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DiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… New York. The legislation will provide much needed funding for local governments to modernize and protect their networks … utilities, airports, schools and health care facilities. For example, a 2019 ransomware cyberattack on the City of … reached a fraction of the 2,800 entities it is responsible for. For example, despite acknowledging the need for specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Students who are unable to register for or complete courses needed for their majors may take longer to graduate, costing them … and to the provision of equal access and opportunity” for all students. As of fall 2019, approximately 162,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Leaders to Seize This Chance to Improve NY’s Finances
… the jobs lost and surpassing financial plan expectations for state revenues by $5.2 billion through July. New Gov. … spending plan benefited from the economic rebound, new tax increases and a historic amount of federal aid that virtually … make state revenues more volatile. What’s more, the tax increases may create a new out-migration pattern among …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-leaders-seize-chance-improve-nys-financesXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… of reimbursing employees for travel expenses incurred by an employee in the vicinity of his or her “tax home,” and … is intended to include: Travel expenses paid by the employee, such as meals, lodging (where not charged to … of a personal vehicle; and Travel expenses paid directly by the State, such as charges to a State travel card, or use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationOpinion 2007-1
… Fawcett v City of Buffalo , 275 AD2d 954, 713 NYS2d 610 app den 96 NY2d 701, 722 NYS2d 793; Schulz v Warren County … e.g., Matter of Karedes , supra ; Lynd v Heffernan , 286 App Div 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). While an agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1Opinion 88-25
… of the town, and whether the town board may impose fees for use of the district by other than inhabitants. In … wholly at the expense of the district and are exclusively for the benefit of the people within the district ( … and expend such amount of money as may be necessary for the proper maintenance of such park for the use, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-25DiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… obtain medical services or medical insurance coverage and for a variety of other purposes. Identity thefts have surged … has compiled identity theft complaints related to COVID-19 for 2020 through mid-March 2021, reporting 3,617 in New York. … the pandemic, which included looking at complaints, large increases in payments, new programs and criteria, and changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020XIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… guidance to agencies about record retention requirements for documents supporting expense reports. Unless otherwise … documentation supporting Travel and Expense transactions for a minimum of six years from the payment date, according … to the General Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York State Government Records. Please refer to this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseOpinion 2005-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1861
… with NYSPO access are able to opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement for the 2020 tax year. Affected Employees … Employees participating with New York State Payroll Online (NYSPO) who choose to opt out of receiving a paper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1861-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-electronic-delivery-2020-form-w-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1958
… opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement for the 2021 tax year. Affected Employees Employees enrolled in NYSPO … IRS Publications 15-A, Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide 2021 , and 1141 General Rules and Specifications for … the year, but no later than the day prior to the OSC 2021 Form W-2 statement print processing. As the print date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1958-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-electronic-delivery-2021-form-w-2XI.2.H Multiyear Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… amount in the final year. Delaying a new procurement cycle with contract terms exceeding five years may only occur in limited circumstances with OSC concurrence. If a contract term longer than five … the certification filed by the contractor in accordance with NYS Finance Law §139-k was intentionally false or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2h-multiyear-contractsDisability Retirement Applications – When Employees Retire
… or someone authorized to file on the employee’s behalf. For example, the employee’s attorney, a power of attorney … been met, we will notify you that your employee has filed for disability retirement. We then assemble a medical file … filed or the day after the last date the member received salary, whichever is later. We will ask you to remove the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/disability-retirement-applicationsState Contract and Payment Actions in February
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,533 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $4.8 … payments valued at more than $22.9 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-februaryState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… for Children's Services (ACS): Administration of Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts … found ACS officials did not provide sufficient oversight of contractor performance. Officials renewed or extended … The vendors’contracts totaled $114.1 million. For 9 of the 12 vendors, children in their care were abused by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsNotice to Town and Village Justices
In May 2024, the Justice Court Fund expects to transition justices to a new platform to file their monthly reports.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/2023-jcr-flyer.pdfContract #C001148 - Responses to Questions
Contract #C001148 - Responses to Questions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/procurement/pdf/c001148-responses-to-questions.pdfGateway to Success in Grant Procurements
Presentation from 2016 Fall Conference
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/resources/pdf/fall-conference-2016-procurement-presentation-2.pdfWhat to Expect During a CPA audit
What to Expect during a CPA audit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/cpaauditprocess.pdfReporting to the Justice Court Fund
Reporting to the Justice Court Fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/advisory041811.pdf