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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New State Budget
… an improving economic outlook. We are not out of the woods, and we must remain cautious as there is still …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-state-budgetDiNapoli: State's Financial Hole Deepens, Tax Revenues Trail $3.2 Billion in 2020
… DiNapoli said. “The revenue hole the pandemic created is getting deeper. Unless Washington acts to provide further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-states-financial-hole-deepens-tax-revenues-trail-32-billion-2020New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Budget
… released the following statement today in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s improved … aid. “Improvements in fare, toll and tax collections have put MTA’s short-term finances on a stronger footing than … that riders provide, are back on solid ground.” Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-budgetDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… budget director is empowered to reduce certain spending by up to 3 percent if tax revenue projections decline by $500 … factors, tax revenues would increase 4.8 percent in the coming fiscal year according to the report. The lingering … each school by funding source; and Most aid programs for local governments would be held flat for another year, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetOpinion 89-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … provisions of section 986(1) of the Real Property Tax Law which provides, in part, that: Every collecting officer shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Through First Half of Fiscal Year Exceed Projections by $2.4 Billion
… of the schedule proposed in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan should be a priority.” Major findings: Personal income … the state Division of the Budget’s (DOB) latest financial plan projections through Sept. 30. However, PIT receipts were … Report September Cash Report COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker Tracker Track state and local government spending at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-through-first-half-fiscal-year-exceed-projections-2-point-4-billionMedina Central School District - Tax Collection (2019M-151)
… and timely records for all tax collections and ensure that daily receipts correspond to amounts deposited, intact. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-tax-collection-2019m-151New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2020
… states drove this outcome in 2020. The State received over $130 billion through new temporary programs and other … and New Mexico ranked above New York. Utah, Florida and Georgia received the lowest per capita grant expenditures … smaller populations received the most per capita spending—North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Vermont and Alaska …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2020Opinion 91-54
… authorizing various local governments to impose hotel or motel occupancy taxes; Public Housing Law, §110, authorizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Town of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… Determine whether the Town of Coventry (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted and … The Clerk did not accurately record all real property tax collections, and the Clerk deposited some … they were received. As of July 31, 2021, a portion of real property tax penalties collected ($1,601), a taxpayer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180Opinion 93-14
… Improvement Districts (extension of service within a sewer district) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (extension of service within a county sewer … the cost of operation and maintenance, they are assessed for the capital costs of the district. You ask whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14NY Received More From Washington Than It Sent Due to Federal Relief
… a favorable per capita balance of payments of $1,076. This is the third year in a row that New York has had a positive … the differences among the 50 states with respect to what they pay in federal taxes and how much they receive in federal spending. New York’s former U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan pioneered the concept of this balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/ny-received-more-washington-it-sent-due-federal-reliefOversight of the Nourish New York Program
… (Nourish NY) provides adequate access to the program for farmers and connects citizens across the State to surplus … The COVID-19 pandemic revealed weaknesses in the State’s food supply system and caused serious economic hardships for … food to those in need. Nourish NY was made permanent in November 2021. Since Nourish NY’s implementation in May 2020, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/21/oversight-nourish-new-york-programDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues $2 Billion Lower Than Last Fiscal Year
… State tax receipts cumulatively through January of State Fiscal Year 2020-21 are nearly $2 billion lower than … $1.7 billion higher than anticipated by the state Division of the Budget’s (DOB) January projections. Tax receipts for the month of January totaled $11.4 billion. This is $550.5 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-2-billion-lower-last-fiscal-yearCity of Ogdensburg – Budget Review (B3-16-20)
… The proposed tax levy of $5,674,602 is projected to exhaust approximately 88.5 percent of the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/12/07/city-ogdensburg-budget-review-b3-16-20Village of Deposit - Nonpayroll Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement (2018M-99)
… and effectively enforced collection of delinquent real property taxes. Key Findings The Board: Did not ensure all … … Village of Deposit Nonpayroll Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement 2018M99 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/03/village-deposit-nonpayroll-disbursements-and-real-property-tax-enforcement-2018mTown of Lysander - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-221)
… We reviewed 116 properties with agricultural, senior citizen and veteran exemptions and found 14 (12 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/25/town-lysander-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-221Town of Augusta - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-230)
… lacked supporting documentation (e.g., applications, renewal forms, income support and military records) to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/24/town-augusta-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-230DiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… housing crisis, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … a HUD-HCR funding agreement through 2026. $120 million in HOME Investment Partnership Program funds from HUD. $93 … and HCR’s funding agreement for CDBG CARES Act funding runs through September 23, 2026, and HCR must expend at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingTown of Waterford - Town Clerk Collections (2018M-265)
… Clerk did not: Deposit Clerk fees intact. Adequately support collections and the form of payment was not always recorded. Receipts for the 2016 and … our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine if collections in the Town Clerks Clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/03/town-waterford-town-clerk-collections-2018m-265