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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows
… Local sales tax collections in 2014 suffered the slowest annual … 5.2 percent. New York’s 15-year annual average growth in sales taxes is 4.2 percent. “Municipalities across this state know all too well the volatile nature of sales tax revenue in uncertain economic times,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slowsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… grades in five school districts were changed from failing to passing without proper documentation or supporting information, according to an audit issued today by New York State Comptroller … DiNapoli said. “When grades are changed, there needs to be a record justifying the changes. These lax policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesSubmitting Payments for NYSLRS Members – Enhanced Reporting
… With each report, you must submit payment for the total amount of contributions, loans and service … to be notified when the account will be debited. You can mail the form (address is on the form) or complete and … more than what you’ve authorized. If you report and pay for more contributions than are owed, the contributions will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/submitting-payments-nyslrs-membersImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up) (2020-F-15)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f15.pdfEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… tunnels that interconnect parts of New York City. Created in 1933, TBTA serves more than 310 million vehicles per year … more traffic than any other bridge or tunnel authority in the nation. Toll revenues from TBTA help subsidize MTA’s … operating revenue for 2016 was approximately $1.9 billion. In November 2012, TBTA implemented the All Electronic Tolling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Evaluation of Nearly $2 Billion of Economic Development Programs
… Empire State Development (ESD), the public authority responsible for administering many of … most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy and promoting promised job and business growth, according to … Empire State Development ESD the public authority responsible for administering many of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-evaluation-nearly-2-billion-economic-development-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2043
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a new prior year NYSTRS arrears deduction code, reporting for the new code and provide instructions to enter employee … reported to NYSTRS on a bi-weekly basis through the use of this new deduction code. Currently, NYSTRS bills agencies via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2043-new-prior-year-arrears-deduction-code-members-new-york-state-teachersMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage
… whether Medicaid made improper payments on behalf of recipients with Department of Health-authorized overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan … through November 2022. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers New York’s Medicaid … whether Medicaid made improper payments on behalf of recipients with Department of Healthauthorized overlapping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/14/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-andOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management Audit Follow Up (2016M-249-F)
audit follow up, boces, ontario, seneca, yates, cayuga, wayne, multiyear planning, software management,
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-boces-audit-follow-up-249-f.pdfDiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… of enrollment in Medicaid and other public health plans, according to two audits released today by State … which may result in enrollees transferring to other public plans. Medicaid Paying Costs That Should Be Covered By … the DOH, despite having enrollment information for both plans, never treated the Essential Plan as the primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverDiNapoli: New York City's Government Workforce Expected to Increase for First Time Since Pandemic
… The city is projected to end the 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) in June with at least 283,000 full-time employees, up from 281,917 workers in June 2023. "The COVID-19 pandemic upended New York city’s … city should end the fiscal year with its first increase in headcount since the beginning of the pandemic.” City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-new-york-citys-government-workforce-expected-increase-first-time-pandemicDiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… percent, from the same period last year, according to the July state cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Tax collections through July were $21.8 million over the Executive’s latest … the Enacted Budget Financial Plan. The General Fund ended July with a balance of $6.8 billion, which was $23.3 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportBusiness Services Center Shared Services
… the administrative transactions that it processes for its State agency customers. The audit covers the period September 27, 2012 to September 12, 2016. Background The State’s 2012-13 budget, at the suggestion of the Spending and … (HR) and Finance transactions that are common across State agencies. The SAGE Commission estimated the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/16/business-services-center-shared-servicesComplaint Processing (Follow-Up)
… Once a civilian complaint is filed, investigators gather documentary and video evidence and conduct interviews with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/05/complaint-processing-followPermanent COLA
… An explanation of CostofLiving Adjustments for NYSLRS retirees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaThe VendRep System
… vendor and State contracting entity can view the status of the contract once it’s submitted for approval to the Office of the State Comptroller. Log in or create an account to … The VendRep System includes all four versions of the questionnaire. The appropriate version of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/vendrep-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Dogs (Follow-Up) (2019-F-5) An initial report issued in April 2018 determined the department was adequately … deficiencies at four of the 48 shelters they visited. In a follow-up, auditors found the department made progress in addressing the problems identified. New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $356,610 (92%) did not comply with village policy. For example: transactions totaling $39,093 did not have any … Therefore, payroll errors went undetected and resulted in unnecessary and erroneous payroll payments. Auditors … also consistently used the same construction management company since 2004 and bond counsel since 2002. Because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsUse of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Use of Vendor-Supported … responsible for the oversight of public transportation in Erie and Niagara counties, including the NFTA Metro Bus … they maintain a single clear inventory of IT assets to aid in tracking their systems. NFTA officials indicated they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/19/use-vendor-supported-technology-followDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… $1 million is in their accounts. Funds include: Homeless Veterans Assistance; Veteran's Remembrance and Cemetery … Education and Prevention; Mental Illness Anti-Stigma; and NYS Teen Health Education. Spending increased in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donations