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State Agencies Bulletin No. 286
… with the following clarifications and exceptions: No tax withholding is required on educational assistance benefits … meet these requirements are subject to wage reporting and withholding. LEAP, PSTP AND M/C TUITION PROGRAMS OSC receives … This approach will lessen the impact of the tax withholding on employees' net paychecks by spreading the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/286-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 302
… do not meet United States Postal Service standards for bar code mailing Affected Employees All Effective Date … addresses that do not meet U.S. postal standards for bar code mailing. These addresses may look correct but are … includes: Department ID, Employee ID, Name, and the non-bar code address, including zip code, as entered on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/302-npay766-employee-address-not-barcodeable-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 292
… and taxation of educational assistance benefits for 2001 Affected Employees Employees who received a taxable … educational assistance benefit during the 2001 calendar year through the State's Central Accounting … effectuate the withholding of taxes. Taxable amounts for 2001 should be entered into PaySR as soon as possible. Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/292-educational-assistance-benefits-agency-time-entrySelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… District Transportation Authority (Authority) was created in 1970 as a public benefit corporation, to provide … accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes and it incurs indirect or … spending are appropriate and the dollar thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 2140
… and Technical Services Unit in BU05 or designated Management or Confidential in BU06 who work Summer Session in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2140-procedures-processing-2023-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersFare Evasion (Follow-Up)
… City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus … Transit’s Division of Operations Planning is responsible for generating random samples of subway stations for traffic checkers to observe and record whether passengers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/fare-evasion-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2156
… of changes in maintenance rates for employee housing and meals. Affected Employees: Employees with deductions for employee housing and/or meals using Deduction Code 401 (Taxable Maintenance) … In accordance with Division of the Budget Policy and Reporting Manual Items B-300 and B-300A, issued August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2156-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 238
… Purpose To explain OSC and agency procedures when filled positions are abolished or … (employee is on a leave of absence without pay). OSC and Agency Procedures OSC will use the attached … Report will be mailed to agencies with the Auditor and Salary Determination Correction Reports. In the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/238-abolished-and-inactivated-nystep-positionsHiring Members with the Enhanced Report – Enhanced Reporting
… instance if they have never worked at your location and they are: An existing NYSLRS member; or A retiree who is … systems in New York State, you will report their days and salary so we can monitor their post-retirement employment … If the employee was formerly employed by your location and the employment instance has already been terminated, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/hiring-members-enhanced-reportEmployer Billing
… plans and options, and the pensionable earnings reported to NYSLRS for members employed during the last State fiscal … will show employers with the Billing security role how to view billing information for your location. … Everything you need to know about employer billing including invoices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/employer-billingXVI.3.K Interim Reporting – XVI. Financial Reporting
… Interim Financial Reporting Section 8 of the State Finance Law requires the State Comptroller to prepare certain … Financial Statements - Section 8 of the State Finance Law requires the preparation of a Combined Balance Sheet and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3k-interim-reportingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2033
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for … B, Sec 136.2, a teacher working summer session outside of his/her academic year obligation shall receive additional compensation at an hourly rate of pay equal to his/her regular rate of pay when work is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2033-procedures-processing-2022-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersCity of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … Chapter 531 of the Laws of 2019 authorizes the City to issue debt not to exceed $8.3 million to liquidate the … letter when preparing the 2022-23 proposed budget. As a result, we found that certain significant revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3XI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW It is the State agency's responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals … be obtained timely. Sufficient time must be incorporated to allow for review of contract transactions submitted to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). RISKS IN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contractsNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members
… million active and retired State, local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B20-1-9)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, water, sewer and refuse funds as of … on the results of our review, except for matters described in this letter, the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget appear reasonable. Continually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/11/06/city-lockport-budget-review-b20-1-9Lowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… Determine whether claims were adequately documented, were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and … was also the Athletic Director, his audit of the claims for the athletic department was not independent. We reviewed … Ensure that the claims auditor is not directly involved in the purchasing function. Develop procedures to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mTaconic Hills Central School District – Financial Management (2019M-155)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets to maintain … Adopt budgets with reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/taconic-hills-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-155State Agencies Bulletin No. 1785
… are subject to Federal, State, Local, Social Security, and Medicare taxes. A qualified program may benefit only the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1785-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1783
… Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Administrative Services Unit (ASU) – BU02 who meet the … Work-Related Clothing Allowance may be processed beginning in Administration Pay Period 17L paychecks dated 12/05/2019, … paychecks dated 12/11/2019. Eligibility Criteria Employees in Bargaining Unit 02 are eligible to receive CSEA ASU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1783-2019-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-represented-civil