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DiNapoli: Pandemic Hit to Sales Tax Revenue Threatening Fiscal Health of Local Governments
… with many towns and villages, depend on these funds to pay for essential services and operations, revealing the … alone, our local governments don’t have the means to do this themselves. Direct aid from the federal government is … or 47.4 percent of all local sales tax revenue, although it only made up 8.7 percent of total city revenue. Excluding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-pandemic-hit-sales-tax-revenue-threatening-fiscal-health-local-governmentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… documented the results to help provide assurance that one professional service contract totaling approximately $382,000 … As a result, the district may not have received the best price for the goods and services it purchased. Town of … was to assess the Town of Danby’s progress as of May 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 43
… about important parts of the “Identifying Information” tab of a vendor record X.4.A Vendor Classifications Updated … section giving detail about important parts of the address tab of a vendor record X.4.C Contacts New section giving detail about important parts of the contacts tab of a vendor record X.4.D Location New section giving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/43-gfo-updates-supplier-prompt-payment-interest-and-moreState Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in … to Form W-2 production, OSC and agency Personnel/Payroll Officers must reconcile Social Security Numbers and names in … a copy of the letter to the employee.) Agency payroll officers should retain a copy of each letter and any response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… PayServ. Agencies must enter a Job Action Request > Data Change, with Reason Code COR to request all changes to these … teams then review and enter these transactions. New Data Change Reason Code WCR has been created for use by agencies … Compensation leave rows on Job Data to streamline these change request transactions. Documenting Assault-Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservTitle I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), distributes federal funding to Local … Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Office of General Services – Capital Asset … Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $3 million annually. In addition, department heads utilize worksheets to prepare budget estimates, which are then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 702
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/702-recalculation-salary-when-there-movement-between-bargaining-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1933
… which implemented the 2016-2021 Agreements between the State of New York and the CSEA, provides for payment of the … and is subject to employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be … No. 1786 Non-negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York State Payroll Checks . Checks issued to eligible employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1933-october-2021-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… issues. These are easily accessible on his transparency website called Open Book New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretionOpinion 90-48
… -- Lowest Responsible Bidder (criteria and procedure for determining responsibility) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- … the bus company has an office and outdoor parking facility near the homes of certain residents of the school district. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48Opinion 93-33
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … LAW, §60(a): A publication entered as second-class matter at a post-office located outside the boundaries of a school … in a publication which is entered as second-class matter at a post office located outside the boundaries of the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Disability Retirement – When Employees Retire
… reports from the member’s physicians, hospital records, accident reports and other pertinent documentation. We may … of duties performed; Workers’ compensation documents and accident reports for all on-duty incidents; and Time records … or records that pertain to a disability application, accident(s) alleged to have been sustained, and particularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/disability-retirementUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-338
… meet the eligibility criteria are affected: Union Name BU Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County DR … Ineligible Employees 88 New York City Judicial Staff CT Background: Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2023, which … Confidential and Unrepresented employees (BUs 86, 88, CT). Effective Dates : The April 2024 Location Pay, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-338-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increasesControls Over the Collection of the Public Safety Communications Surcharge
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has adequate controls to ensure that all wireless telecommunication service providers (Providers) and devices subject to the … To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/04/controls-over-collection-public-safety-communications-surchargeOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… Objectives To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to … To determine what steps the State Education Department is taking to ensure that school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… meet the requirement to have mental health instruction as part of the curriculum and that DOE could make improvements … (2023-F-39) Many Medicaid recipients are enrolled in Medicare and are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” … Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan (Follow-Up) (2024-F-5) To reduce the capacity at its inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 95-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of amount set aside for … educational purposes when cities and county levy the same tax); (allocation of amount not set aside for county or … educational purposes when cities and county levy the same tax) -- Pre-emption (where cities and county levy the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3