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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and did not file the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of Dec. 2, 2020. Without accurate … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… with the acceptable computer use policy. As a result, 12 of 13 computers auditors tested accessed nonbusiness websites … not monitor employee internet use. Auditors found eight of 10 employees’ computers they reviewed were used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: June Tax Receipts Down 17.3% From Last Year
… State tax receipts in June were down $1.5 billion or 17.3 percent from the previous … Other items of note in the report: June tax receipts were $475 million below DOB’s latest projections, with … year’s enacted budget, State Operating Funds tax receipts were 93.7 percent of the level projected in the Enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-june-tax-receipts-down-173-last-yearDiNapoli: Tax Cap Below Two Percent
… and spending could deviate significantly from what was planned. Local governments must closely monitor their … capped at less than 2 percent in three years. Levy growth was capped at 2 percent for these municipalities due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-below-two-percentIX.7.H Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) – IX. Federal Grants
… Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 OMB Memo on Subaward and Compensation Data Reporting Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7h-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-ffataTown of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… develop realistic budgets or properly manage reserves. As a result, the Town had significant recurring operating … were underestimated and expenditures were overestimated in the general and highway funds generating operating … did not adopt a fund balance policy and lacked a plan on how the funds will be used. As a result, there was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Caledonia Joint Fire District – Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning (2024M-102)
… (Board) and District officials properly planned for long-term financial and capital needs. Key Findings … the Board and District officials did not properly plan for these long-term financial and capital needs. The Board … a written policy related to fund balance and reserves. For example, the Board and District officials maintained a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/11/08/caledonia-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-long-term-planning-2024m-102Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Corinth Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Saratoga County) … realized revenues totaling $8,455. North Colonie Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Albany …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0East Brentwood Fire District – Control Environment and Expenditures (2015M-112)
… January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. Background The East Brentwood Fire District is a district corporation of the … East Brentwood Fire District Control Environment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/14/east-brentwood-fire-district-control-environment-and-expenditures-2015m-112State Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… Purpose To inform agencies of changes to the meaning and usage of some of the data elements in PayServ … To inform agencies of changes to the meaning and usage of some of the data elements in PayServ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $24.2 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… the system, but my auditors are staying one step ahead of them," DiNapoli said. "My office continues to stop fraudulent refunds from reaching the hands of dishonest individuals and identifying taxpayers who claim … Comptroller's auditors work with the state's Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-242-million-suspicious-tax-refundsNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… Fund (the Fund), released the following statement today in regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony. The Fund holds shares in Facebook valued at more than $1 billion. "Facebook needs … Fund the Fund released the following statement today in regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerbergs Senate testimony …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district's budgets included appropriated fund balance that was not used as planned to fund operations. As a result, the … the extra-classroom activity funds cash receipts process was administered in accordance with guidelines. Tapestry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… were up by 27.3 percent. Overtime represented 3.9 percent of total payroll in 2013, the highest share in the years … that operate institutional facilities - the Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionLakeville No. 2 Fire District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2013M-25)
… Background The Lakeville No. 2 Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town … $41,790 were rendered by and paid to a construction company with close ties to the District. Renovations to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/05/17/lakeville-no-2-fire-district-oversight-financial-operations-2013m-25Allegany County – County Jail Payroll and Inmate Prescription Medications (2013M-218)
… 50,000 residents. The County is governed by a 15-member Legislature. The County’s budgeted appropriations for 2013 are $111 million, which includes general fund appropriations of $86.8 million. Key Findings The County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/01/24/allegany-county-county-jail-payroll-and-inmate-prescription-medications-2013m-218State Agencies Bulletin No. 919
… taxes. Payroll Bulletin No. 914 (Change in Taxation of Military Stipend) explained the regulation and described … same paycheck, different tax treatment for these two types of earnings is required. This may occur when an employee is on a Paid Leave of Absence and receives a military stipend, and a retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/919-taxation-retroactive-raise-payments-employees-receiving-military-stipendYouth Facility Chargeback Rates to Localities (Follow-Up)
… (2009-S-20). Background Our initial audit report, which was issued on March 21, 2012, examined whether chargeback …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/youth-facility-chargeback-rates-localities-follow20-Year Benefit (Section 384-d) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… with 20 or more years of creditable service, regardless of age. “Creditable service” is: Service as a firefighter or … is not available to Tier 3 members. The Benefit With at least 20 years of creditable service, your pension will be 50 percent of your FAE. If you retire at age 62, with less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/20-year-benefit-section-384-dState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Brookfield … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Brookfield …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits