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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… has resulted in landowners enrolled in two private forest conservation programs receiving property tax … the DEC. Forest land is eligible if the tract is at least 50 contiguous acres exclusively devoted to, and sustainable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesModel Code of Ethics for Local Governments - Frequently Asked Questions
… Print PDF Version Must all provisions of the Model Code of Ethics for Local Governments ("Model Code"”) be adopted by municipalities within New York … or was intended as a reward for any official action on his part. The Model Code provides guidance as to what a gift is, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/model-code-ethics-local-governments-frequently-asked-questionsSelected Aspects of Collecting Outstanding Amounts Due for Parking Violations
… enforces collections from respondents who have New York plates and live within NYC. DOF refers other cases to the NYC … of collection. In many cases where the vehicle license plates were registered in New York State but the respondent’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/23/selected-aspects-collecting-outstanding-amounts-due-parking-violationsDiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… was sentenced in federal court for running a large-scale health care insurance fraud scheme. Spina and three co-conspirators … charged for services never rendered, created shell companies and falsified records to hide their crimes. Spina …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions For December 2016
… homeowner protection grants, including: $474,000 to Albany County Rural Housing Alliance; $440,000 to Long Island … Services; and $300,000 to Housing Council of Monroe County. Department of Civil Service $59.2 million with Davis … $580,000 with Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Resource Agencies for Northeast Wildlife Teamwork …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-december-2016Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Financial Operations (2013M-321)
… 2013. Background The Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls is located in the City of Albany. The School is governed by the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-financial-operations-2013m-321EmblemHealth Plan, Inc.: Overpayments for Services Requiring Coordination of Benefits
… by two subscriber plans under the New York State Dental Insurance Program. The audit covered the period from January … Program). Coordination of benefits (COB) is a process health insurance companies use for paying health care claims when an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/08/emblemhealth-plan-inc-overpayments-services-requiring-coordination-benefitsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2015
… Grants, including $2.3 million to Port Authority of NY and NJ, $1.9 million to the state Canal Corp. and $1.6 million to … the matter of former state Senator Joseph Bruno. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance $27.2 million in federal Home Energy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2015DiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Father-In-Law's Pension Payments
… Binghamton woman, was sentenced to pay full restitution of $32,000 and serve five years’ probation. “Ms. LaBarr’s … his wife was to continue receiving payments after his death. However, she predeceased him, so payments should have … deposits were made into the bank account after the date of death, totaling $31,872.55. LaBarr was sentenced in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is the third report in the State Comptroller’s “New Yorkers in … More than one-third of households in the Mid-Hudson and Long Island regions are cost-burdened, higher than regions in … scale of the problem is beyond the capacity of state and local governments alone to solve and requires the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… years, including the “Big 4” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, each of which have fiscal years ending … that are listed as having not filed include the City of Syracuse, the Village of Hempstead (the state’s largest … stress for 2023, did not file in time to be scored in 2022 and had a score in 2021 that was just under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesUniversity Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… Determine whether University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (School) officials accurately compensated employees. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
… totaled $106.4 billion, over $2 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the most … the projection in the Consensus Economic and Revenue Forecast Report, which estimated $1.35 billion in additional … in the final quarter of the year were higher than DOB forecast. Consumption and use taxes, which includes sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2016
… Inc. for the “All Payer” database project. Office of Temporary and Disability Services $20.8 million for 27 Supportive Housing … $442,000 to Goodwill Industries of Greater NY and Northern NJ Inc. Thruway Authority $21.6 million with Villager …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-may-2016Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … Specifically: The Director did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Benefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment (Follow-Up)
… Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment ( 2020-S-41 ). About the Program According to the 2021 American … working-age adults (ages 18–64) with disabilities in New York State in 2021. The employment rate of working-age people …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/benefits-advisement-services-individuals-disabilities-seeking-employment-followDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2014
… Contracts Approved Department of Transportation Highway Construction Approved a $126.2 million contract with Tully … Paving for bridge rehabilitation at Routes 5, 20 and 89 in City of Geneva and Town of Tyre. Office of General Services … $786,000 Department of Health grant to Glen Arden Nursing Home Approved a $767,000 Office of Mental Health grant to The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-201455b/c Opportunities for Wartime Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities
… into entry-level positions with the State. The Office of the State Comptroller is continuously recruiting for 55b/c … candidates are encouraged to take the civil service exam to increase their employment opportunities with New York … State. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of a position and may be asked to take additional tests, such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/55bcQueens Centers for Progress – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) on its Consolidated Fiscal … documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM) and the Consolidated … The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on QCP’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 and certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/queens-centers-progress-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXII.6.M Lien Processing and Financial Reporting for Sole Custody Accounts – XII. Expenditures
… with guidance and requirements on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Form 1099 reporting and filing requirements, … to [email protected] . Business Units that are unable to email an encrypted file should contact the OSC’s Federal … should be directed to the Bureau of State Expenditures’ Customer Service Help Desk at (518) 474-4868, or by email …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6m-lien-processing-and-financial-reporting-sole-custody-accounts