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DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… to payment. The Comptroller's auditors work cooperatively with the Department of Taxation and Finance to stop … promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… one assistant principal stated that incidents were only entered if a physical fight took place, while another stated that an incident should only be reported if the action was repetitive. The Discipline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… audit covers the period April 1, 2008 through December 11, 2013. Background The Housing Trust Fund Corporation's … about 4,400 low-income housing units, due to: questionable award decisions; lax monitoring or enforcement of … adhere to its own policies regarding the project award process. During our audit period, the Program awarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1130
… Account Code value (in the PayServ test environment only) for any Position Pool where the Cost Center contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1130-payroll-processing-during-sfs-full-dress-rehearsalIntroduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… cannot afford to overpay vendors, lose discounts or pay for goods and services not received. An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or fraudulent claims … audit and approval of claims. Claims were approved for payment despite not being sufficiently supported. Not all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionDiNapoli: Audit Finds $6.8 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
… New York state’s Medicaid system made approximately $6.8 million in … care plans, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. By the end of audit … about $2.4 million of the overpayments were recovered. “New York’s Medicaid system is vast and complex with plenty of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-finds-68-million-medicaid-overpaymentsLead Service Line Replacement Program and Lead Service Line Inventory
… (DOH) is administering and monitoring the Lead Service Line Replacement Program to ensure funds are allocated … the water utility inventory is completed accurately and on time. The audit covered the period from March 2018 through … Law (Law), requiring DOH to implement a Lead Service Line Replacement Program (Program) to provide municipalities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/05/lead-service-line-replacement-program-and-lead-service-line-inventoryOpinion 99-10
… from "expected useful life") ENERGY LAW, §9-103; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §11.00(a): The "expected useful life" of energy … to the period of probable usefulness prescribed in Local Finance Law, §11.00(a) for obligations issued for such … by the periods of probable usefulness set forth in Local Finance Law, §11.00. Article 9 of the Energy Law (§9-101 et …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-10DiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… ERAP applications that had not yet received funding. NYCHA is expected to receive $128 million of those funds. The state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.8% in August
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 3.8% in August compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 38 in August compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-point-8-percent-august2017 Contracting Information Provided by State Agencies (Alphabetical by Agencies)
Additional information and data supporting the 2017 Prompt Contracting Report
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/prompt-contracting-state-agency-data-1.pdfCourt Facilities Aid and Assistance Program
… Objective To determine if the Office of Court Administration (OCA) is ensuring court facility aid and … courts that assist in the maintenance and improvement of court facilities. The Court Facilities Incentive Aid … To determine if the Office of Court Administration is ensuring court facility aid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/18/court-facilities-aid-and-assistance-programVacancies at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1)
To determine whether vacant housing units at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama housing development were being rented in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17n1.pdfVacancies at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (2017-N-1) 90-Day Response
To determine whether vacant housing units at the Clinton Towers Mitchell-Lama housing development were being rented in a timely manner.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17n1-response.pdfNew York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%
… a record 283,200 jobs. DiNapoli said tourists spent only $13 billion in 2020, a 73 percent decline from the prior … York City airports also came to a near standstill, with only gradual improvements. In August 2020, air passenger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … of New York City’s poorest and most vulnerable residents,” Attorney General Schneiderman said. “As this case has shown … those who put their personal gain first. I commend Attorney General Schneiderman and his staff for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… being paid so far in 2015. DiNapoli's office has audited and approved 5.1 million state refunds totaling $4.7 billion. … to expose tax cheats.” DiNapoli said. “As refund fraud and identity theft increases, my office is working to ensure that only legitimate refunds are paid and that honest New Yorkers are getting a fair deal.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refundsDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… to do a better job making sure that pharmacies, health care providers and patients are not skirting these rules.” … drugs that are highly prone to abuse are limited to a five-day supply, while others that carry less risk are limited to a 30-day supply. DiNapoli’s auditors determined DOH’s eMedNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsDiNapoli Tracks NYC Agency Performance, Recommends Greater Transparency
… of City Fiscal Year (CFY) 2024, but staffing at the city Law Department (1,396), Fire Department (17,095), … of at least 50% of tracked services. For example, the Law Department saw the number of cases pending in state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-tracks-nyc-agency-performance-recommends-greater-transparencyDiNapoli: Better Monitoring of "Leandra’s Law" Enforcement Needed
… the .025 allowable level preset into the IID. The law is named after Leandra Rosado, an 11-year-old who was killed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-better-monitoring-leandras-law-enforcement-needed