said. “We also found improper hiring and pay raises for staff and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-stony-brook-university-hospital-failed-comply-contracting-and-hiring-rulesContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… either: (1) involve related-party transactions for which required competition was not sought and PROMESA was unable to … or (2) represent portions of costs allocated to PROMESA from other parts of the Acacia Network, Inc., which are not … of resources to adequately address the scope of work required to ensure that claimed costs are both program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… legislation to create an optional investment pool to help the state and local governments fund retiree health insurance and other post employment … Under DiNapoli’s proposal, there is no limit on how much or how little a government can deposit into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careOneida City School District – Controlling Access to the Student Information System (2016M-53)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s information technology (IT) access … and guidance office secretaries. District officials do not review SIS audit logs on a regular basis nor do they … the SIS and substitute secretaries and nurses that only need occasional access. Key Recommendations Require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/oneida-city-school-district-controlling-access-student-information-systemLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew by Over 9% in January Compared to Last Year
… reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly numbers (for January to March) will be available in April. DiNapoli’s … Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by County and Region (for a detailed monthly breakdown) Report Local Sales Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-9-percent-january-compared-last-yearNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Companies to Adopt Better Workers' Rights Policies
… System on behalf of more than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-companies-adopt-better-workers-rights-policiesNew Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… If new funding sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are not … sharply in recent years, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by State … 1 by the end of 2018. The MTA still has not explained how the cost of increased subway maintenance will be funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… coverage in March 2023, New York state began the process of redetermining eligibility for every enrolled individual. … of the unwinding process. This is projected to reduce the number of Medicaid enrollees to 6.9 million by April 2024 – a … projection for the year. At a state share cost of $4,020 per enrollee, this would increase state share Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… Overall, local collections totaled nearly $1.9 billion, up $4.8 million from the same time last year. “Year-over-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… in New York state increased by 2.5% in October compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … Overall, local collections totaled nearly $1.8 billion, up $43.5 million compared to the same time last year. “Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $50 Million to NY Small Business Investment Fund
… businesses. These investments aim to generate returns for the pension fund, while helping to boost our state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-50-million-ny-small-business-investment-fundDiNapoli: Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Grandmother's State Pension Payments
… of Russell began after the Comptroller’s Office received a phone call from someone purporting to be Lorraine Stenclik, … her July 2022 pension payment. The call came from a phone number that was registered to Russell. There were 33 … Division of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … A 55yearold Buffalo woman pleaded guilty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-buffalo-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-grandmothers-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Bradford Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8,500 in Public Funds
… being held accountable for her actions," said DiNapoli. "My thanks to District Attorney Baker and the New York State … 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. Review prior cases at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations … Former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-bradford-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-8500-public-fundsComptroller DiNapoli Statement in Response to President Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement
… acting to limit climate risk to the New York State Common Retirement Fund. About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-response-president-trumps-withdrawal-paris-agreementeBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… proposal they filed at eBay Inc. after the company agreed to revise its Governance Guidelines to include gender and racial diversity among the qualities … just one woman on its board, lagged its peers when it came to board diversity and had no stated policy that it made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-membersDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
… obstacles on access trails and paths, and limited parking for people with disabilities, according to an audit released … These included correcting mislabeled ‘accessible’ signage, fixing rough or uneven access routes, increasing the … online, while others had incorrect accessibility signage on-site. During the audit, parks officials said they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Former Odessa Clerk Allegedly Falsified Timesheets to Scam $11,000 in Extra Pay
… Clerk Kristi Pierce has been charged with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (D Felony); Defrauding the Government (E … from 2012 to 2019 and netted Pierce more than $11,000 in pay she was not entitled to. "For seven years, Ms. Pierce … for vacation time when she actually hadn’t. She then put in for time off and collected more than $11,000 for days that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-odessa-clerk-allegedly-falsified-timesheets-scam-11000-extra-pay