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State Agencies Bulletin No. 778
… a fixed amount or percentage of Federal, State and local withholding taxes in PayServ Effective Date(s) Immediately … have entered the fixed amounts for Federal, State or local withholding taxes into PayServ, usually based on an invalid … According to Internal Revenue Service Publication 505 (Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax), page 3: “Form W-4 includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/778-fixed-amounts-tax-withholdingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… with New York. The Statewide Offset Program (SWOP) is a way for state agencies to offset payments to recover … that are more likely to have low immunization rates. This is particularly evident at private schools and schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … Business Services Center Shared Services (2016-S-16) The state’s 2012-13 budget established the Business Services … resources and finance transactions that are common across state agencies. Auditors found the center has improved the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-1Cohoes City School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-107)
… reimbursements for 20 eligible students, or 13 percent of the eligible student population. Claims were not submitted … submitted and reimbursed. Key Recommendations The Director of Special Programs should: Establish procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/cohoes-city-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-107Village of Oyster Bay Cove – Claims Audit (2022M-114)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the Village of Oyster Bay Cove (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured that … Determine if the Village of Oyster Bay Cove Village Board of Trustees Board ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/12/02/village-oyster-bay-cove-claims-audit-2022m-114Lynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Lynbrook Union Free School District (District) purchasing agent ensured staff … Determine whether the Lynbrook Union Free School District District purchasing agent ensured staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 1167
… Notification on the Direct Deposit Form Affected Employees New enrollees and current participants in the Direct Deposit … Background In October of 2011, the Office of the State Comptroller revised the Personal Privacy Law … of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. Agency Actions When processing new enrollments to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1167-revised-personal-privacy-protection-law-notification-direct-depositState Agencies Bulletin No. 1354
… reflect the conversion from legacy cost centers to the new account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1354-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialState Agencies Bulletin No. 1401
… the revised timeline for the testing and conversion of the account codes in PayServ to the statewide COA used today in … users. May 6, 2015 – OSC will release a list of the legacy account codes that were mapped to the position pools as of … Conversion updates, agencies should visit the OSC Chart of Account Conversion page . Questions Questions may be directed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1401-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialState Agencies Bulletin No. 1594
… the value of employer provided transportation benefits from an employee’s wages, up to the following limits: $255 … in the pre-tax programs will have deductions taken from the first two pay checks of each month of … program have the correct pre and post-tax amounts deducted from each participant’s paycheck. CUNY and GOER must also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1594-new-control-d-report-pre-and-post-tax-transit-and-pre-and-post-taxMount Pleasant Cottage Union Free School District – Procurement (2020M-86)
… Determine whether Mount Pleasant Cottage Union Free School District (District) officials used a competitive … Determine whether Mount Pleasant Cottage Union Free School District District officials used a competitive process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/mount-pleasant-cottage-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-86Center Moriches Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-155)
… employees for tutoring, covering classes, chaperoning and sports scorekeeping. Key Findings Officials did not make … employees for tutoring, covering classes, chaperoning and sports scorekeeping. Time sheets for 13 employees with 1,096 tutoring hours and 724 chaperone and sports scorekeeping events were not adequately supported to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-155Town of Wawarsing – Napanoch Water District Rents and Assessments (2016M-186)
… internal controls over water rents in the Napanoch Water District for the period January 1, 2014 through June 10, … Board. Metered water revenue for the Town’s Napanoch Water District, which provides water service to approximately 448 … Key Findings Because Town officials were uncertain of District boundaries, ad valorem assessments were not levied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/09/30/town-wawarsing-napanoch-water-district-rents-and-assessments-2016m-186AFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/2022/pdf/2022-sales-taxes-first-quarter.pdfFirst Quarter 2022 Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21 Percent
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 21.1 percent, or $901 million, compared to the same quarter the previous year. This growth was at least partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March, most notably for g
DiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates. While … Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonCUNY Bulletin No. CU-531
… Purpose To inform agencies of the new flat rate deduction codes that will be used to recover Medicare and Social Security tax deficiencies for … To inform agencies of the new flat rate deduction codes that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-531-new-deduction-codes-580-city-university-new-york-medicareDiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates. While … Money from unused gift cards issued by New York businesses is turned over to the State Comptroller's office as abandoned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonState Agencies Bulletin No. 1275
… Purpose To notify agencies of the new deduction codes 616 PAF Retirement Before Tax (PAF BTX) … Before Tax (PAF ARBTX) established for members of the New York State Police and Fireman Retirement System (PFRS). … checks dated October 23, 2013 OSC Actions OSC has created new deduction codes 616 PAF Retirement Before Tax (PAF BTX) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1275-new-deduction-code-616-paf-retirement-tax-paf-btx-and-new-deduction