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New York State Health Insurance Program – Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Follow-Up)
… two recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program: Empire Plan Members With Dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-empire-plan-members-dual-family-coverage-followTown of Wawayanda – Financial Management and Information Technology (2013M-260)
… 2014 tax levy. However, the Town's unexpended surplus fund balance has become excessive, and its budgets from fiscal … fiscal years. The unrealistic budgets caused total fund balance to increase significantly from about $2.3 million in … plan addressing the excessive unexpended surplus fund balance. The Board has not adopted a breach notification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/29/town-wawayanda-financial-management-and-information-technology-2013m-260Focus on Identity Theft
… important issue. IDENTITY THEFT REPORTS INCREASED 200% in New York State between 2019 and 2021. (Source: Federal Trade …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theftState Agencies Bulletin No. 422.1
… one week before payday. This allows sufficient time for the checks and direct deposit advices to be printed, … Agencies cannot use form AC230 , Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange, to process a paycheck reversal for employees in direct deposit until the funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/4221-direct-deposit-stop-payments-and-reversalsHow Contribution Rates Are Determined – What Every Employer Should Know
… retirement) and economic (interest rates, inflation and salary growth) assumptions. At the beginning of each fiscal … determine the value of future benefits include: Benefits for every member, retiree and beneficiary Future salary and service amounts Probabilities of disability, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/how-contribution-rates-are-determinedProcurement and Contracting Practices (Follow-Up)
… procurement function to the Office of General Services (OGS). ITS and OGS are actively working together to finalize each other's … ITS officials have made some progress and, in working with OGS, continue to make progress in addressing the problems we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/procurement-and-contracting-practices-followFinger Lakes United Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… provide preschool special education services to children with disabilities from three to five years of age. During the … preschool special education services to about 150 children with learning disabilities in Geneva, Canandaigua, and … be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with RCM requirements. For the fiscal year ended June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/finger-lakes-united-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 974
… Employees Contributory employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) – Retirement Plan 7Z (TIAA/CREF) Effective Date(s) Institution … 2(c) and Article 125-A, Section 6252 2(c), eliminating the mandatory employee contribution for members who have ten (10) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/974-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Payments (Fulton County) Auditors found health insurance buyout payments and separation payments were accurate, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Town of Lyonsdale – Financial Condition, Board Oversight and Controls Over Fuel Inventory (2013M-163)
… 30, 2012. Background The Town of Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County. The Town is governed by an elected … of the Town’s highway town-wide fund has declined in recent years from a balance of $88,293 at the beginning of … balance of $12,600 at the end of 2012. This decline in fund balance was caused by the Board not adopting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-lyonsdale-financial-condition-board-oversight-and-controls-over-fuel-inventoryVillage of Clyde – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2013M-96)
… and the Board’s oversight of financial operations for the period June 1, 2011, through January 11, 2013. … Trustees and an elected Mayor. Budget appropriations for the general, water, and sewer funds in 2013-14 are … which is required by law, or any policies or procedures for finance-related operations. The Board has not adopted any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/16/village-clyde-financial-management-and-board-oversight-2013m-96Town of Ontario – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-105)
… Board oversight and information technology (IT) controls for the period January 1, 2011, through September 19, 2012. … exempt employees, and enforced established requirements for leave requests, accrual records, and employee time … that the Supervisor and accountant properly accounted for them and repaid them timely in accordance with law. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-ontario-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2013m-105State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Montgomery County) Town officials did not properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. As a result, taxpayers … (TW) highway funds by an average of $83,477 (21 percent) for fiscal years 2018 through 2020. Copiague Fire District – … paid without an invoice attached to the claims, checks for 39 payments totaling $141,904 were deposited between one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsX.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… ID Request Form . Ensure the appropriate Business Need box is checked and the required additional information is … to the VMU via fax at (518) 402-4212 or email at VMU@osc.ny.gov with “Special Use Vendor Request” in the subject line. … the interactive Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) match where appropriate, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idX.4.D Location – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… early payment discounts, and the payment method (check or ACH). Process and Transaction Preparation: Although a vendor … (i.e., purchase orders go to the correct address and ACH payments deposit to the correct account). To designate … “Automated Clearing House,” the payment will be made via ACH. In contrast, if the Payment Method is blank, the payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4d-locationOverview – Membership and Enrollment
… About NYSLRS The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) is one of the largest retirement systems in the United States with more than 1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/overviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… providers have met the regulatory requirements for collecting and disposing of unneeded drugs. However, … that date, the required processing time frame had elapsed for 1,681 kits (88 percent). Department of Taxation and … to provide collateral security in an amount provided for in statute or determined by the department. Distributors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools
… 2020. About the Program CTE prepares students to succeed in future careers by introducing them to workplace competencies and providing hands-on learning in the high school setting. According to a national … students who have completed two consecutive CTE courses in the same program is about 90 percent – 15 percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/21/oversight-career-and-technical-education-programs-new-york-state-schoolsWhispering Pines Preschool, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 30, 2012. Background Whispering Pines is a SED-approved, for-profit special education provider of center- and … Martha Frank (Director). Whispering Pines is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by … Pines reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with RCM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/02/whispering-pines-preschool-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State. These travelers … We examined a total of $639,218 in travel expenses for 20 Department of Transportation (Department) employees. … eight had long-term assignments in Tarrytown, New York for work related to the Tappan Zee Bridge. From September …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/18/selected-employee-travel-expenses