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White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… annual budget. Certain appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not … known factors. Reduce the amount of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… to the known payees or remit them to the Town. 55 of 100 tickets reviewed were not reported or incorrectly reported to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Rhinecliff Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-154)
… ability to make informed financial decisions and cannot assure taxpayers and other interested parties that the … 2009 AFR is almost 6,000 days late. Develop and adopt a code of ethics, investment policy or procurement policy, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/rhinecliff-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-154Town of Saugerties – Claims Auditing (2024M-144)
… credit card to pay for lunch to celebrate an employee’s birthday. This is not an appropriate use of taxpayer money. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/16/town-saugerties-claims-auditing-2024m-144Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in overcharges to customer accounts and $4,189 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Serven Volunteer Fire Company – Board Oversight (2024M-97)
… the Board’s oversight of financial operations. The former Border City Fire District (District) Department Chief (Chief), who was also a Director of the Border City Hose Company (Hose Company), was arrested on … for allegedly stealing from the Hose Company. In July 2024, the former Chief pleaded guilty to misapplication of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/serven-volunteer-fire-company-board-oversight-2024m-97Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… officials are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In addition, the Board did not adopt a reserve policy to … did not use reserve balances to pay related expenditures in three of the District’s seven reserves. Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Wantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (2024M-46)
… user accounts and permissions and the review of audit trail reports. Limit user account permissions in the … Perform an independent review of transactions in the audit trail reports for the system administrator account of the … application system administrator account on the audit trail reports. Assign user account permissions based upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-application-user-accessRed Creek Protective Fire Company, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-271)
… 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. Background The Red Creek Protective Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Red Creek, Wayne County. The Company provides fire protection and … Red Creek Protective Fire Company Inc Controls Over Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/09/red-creek-protective-fire-company-inc-controls-over-financialCopenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the … July 31, 2015. Background The Copenhagen Fire Department is located in the Town of Denmark, Lewis County. The … for 2014 totaled $171,620. Key Findings The Board has not established an effective system of controls over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesVillage of Riverside – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2024M-107)
… did not file the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) for the last four fiscal years and the current AFR was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-riverside-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-107Town of Chesterfield – Town Clerk (2024M-110)
… do not have assurance that all collections are accounted for, and money could be lost or misappropriated. The Clerk and Deputy Clerk did not record and issue receipts for collections totaling $18,289 received for 273 of 805 fees … and remit collections to the Supervisor and other agencies in the appropriate amounts. Prepare monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/24/town-chesterfield-town-clerk-2024m-110Greece Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2024M-129)
… assure taxpayers that professional services were procured in the most economical way and without favoritism. Of the 51 … million (65 percent). Officials consistently used the same attorneys since 2011, and an occupational and physical … helps assure taxpayers that procurements are made in their best interest. Recommendations The report includes three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/31/greece-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2024mTown of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… adequate oversight of District financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 totaled $137,792. Key Findings We found errors in … not submitted the required annual financial reports to OSC for the 2011 through 2013 fiscal years. The District did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialClinton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (2014M-142)
… internal controls over selected financial activities for the period January 1, 2011 through December 19, 2013. … Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation that provides fire protection services … members and the Executive Committee is responsible for oversight and financial management. From January 1, 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/08/29/clinton-volunteer-fire-department-inc-oversight-financialRotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-372)
… the past five years and they failed to complete monthly bank reconciliations. The Board has not established adequate … procedures to ensure that the Treasurer prepares monthly bank reconciliations. We prepared bank reconciliations as of December 31, 2012 and August 31, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/21/rotterdam-princetown-no-5-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialVolunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-208)
… The Volunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda is located in the City of North Tonawanda and was established in 1903 by a special act … Volunteer Firemens Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys 2014M208 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/10/31/volunteer-firemens-benevolent-association-north-tonawanda-foreign-fire-insurance-taxState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… were issued. Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (Fulton County and Montgomery County) The … online banking transactions. Officials did not adopt a comprehensive online banking policy. Officials also did not … were allowed to access nonbusiness websites prohibited by the policy. In addition, information technology security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not effectively manage its financial condition, resulting in operating deficits from 2013 through 2015 totaling $4.5 million. In a follow up audit, it was found that the city has made … the tax collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. In fact, the tax collector’s records were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 300
… contact the IRS at the toll-free number 1-800-829-3676 or visit their website at www.irs.ustreas.gov to view this … whose earned income is less than $29,201 may be eligible for the advance payment of the Earned Income Credit (EIC), … with a maximum credit of $1,503. The new 2002 tables for calculating the credits are also included in the circular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/300-changes-federal-income-tax-withholding-tables-earned-income-tax-credits