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DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $3 Billion Through July
… created by the COVID-19 pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “July numbers show more clearly the extent of the revenue damage … were down $1.2 billion from a year earlier, a drop of 23.1 percent. The year-over-year decline in July, 8.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-3-billion-through-julyTown of Reading – Financial Management (2013M-217)
… August 31, 2013. Background The Town of Reading is located in Schuyler County and is governed by a five-member Town … the Town has accumulated excessive fund balances in the town outside-village funds, 115 percent in the general fund and 93 percent in the highway fund for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/21/town-reading-financial-management-2013m-217State Agencies Bulletin No. 1814
… Code of the City of New York that affect the contributions and benefits of members who join a New York … after April 1, 2012. In accordance with the law, wages in excess of the annual salary paid to the Governor, pursuant to … which provides for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans, the annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1814-maximum-salary-contribution-limit-tier-6-members-following-new-yorkThe Child Study Center of New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2015-S-40) The Arc of Orange County: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/child-study-center-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCrossroads Center for Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… determine whether the costs reported by Crossroads Center for Children, (Crossroads) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … 30, 2014. Background Crossroads is an SED-approved, not-for-profit organization located in Schenectady, New York. … the ages of three and five years. Crossroads is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/crossroads-center-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTuition Assistance Program – State Financial Aid Program at Barnard College
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background Founded in 1889, Barnard … social sciences and natural sciences. Annual tuition for full-time students is approximately $44,300 per year. The … TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible students. Schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/03/tuition-assistance-program-state-financial-aid-program-barnard-collegeSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with … spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary and … fuel, and incidental costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. The Unified Court System (UCS) spent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/04/selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… its guidelines and expenses were reasonable adequately suppo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-3Real Estate Portfolio
… the New York Power Authority has accounted for all of its real estate holdings, determined the need to either hold or … not update the information systems used to account for its real estate inventory timely. In addition, NYPA has not been … of real property. NYPA does not regularly review its real estate portfolio to identify properties it no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/20/real-estate-portfolioCollege of Fredonia – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied with … spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary and … fuel, and incidental costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-fredonia-selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the Niagara Frontier Transportation … and properly approved. Our audit period was April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. Background The Niagara Frontier … by an Act of the New York State Legislature in 1967 to promote the development and improvement of transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingBornhava – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… organization located in Buffalo, New York, offers a range of preschool special education services to children with disabilities from birth to five years of age. Bornhava is authorized by SED to provide preschool … $5,182 in other than personal service costs that consisted of non-reimbursable non-audit services, depreciation costs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/bornhava-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEmpire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… Empire BlueCross (Empire) administers the hospital portion of the Empire Plan. Empire processes claims for hospital … schedules. Intraocular lenses are used in the treatment of cataracts – the clouding of the lens in the eye – which cause vision problems. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsSustainable Investments and Climate Solutions Program
… Retirement Fund (CRF) to address climate-oriented risks and opportunities. A key component of the plan is the creation of the Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) program, a multi-asset class portfolio of institutional sustainable investment and climate-related themes. In 2023, the Fund increased its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutions-programAccounts Payable Advisory No. 30
… . Depending on the nature of the legal dispute resolved by an award or a non-judicial settlement agreement, payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/30-claims-awards-judgments-and-settlement-agreementsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Investments Return 11.55% for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… bonds and mortgages (22.26%), private equity (14.60%), real estate and real assets (12.77%) and credit, absolute return strategies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-1155-state-fiscal-year-2023-24State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and former payroll clerk, were paid more than $95,300 in longevity retirement incentives that were not approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the clerk did not properly record dates of collections for clerk fees on 21 of 29 daily collections totaling $438 … excessive level. The board did not always seek competition for professional services or have adequate written agreements for the services provided. In addition, the board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… million (52 percent). Although district officials have stabilized costs and improved budgeting, continued reliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… $39,891,644. Auditors compared the balances for each reserve to its historical expenditures and planned use and found three of them (capital, retirement and employee benefits) to be reasonably funded. … past five fiscal years, auditors found the tax certiorari reserve balance of $6,211,404 was sufficient to cover at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits