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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows During First Half of 2019
… and 3.2 percent, respectively, over the same periods in 2018. In comparison, 2018 collections for the early quarters grew by 4.8 percent and 7.2 percent over the same periods in 2017. Most of the economic factors that typically explain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slows-during-first-half-2019Comptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… million payments worth more than $8.7 billion in the month of November. His office also rejected 175 contract … spending and contracts and recently added daily accounting of state payments to openbooknewyork.com. This is his first … major contracts and spending to better inform the public of the use of taxpayer dollars. Here are the contract and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsDiNapoli: State Contractor Failed to Pay Prevailing Wages
… A state Office of Mental Health (OMH) contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers prevailing wage rates and tried to hide its non-compliance with state law by misrepresenting … A state Office of Mental Health OMH contractor hired to provide janitorial services failed to pay its workers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-state-contractor-failed-pay-prevailing-wagesHomeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road
… shelters off MTA property. Our audit covered the period of November 1, 2015 to September 30, 2018. Background The … commuter railroad in North America, carrying an average of 301,000 customers each weekday on 735 daily trains. As of August 2018, the LIRR had 124 stations on 11 different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-roadState Agencies Bulletin No. 1532
… 2016 (Inst) or January 6, 2017 (Admin) will be reflected in the employee’s 2016 Form W-2 and the agency appropriation will be refunded in full. Unfortunately, there are processing limitations for … The IRS considers overpayments for 2016 that are returned in 2017 to be income in 2016 for reporting purposes because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1532-processing-2016-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-december-30-2016-instComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… (DOH): Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up) (2014-F-12) An initial audit report issued in October 2012 determined that, from March 2006 through … improper payments (totaling about $26.8 million) for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. In a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1439
… AC230s received by January 4, 2016 will be reflected in the employee’s 2015 Form W-2 and the agency appropriation will be refunded in full. Unfortunately, there are processing limitations for … The IRS considers overpayments for 2015 that are returned in 2016 to be income in 2015 for reporting purposes because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1439-processing-2015-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-4-2016State Agencies Bulletin No. 1497
… PEF employees. Affected Employees Any employee represented by Bargaining Unit 05 (PEF) who enrolled in the Dependent … in place as of January 1, 2016, employees represented by PEF were not eligible for deduction code 420, NY Dependent … in the DCAA, employees must have been represented by BU 05, must be currently enrolled in the DCAA and have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1497-retroactive-dependent-care-advantage-account-dcaa-new-york-dependentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1134
… Purpose To inform agencies of the process for reporting line number changes and to describe how account codes will be charged in Fiscal Year 2012-13. Affected Employees Employees with … To inform agencies of the process for reporting line number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1134-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2012State Agencies Bulletin No. 1127
… (AC230) submitted and processed after the January 6, 2012 deadline Effective Date(s) Immediately Background AC230s … AC230s received after this date. Impact on Employee Form - W2 Reporting The IRS considers overpayments for 2011 that are … when an AC230 is received after the January 6, 2012 deadline, the employee is due a corrected wage statement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1127-processing-2011-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-6-2012State Agencies Bulletin No. 1365
… AC230s received by January 5, 2015 will be reflected in the employee’s 2014 Form W-2 and the agency appropriation will be refunded in full. Unfortunately, there are processing limitations for … The IRS considers overpayments for 2014 that are returned in 2015 to be income in 2014 for reporting purposes because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1365-processing-2014-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-5-2015State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… oversight of non-payroll disbursements. As a result, there is an increased risk that errors or irregularities could … practice of using debt to pay for recurring costs is imprudent. The review found the city’s proposed budget … budget. The review found the district’s proposed budget is structurally unbalanced with a budget gap of at least $33 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsComplaint Processing
… Objective To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has … sufficiently documented basis for the complaints referred to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and other … To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/05/complaint-processingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2075
… through 03/31/2023, the allowance (up to $65.00) is paid by separate check as explained in the 10/24/2022 OER …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2075-2022-work-related-clothing-allowance-osu-employees-represented-civilState Agencies Bulletin No. 2074
… Clothing Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Administrative Services Unit (ASU) – BU02 who meet the … Work-Related Clothing Allowance may be processed beginning in Institution Pay Period 17L paychecks dated 12/15/2022, or … paychecks dated 12/21/2022. Eligibility Criteria Employees in Bargaining Unit 02 on 10/01/2022 are eligible to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2074-2022-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-asu-employees-representedDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… The former bookkeeper in the town of Altona in Clinton County altered cash receipts in order to … such as this where local officials are taking advantage of lax financial controls and helping themselves to the money … fees were not deposited. In August 2013, after learning of the Comptroller’s audit, the former bookkeeper remitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500Opinion 97-24
… DISTRICTS -- Auxiliary (participation in service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program … 217: The members of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated volunteer fire company located in a fire district may not … Whether auxiliary members of an incorporated volunteer fire company in a fire district may participate in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 92-51
… members of the agency or its executive director for the travel expenses incurred by the spouses of a member or the … the IDA or the executive director of the IDA for certain travel expenses incurred by their respective spouses. You state that the travel was for the purpose of attending out-of-town meetings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-51Opinion 97-14
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture … the members of each company, may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable … for a meeting room for department use. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax moneys may be expended by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14State Agencies Bulletin No. 1214
… (AC230) submitted and processed after the January 4, 2013 deadline Effective Date(s) Immediately Background AC230s … AC230s received after this date. Impact on Employee Form - W2 Reporting The IRS considers overpayments for 2012 that are … when an AC230 is received after the January 4, 2013 deadline, the employee is due a corrected wage statement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1214-processing-2012-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-4-2013