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DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New Yorks laws to protect child performers according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersRush Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-255)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided proper oversight of … credit card policy authorizes issuing credit cards to certain District officials. The policy states that each credit card purchase is limited to $2,500 and must be documented by submitting a receipt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/15/rush-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-255NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… to omit the shareholder request from a vote at its annual meeting, which the SEC denied in February. The resolution will be presented and voted on at the company's annual general meeting on April 26 in Findlay, Ohio. The Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyDiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… New York state has one of the nation’s highest debt levels, largely because measures to restrict the excessive use of debt have been circumvented over the years in state budgets. Since the Debt Reform Act was passed … New York state has one of the nations highest debt levels largely because measures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… With the giving of gift cards during the holiday season increasing in … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print for details about fees and expiration dates. Even as some sellers of gift cards have eliminated inactivity fees, consumers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsDeath Benefits
… Allowance: provides the maximum pension benefit, but there is no continuing benefit to a beneficiary after you die. … Street Albany, NY 12244-0001 Your pension payment option is also listed on your Retiree Annual Statement, which is mailed to you in February. If your option beneficiary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/death-benefitsDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… for worthy causes through check-offs on their personal income tax forms, but these funds often sit unused, according … eight causes that New Yorkers can support through personal income tax check-offs including fish and wildlife programs, … for worthy causes through checkoffs on their personal income tax forms but these funds often sit unused according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesDiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… water and sewer systems, schools and other infrastructure is essential to New York’s economy and its quality of life,” … over the past ten years. The economic development category is expected to rise significantly, from 8.8 percent of … needs, including those of the state’s public authorities, is not fully integrated or coordinated, and there is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… The state Department of Taxation and Finance should increase monitoring and … DiNapoli said. "My auditors found the state Department of Taxation and Finance's oversight over the program can be … The state Department of Taxation and Finance should increase monitoring and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billShareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… showed significant support for a motion asking the company to report on how its business will be affected by worldwide efforts to combat climate change, despite the board of directors’ … and the Church Commissioners for England, asks the company to assess and report on how its business model will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeAccounts Payable Advisory No. 71
… Subject : New Form 1099-NEC and Updated Form 1099-MISC Reference : Guide to Financial Operation, … Guidance : The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revised Form 1099-MISC effective for the 2020 tax year to accommodate … The Internal Revenue Service IRS revised Form 1099MISC effective for the 2020 tax year to accommodate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/71-processing-payments-subject-federal-reportingHenrietta Fire District – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-26)
… (District) officials properly distribute foreign fire insurance (FFI) tax proceeds? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – … the Program In accordance with New York State Insurance Law (Insurance Law), FFI tax proceeds are generated from a tax, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/30/henrietta-fire-district-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceedsDiNapoli: State Should Recoup $11.7 Million from Special Education Contractors
… $85 million. The audits have led to 13 arrests and 11 guilty pleas as well as $18.6 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-state-should-recoup-117-million-special-education-contractorsOperational Advisory No. 16
… 2014 and prior that have not been posted. See SFS Secure for journals scheduled to be deleted as of February 20, 2015, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/16-budget-journal-mass-deleteArts, Entertainment and Recreation in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
… establishments. These jobs had an average salary of $79,300 and generated $7.4 billion in total wages. In 2019, … in 2019. 2 These jobs had an average salary of $79,300 and provided $7.4 billion in total wages. The sector … historical sites is the third subsector, accounting for 14,300 jobs (15 percent of the total) with an average salary of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/arts-entertainment-and-recreation-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Comptroller DiNapoli Visits Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli visited the Nassau County Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen … survivors. “It was a privilege and an honor to visit the Nassau County Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center and … mission of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is to teach the history of the Holocaust and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-visits-holocaust-memorial-and-tolerance-centerState Agencies Bulletin No. 319
… for the new Earned Income Tax Credit filing status of "Married Without Spouse Filing Certificate". Affected … new radio button added to the Federal Tax Data 2 panel of "Married Without Spouse Filing". Questions Questions regarding … for the new Earned Income Tax Credit filing status of Married Without Spouse Filing Certificate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/319-change-federal-tax-data-2-panel-earned-income-tax-credit-2002Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… was stated on the record in today’s court proceedings, it is expected that Lynch will be sentenced to two-and-one-third … in restitution and forfeiture. "Mr. Lynch's conviction is the fourth to stem from my office’s audits and … said. "Today's guilty plea demonstrates that my office is committed to ensuring that taxpayer funds are being spent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingChild Care and Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… to low-income working families. Funds are provided to the state, which then distributes funding to localities. Eligible … second-largest source of federal funding for the City in FY 2025 at $848 million citywide. Nearly 98 percent is … total CCDBG funding will decline by more than a third from FY 2025 to FY 2026. However, the City will likely incorporate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-and-development-block-grantMedicaid Program – Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician
… Medicaid managed care plans) paid Dr. Ahmad $1,039,404 for 24,695 office visits. During this period, the Medicaid program also paid approximately $15 million for medications Dr. Ahmad prescribed in connection with those … to support a physician’s Medicaid claim. During the course of this audit, our fieldwork was temporarily suspended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/18/medicaid-program-questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining