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DiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… allegedly falsely claiming to the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) that she never received a $4,055 … was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Office of the State Comptroller and the New York State … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkCharlotte Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-232)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … 4 percent statutory limit, at 10.61 percent in 2007-08, 5.11 percent in 2008-09, 12.04 percent in 2009-10, and 4.05 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/charlotte-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-232Town of Hamlin – Financial Oversight and Information Technology (2012M-197)
… August 9, 2012. Background The Town of Hamlin is located in Monroe County and had a population of 9,045. The Town is … accounting records and resultant financial reports were in considerable disarray. For example, the Town failed to accurately report the cash position of any Town fund in its annual report to the Office of the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-hamlin-financial-oversight-and-information-technology-2012m-197Village of Old Field – Misappropriation of Village Funds and Selected Financial Operations (2013M-44)
… 31, 2012. Background The Village of Old Field is located in the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, and has a population of approximately 900. … allowing the apparent misappropriation of over $59,000 in Village funds without detection. This occurred because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/17/village-old-field-misappropriation-village-funds-and-selected-financialTown of Edwards – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-20)
… and fund balance available for appropriation. Monitor actual results of Town operations against budget estimates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/12/town-edwards-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2013m-20State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. … was lacking. Officials did not provide support for 12 of the 15 balance sheet accounts auditors reviewed. Also, … record journal entries in a timely manner. Only four of the 349 journal entries for 2018-19 and only 60 of the 292 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Follow-Up)
… to its practice of not adjusting its billing to account for amended premiums reported by insurance carriers. The Department also lacked a method for carrying prior period balances forward to subsequent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/allocation-billing-and-collection-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-securityAccounts Payable Advisory No. 70
… Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 5.M – Selecting the Appropriate Handling Code Guidance : New York State … contract with Key Bank to print and mail checks paid from the State’s general checking account (“A” Warrant checks) if … to process the “Return to Agency” payments. If an agency does not notify OSC of a “Return to Agency” scenario now, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/70-producing-checks-emergency-eventDiNapoli: Otsego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing From School District
… by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 8th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Acting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-otsego-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-school-districtDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.8 Percent in August
… This drop in revenue is similar to the decline in July of 8.2 percent, though much less extreme than the early months of the pandemic when sales tax collections plummeted by … tax rate increase in 2019 may account for some of its year-over-year growth in August. DiNapoli reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-78-percent-augustService Credit Purchase Payments – Legacy Reporting
… Purchase Payments Mandatory purchases of ERS service on or after July 1, 1989, are covered under Section 414(h) of … Internal Revenue Code. Mandatory purchases of PFRS service on or after October 1, 2013, are also covered under Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/service-credit-purchase-paymentsGASB Statement No. 33 "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange Transactions"
… revenues. The statement describes four categories of nonexchange transaction: Derived tax revenues (for example … (for example grants entered into voluntarily). The purpose of this bulletin is to discuss the Statement No. 33 impact on … revenue recognition when using the modified accrual basis of accounting. Modified accrual will be used in preparing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/gasb-statement-no-33-accounting-and-financial-reporting-nonexchange-transactionsTown of Java – Water Accountability (2013M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s water district operations for the period March 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/07/town-java-water-accountability-2013m-338Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions Program
… including private equity, actively managed public equity strategies, green bonds, clean and green infrastructure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutions-programComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. … were seven old cases recorded in the accounting system dating back to the 1990s, with outstanding held bail and … reports was inadequate. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds
… full restitution after admitting to stealing nearly $6,000 in cash from bail collections. The clerk, Trudy Harper, 40, was arrested in June and charged by Ulster County District Attorney D. … After pleading guilty earlier this year, she was sentenced in Saugerties Town Court on March 4. Harper was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-fundsIX.12.C State Responsibility – IX. Federal Grants
… liabilities will be paid to the Federal Government from General Fund appropriations provided for such purpose. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12c-state-responsibilityVI.5 Project Budgets – VI. Budgets
… of the Federal Grant. For an agency to transact on a project within a fund designated as “Federal”, the … also be associated to the project. For additional guidance on how to associate a specific federal fund and the related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi5-project-budgetsReal Estate Portfolio
… Purpose To determine whether the New York Power Authority has accounted for all of its real estate holdings, determined the need to either …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/20/real-estate-portfolioTown of Wethersfield – Town Clerk and Highway Operations (2013M-21)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s internal controls over … January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2012. Background The Town of Wethersfield is located in Wyoming County. The Town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-wethersfield-town-clerk-and-highway-operations-2013m-21