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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2249
… currently in, or were previously in, Bargaining Units (BU) 01 and 21 at any time since April 1, 2023, with union dues withheld (Code 291 for BU 01 and Code 491 for BU 21). Background: NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in BU 01 (Code 291) and BU 21 (Code 491) will increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2249-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1334
… To inform agencies of the change in the Yonkers resident personal income tax surcharge and supplemental tax withholding rates. Affected Employees Employees who are residents of the … To inform agencies of the change in the Yonkers resident personal income tax surcharge and supplemental tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1334-yonkers-withholding-tax-changeState Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… regarding withholding of Social Security and Medicare taxes for employees receiving a military stipend. Affected … stipend is exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes and must be reported on a Form 1099. The regulation was … employees, it was concluded that OSC must withhold these taxes as usual. IRS has recently issued new regulations on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipendsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1862
… contribution plan (401(k) or 403(b)) in the current tax year. Nearly all State of New York government positions, … and will have the Retirement Plan check box checked on their 2020 Form W-2. Effective Dates Effective … result required for the applicable, independent scenarios on behalf of NYS employees: Type of NYS Plan Eligible to Join …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1862-retirement-plan-checkbox-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2020Town of Butler – Financial Management (2024M-119)
… maintained an excessive unrestricted fund balance in the townwide and TOV funds. As of December 31, 2023, the … encumbrance for a plow truck that was not recorded in the accounting records or reported on the 2023 Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-butler-financial-management-2024m-119Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Locust Valley Central School District (District) officials … Determine whether Locust Valley Central School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236.1
… State employees. Effective Dates: The changes outlined in Item s B-0300 and B-0300A are effective as of April 26, … The Division of Budget Policy and Reporting Manual, Item B-300 and Item B-300A issued April 26, 2024, are available from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22361-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236
… report changes to maintenance deductions by inserting a new effective dated row on the General Deductions page. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2236-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsTown of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… (Town) Town Board (Board) developed realistic budgets and properly managed reserve funds. Key Findings The Board … the Town had significant recurring operating surpluses and may have levied more taxes than necessary. From fiscal … the Board: Did not consider historical or known revenues and expenditure trends when preparing annual budgets. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Housing Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2024, there were 1 million New Yorkers benefitting from … subsidies totaled $10.1 billion for these households in 2024. This funding does not go through the State’s budget; … income. Major Federal Housing Assistance Programs, 2024 Program Subsidized Units Residents Average Monthly Hud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/housing-assistanceTown of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… Did Town of Cohocton (Town) officials make purchases in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and good business practices? Audit Period … the Program Generally, municipal purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One of the best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13Comparison of ERS Benefits
… at age 55. See the entire benefit reduction chart. Final Average Earnings (FAE) Calculation The average of the … benefits including vesting contributions retirement age final average salary and benefit calculations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-ers-benefitsSherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… when leave buybacks were processed or record leave in the District’s leave tracking system. In addition, procedures were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… money that should be returned to the general fund. For example, officials increased the unemployment reserve to … three years and sufficient to fund applicable expenditures for about 500 years. District officials overstated the … management and did not provide adequate justification for the levels of accumulated fund balance including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s … they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87I.5 OSC Bureau Contact Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
The SFS Help Desk is the central pointofcontact for systemrelated questions and problems of a technical nature for SFS users
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i5-osc-bureau-contact-informationEastport Fire District – Procurement (2025M-50)
… $847,191. This included 11 professional service and insurance vendors paid $214,672 and 20 vendors paid $96,955 … quotes. Audit Summary The Board-adopted procurement policy (Policy) addresses the procurement of goods and … methods for the procurement of professional services and insurance. The Board did not use a competitive method such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/05/eastport-fire-district-procurement-2025m-50V.3.E Programs – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… directly to Appropriation Bill Copy. Program is required on all appropriated expense transactions. Program is … two Statewide Reporting Trees on the SFS Program website: one to capture the budgetary basis of Program groupings … 2: Major Program- from Appropriation Bill Copy (i.e. all capital letters line). OSC is responsible for requesting any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3e-programsComptroller Authority to Audit Local Development Corporations (LDCs)
… certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities. Memo Bill Text Status … certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/comptroller-authority-audit-local-development-corporations-ldcs-0Professional Development - Auditors
… others. We encourage our auditors to participate in a wide range of professional organizations. Many of our auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/professional-development-auditors