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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2278
… for 2024. Affected Employees: Employees who participated in the PEF or CSEA Certification, Licensure, and Exam Fee … CLEFR amount will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2 in box 14 under code FRB . Payroll Register and Employee … are informed of the taxability upon enrollment in the program. Questions: Questions regarding this bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2278-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2024-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2303
… a change to their direct deposit advice print option in NYSPO while accounting reconciliation reports are being … record or updating the suppress DD Advice Print (Opt In/Out) option for printed direct deposit advices. This … Request Direct Deposit panel as well as the NYSPO Opt In/Out page are displayed below. PayServ: NYSPO: Questions: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2303-payserv-request-direct-deposit-panel-and-new-york-state-payroll-onlineState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236
… purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of changes in maintenance rates for employee housing and meals. Affected … 402 (Non-Taxable Maintenance) are affected. Background: In accordance with Division of the Budget Policy and … are required to become familiar with IRS regulations on employer provided lodging, specifically the conditions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2236-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsContact the Division of Local Government and School Accountability
… or (518) 408-4934 Mailing address: Office of the State Comptroller Local Government and School Accountability 110 State Street, 12th Floor Albany, NY 12236 Email: … and Professional Standards - (518) 474-5404 Questions on audits, scheduled or in-progress, questions on auditing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/contact-division-local-government-and-school-accountabilityOutreach Events
… awareness about the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). To achieve this goal, the Comptroller’s Outreach …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/outreach-eventsApproved State Contracts and Payments
… $2.7 million to PSI International Inc., $1.8 million to IIT Inc., and $1.3 million to MVP Consulting Plus Inc. $5.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/1018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsOpinion 93-14
… 59 Misc 2d 540, 299 NYS2d 1007; In re Assessment of Water Tax In Water District No. 3 of the Town ofNiskayuna, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14State Agencies Bulletin No. 1917
… (Plan Type 7Y) and have a Payroll Status of Active or Leave with Pay. OSC will report salary for the Summer Session …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1917-procedures-processing-2021-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersDiNapoli Report Examines Troubling Child Poverty Trends
… Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). While OPM is the basis for calculating assistance for many social safety net programs, the SPM is a broader … among others. As these programs lapsed, the SPM rates for children doubled (and in some cases tripled) in all but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-report-examines-troubling-child-poverty-trendsOpinion 90-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … Referendum Requirements (for DEC ordered construction of town salt storage shed) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(4); LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §35.00(b), (c); TOWN LAW, §§81(1), 220(3): A town resolution authorizing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-32DiNapoli: Problems Caused by Outdated System Left State's Unemployment Insurance Program Vulnerable to Fraud
… ultimately contributed to an estimated billions of dollars in improper payments during the COVID-19 pandemic, according … was out of date, nor did it address issues identified in a 2015 State Comptroller’s audit. The system lacked the … said it had identified this issue and adjusted claims on its UI system, adjustments to federal reports have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-problems-caused-outdated-system-left-states-unemployment-insurance-program-vulnerable-fraudXII.4.D Certification of Internal Controls over the Payment Process – XII. Expenditures
… contains additional guidance about these reports. 2025 Certification For the certification due by April 30, 2025 , in addition to the annual Certification of Internal … Certification . Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/03/2025 … Title 2 Chapter I Part 66 of the New York Codes Rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4d-certification-internal-controls-over-payment-processIRS Pension Limitation – Article 14 Benefits
… the New York State and Local Retirement System, may use in calculating benefits. Section 401(a)(17) affects members who join on or after April 1, 1996, and currently excludes earnings over $245,000 (effective April 1, 2011) in the State’s fiscal year (April 1st – March 31st). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/irs-pension-limitationPrompt Payment
… law, allows the accrual of interest for a period of time a payment is delayed due to the fund or sub-fund from which the payment is to be made having insufficient cash. Memo Bill … law allows the accrual of interest for a period of time a payment is delayed due to the fund or subfund from whic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/prompt-paymentOpinion 2006-11
… [c]). A "contract" for this purpose means any claim, account or demand against or agreement with the municipality, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11Opinion 2003-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … the entire territory of a town. Until 1977, Article 17, by its terms, applied only to villages incorporated to … pre-existing village (see Village Law §17-1700, as amended by L 1977 ch 960). Section 17-1703-a(1) of the Village Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2Opinion 88-55
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY- Powers and Duties (submission … may require the presentation of the report described in section 10-1018 of the Village Law, and if so, what may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-55Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… or employee, your job by its very nature places you in a position of public trust. You are responsible for ensuring that public resources are used in the best interests of the public. You also have a duty to … with divided loyalties, such as when a person has to act on behalf of the public in connection with a matter that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesOpinion 89-35
… supervisor, authorizing and directing the supervisor to pay the claimant the amount allowed on his claim (Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-35DiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… New Yorkers, or 13.9% of the state’s population, lived in poverty in 2021, compared to 12.8% of all Americans, according to the … (OPM) is determined by the U.S. Census Bureau based on survey data of income and family size and composition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-years