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XVI.4.C Federal Grant Accruals – XVI. Financial Reporting
… to the State and requires the State to use the resources in accordance with specified purposes and/or time … and The eligibility requirements must be fulfilled in order for a transaction (except for providing cash or other assets in advance) to occur. Eligibility requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4c-federal-grant-accrualsFiling for Retirement – When Employees Retire
… Employees must file a retirement application in order to start receiving their pension. Retirement Online … mail the form to us. We must receive the original document in order for the filing requirement to be met and for … us by “Certified Mail — Return Receipt Requested.” A delay in forwarding an application can result in a missed filing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/filing-retirementOvertime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… The total cost of overtime in 2020 at state agencies reached an all-time high at more … earnings comprised 4.8 percent of total payroll spending in 2020, an increase from the 4.2 percent average from 2011 … nearly every aspect of our lives and the men and women in public employment stepped up to help keep the public safe …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 1937
… overtime was calculated using the factor of .00075 based on a denominator of 2,000 hours. The new agreement changes … used in the calculation of overtime. Overtime earned on or after 09/02/2021 (Administration) or 09/09/2021 … will be paid using the overtime factor of .00072, based on a denominator of 2,080 hours. Effective Dates New overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1937-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-publicHomeless Housing and Assistance Program – Project Selection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Homeless Housing and Assistance … Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP), created in 1983 under the Social Services Law, provides funding for … Assistance Fund, HHAC provides State financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, or loan guarantees to acquire, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/homeless-housing-and-assistance-program-project-selection-and-maintenance-followExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting … of unreserved fund balances may be displayed or disclosed in the notes. 1,405,300 1,405,300 Unreserved, reported in: General fund 640,327 640,327 Special revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-2Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Report 2017-S-66 ). About the … prescriptions. I-STOP is a tool to assist prescribers in determining the most appropriate treatment for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followDo We have Your Money? Nearly $200 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… to give it back.” Unclaimed funds is more than $13 billion in lost and forgotten money dating back to the 1940s. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/do-we-have-your-money-nearly-200-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearLocal Sales Tax Collections Up
… Overall growth in local sales tax collections statewide in 2019 was relatively strong, according to report released … Collections across the state, totaling $18.3 billion in 2019, grew by $815 million or 4.7 percent, from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/local-sales-tax-collectionsMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… entitled to health care benefits through the VA. While it is a veteran's choice to use a VA health care benefit or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Three Arrests in $200,000 Contract Fraud
… to defraud the state of over $200,000 by submitting false invoices over a two year period for HVAC equipment, … numerous invoices to inflate their bills to the state in an effort to defraud the taxpayers of over $200,000,” … their first contract, the Angelillos started submitting false bills to the state for equipment they never purchased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-three-arrests-200000-contract-fraudState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… Auditors observed inconsistencies in the methods used by HPD staff to place applicants on development waiting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… were not implemented, and one recommendation is no longer applicable. Track state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli joined the United States Attorney for Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) in announcing that … USC. § 1343) in the U.S. District Court at Knoxville, TN for stealing $56,352 from the New York State and Local … informed NYSLRS that no death certificate had been issued for Conklin’s death, just a police report. After Conklin’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-localLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… $19.6 billion increased by 19.1%, or $3.1 billion, in 2021 compared to last year, according to a report released … the highest annual increase on record after a historic low in 2020 when local sales tax collections declined by 10%. Annual growth in 2019 was 4.7%. “The pandemic substantially changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021Facility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… construction projects involving these facilities, based on procedures established by the Department’s Facilities … the period July 1, 2013 to October 18, 2018, was issued on February 4, 2019. The audit sought to determine if the … projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts on school districts were. We also sought to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followE&D Children Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the costs reported by E&D Children Center, Inc. (E&D) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable, … Claiming Manual (CFR Manual). The audit focused primarily on expenses claimed on E&D’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/ed-children-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualIV.2 Governing State Statutes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… which govern how financial transactions are recorded in the SFS, and many accounting standards that prescribe … are the most notable statutes for account code usage in the SFS: State Finance Law §8 prescribes that the State … and by the same level of detail as is contained in the appropriations bills enacted for the fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv2-governing-state-statutesDiNapoli: 2020-21 Tax Revenues $3 Billion Over Projections
… than forecast by the state Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget Financial Plan in February (latest projections), and $6.8 billion higher than forecast in May 2020 (initial projections), according to the March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-2020-21-tax-revenues-3-billion-over-projectionsEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our initial audit report, Enforcement of Article 19-A of … Vehicle and Traffic Law ( 2018-S-7 ). About the Program In 1972, a tragic school bus and freight train collision near … the Law’s requirements. Every motor carrier, as defined in the Law, must enroll in the Program, comply with its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-law-follow