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National Directory of New Hires Data Security
… Assistance (Office) is responsible for supervising State programs that provide assistance and support to … Services). The Directory data is composed of information on new hires, quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance. The … recipients as well as maintain program integrity. All state agencies that receive and process Directory data must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/national-directory-new-hires-data-securitySchool Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… July 31, 2011. Background The STAR exemption in the Real Property Tax Law provides a partial exemption from school taxes for most owner-occupied, primary residences. Property owners are eligible for one exemption for a primary … parcels). Local assessors do not have the ability to search the Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6DiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… have been excluded from this recovery,” said Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), chairman of the House …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offEmployment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
The COVID19 pandemic led to soaring unemployment rates for people with disabilities and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/employment-recovery-slow-new-yorkers-disabilitiesTruxton Academy Charter School – Tuition Billing and Collections (2025M-8)
… $2.14 million, officials overbilled school districts of residence (resident districts) $84,689 for State aid … maintain necessary documentation to support calculations of the amounts billed or ensure billings were accurate and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/truxton-academy-charter-school-tuition-billing-and-collections-2025m-8Federal Impact: Travel and Tourism to New York – Federal Funding and New York
… drop in accommodation and food services employment was a full percentage point higher. 22 Figure 8 – Year-over-Year … March 4, 2026. 15 CoStar, “ U.S. Hotels Report First Full-year Occupancy, RevPAR Declines since 2020 ”; January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-travel-and-tourism-new-yorkDiNapoli: New York Sends More Money to Washington Than It Gets Back
… in the 50 states and Washington, D.C. The Department of Defense was the source of 63 percent of such spending. With … national average, New York ranked 41st among the states. Defense spending was $307 per person in New York, compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-york-sends-more-money-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Paid Consultant's Questionable Hotel and Dining Tabs
… the software license fees. Read the report and Downstate’s full response: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-suny-downstate-paid-consultants-questionable-hotel-and-dining-tabsOpinion 88-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … to foster parent trainees) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that … are incidental to a lawful municipal purpose (1979 Opns State Comp No. 79-902, p 212, refreshments for the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Elementary and Secondary Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… SFY 2024-25. New York State Ranks Highest in Nation in Per Pupil Spending For the 2018-19 school year,* New York … Provides information about New York States per pupil expenditures for public elementary and secondary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report LongTerm Care Ombudsman Program Report 2018S48
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/long-term-care-ombudsman-program-followCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… state, and local governments, are exempt from the tax. New York also has a Motor Fuel Excise Tax (MFT) on gasoline and … on the same series of tax forms. Diesel and motor fuel distributors must be registered with the Department to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… York City totaled $2.1 billion in the third quarter, an increase of nearly 28% compared to the same period in 2020. … restaurants and bars (34%). Increased costs for goods also increase sales tax collections, and the price of consumer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls, … million compared to last year. Although the first quarter of 2020 was relatively strong, March sales tax collections had already begun to show the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown–a decrease of 3.7 percent statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate … over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsEarly Childhood Education Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. … reimbursement, the provider's reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year … Finding We identified $3,501 in costs that did not comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/early-childhood-education-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualReview of Travel Card Expenses
… The objective of our examination was to determine whether all the travel expenses incurred by the Office of Mental … Based on these questionable transactions, we reviewed all the Director’s travel incurred during the period May 1, … The objective of our examination was to determine whether all the travel expenses incurred by the Office of Mental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/review-travel-card-expensesSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of agency management, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0College of Geneseo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether the use of travel … we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. Many of these employees incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses during the three year period ending March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-geneseo-selected-employee-travel-expensesEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items Made to Saratoga Hospital From January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011
… between Empire and Saratoga. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local government and school district … Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest New York State Health Insurance Program: Payments Made to Stony Brook …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-made-saratoga-hospital-january