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DiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… 57 counties outside of New York City last year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … grew by 3.6 percent, or $552 million, in 2015 compared to 2014. But the increase was nearly exclusively driven by … “The unpredictability in sales tax collections continues to have financial ramifications for our local governments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … better access to the financial workings of government. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and effectively." Half Hollow Hills Community Library – Fund Balance (Suffolk County) The library's fund balance … of the budget. For example, the city underestimated pension costs by $576,193 and the proposed budget did not … tax levy limit. Onondaga County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2018M-147) Department officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0City of Troy – Budget Review (B18-5-8)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2019 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City … liquidate cumulative deficits in the City’s general fund for the years ending December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995. New … fund operating deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/10/31/city-troy-budget-review-b18-5-8Cost-Saving Ideas: Legal Requirements
… of equipment, machinery and apparatus. The Office of the State Comptroller also has regulations on this subject (2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-legal-requirementsUpstate New York Company Delivers $450,000 Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund"™s (Fund) investment in Canandaigua-based ClearMomentum has generated a … Program has helped grow the pension fund while supporting jobs and fueling local economies. Our program continues to … prosper. In so doing, the investment provided attractive financial returns to the New York State Common Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/upstate-new-york-company-delivers-450000-investment-gain-state-pension-fundTuition Assistance Program – LIM College
… known as the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising. The school is located in midtown Manhattan, and educates students … for a full-time student is approximately $23,650 and the school’s enrollment as of fall 2014 is about 1,500 … For the three academic years ended June 30, 2013, the school certified 1,442 awards totaling $2.1 million that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/01/tuition-assistance-program-lim-collegeCollection of Electronic Waste Fees
… electronic equipment to register with the Department, pay a one-time registration fee of $5,000, and then annually … a report of their statewide sales and recycling data and pay an annual $3,000 fee. Sales data is used to calculate a … program with other manufacturers. Each collective must pay a $10,000 registration fee. The Department is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/02/collection-electronic-waste-feesSelected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… routine data analysis; safeguard returned prescription forms; develop and communicate investigative priorities, … security and accountability over blank prescription forms returned to its office and to its suppliers. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followTuition Assistance Program – Vaughn College
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background TAP is the largest … (HESC) and is designed to help eligible students pay postsecondary tuition charges in New York schools. HESC also administers a variety of State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-vaughn-collegeNational Directory of New Hires Data Security
… has met Federal requirements for securing National Directory of New Hires data. The audit covers the period … of managing these programs, the Office obtains National Directory of New Hires (Directory) data provided by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/18/national-directory-new-hires-data-securityCollection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees
To determine whether the Department of Transportation charged and collected the correct fees for special hauling and divisible load overweight permits
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-feesRockland County – Budget Review (B6-13-6)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s adopted budget for the 2013 fiscal year are … has been experiencing financial condition difficulties in recent years. The general fund deficit has increased from … caused by operating deficits ranging from $11 million in 2009 to $29.2 million in 2011. In addition to the deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/04/16/rockland-county-budget-review-b6-13-6Quality of Internal Control Certification
… the New York State Governmental Accountability, Audit and Internal Control Act (Act) requiring State agencies and public authorities to each institute a comprehensive … DOB requires the head of each covered State agency and public authority to certify compliance with the Internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/quality-internal-control-certificationMedicaid Program – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy
… was owned and operated by William Davis, a licensed pharmacist. Pursuant to allegations of improper billing … for assessment of his professional conduct as a licensed pharmacist. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/medicaid-program-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … Currently, there is no statutory authority for a district to establish a reserve for post-employment benefits that are … not establish adequate online banking internal controls to ensure sufficient protection of the district’s assets. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOverpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight … services using the fee-for-service and managed care payment methods. Under fee-for-service, Medicaid pays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/07/overpayments-managed-care-organizations-and-hospitals-low-birth-weight-newborns-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1287
… imputed income for a non-employee same-sex spouse’s health coverage and of the potential tax impact for non-residents of … the value of a non-employee same-sex spouse's health coverage by New York State (NYS) to be taxable as imputed … the value of a non-employee same-sex spouse's health coverage by NYS to be taxable as imputed income for federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1287-changes-taxation-imputed-incomeVendor Responsibility Documentation
… with an estimated amount of $100,000 or greater ✔ ✔ 3. Real estate (purchase, sale or lease) except for an eminent … backdrop contract with no adverse information Multi-phase project - not initial submission New York State agencies Non-administering agency use of multi-agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/vendor-responsibility-documentationOpinion 89-23
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- … to an agency or department of the State of New York (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-26, p 47). Since the Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23