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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 … Furthermore, unrestricted fund balance has exceeded the legal limit annually. As of June 30, 2015, unrestricted fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding for education and social services remain … immigration reform.” The city’s Preliminary FY 2025 budget and January Financial Plan enabled the city to … pandemic, which made it easier to apply for and maintain benefits electronically. DiNapoli estimates a city-funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesOpinion 90-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (donation to … to the association if the membership of the village fire department determines that the expenditure is for the use and benefit of the department. 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-239, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20DiNapoli: NYC Has Recovered Nearly All Private Sector Jobs Unevenly Across Sectors
… office sectors, but retail, restaurants, construction and tourism continue to lag the national recovery. We need these … construction, office, restaurants, retail, securities, tourism and transportation and warehousing sectors include: … the sector to recover its pandemic job losses before 2027. Tourism The sector has yet to recovery nationally, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-has-recovered-nearly-all-private-sector-jobs-unevenly-across-sectorsBeaver River Central School District – Collection of Real Property Taxes and Retiree Health Insurance Contributions (2021M-123)
Determine whether Beaver River Central School District (District) officials ensured that real property taxes and retiree health insurance contributions were properly collected, recorded and deposited.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/beaver-river-2021-123.pdfHebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… $624,868 in personal service costs and $149,254 in other than personal service costs, as follows: $194,438 in lump sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/22/hebrew-institute-deaf-and-exceptional-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXVI.4.B Tax Revenues – XVI. Financial Reporting
… taxes and certain consumption and use taxes and fees, business taxes, and other taxes. The following points … simply represent unpaid refund claims at March 31. BUSINESS TAXES Generally, the State earns business tax revenues as corporations generate income. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4b-tax-revenuesDiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more … the percentage of homeowners above the affordability level rose from 26.4 in 2000 to 33.9 percent in 2012. For some New … for inflation, median monthly housing costs in New York rose by 18.6 percent for renters and 9.9 percent for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideOpinion 2001-8
… of tax rates so that owners of multiple parcels would pay at a lower rate." Article 11 of the Town Law (§170 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-8Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… Public Integrity. "Arkady Goldin billed Medicaid millions for cancer medications he never dispensed," State Comptroller … closed, and he and his partners will pay the state back for the $3 million total in stolen Medicaid funds." "We have zero tolerance for those who defraud the state’s Medicaid program," said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidAdditional Benefits Under the 20-Year Plan – Sheriffs, Undersheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 1 and 2 Members
Sheriffs Undersheriffs Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 1 2 Article 14B Sec 551 552 553 Addl Benefits Under the 20Year Plan Section 553
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1840/additional-benefits-under-20-year-planAdditional Benefits Under the 25-Year Plan – Sheriffs, Undersheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 1 and 2 Members
Sheriffs Undersheriffs Deputy Sheriffs Special Plan for ERS Tier 1 2 Article 14B Sec 551 552 553 Addl Benefits Under the 25Year Plan Sec 551e
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1840/additional-benefits-under-25-year-planOpinion 90-6
… facility be named after donor) SOCIAL SERVICES LAW §§61(2), 131-g, 410; COUNTY LAW, §215(3): A county social services … Law (Social Services Law, §131-g; see also 18 NYCRR 390.1). Social Services Law, §410 authorizes a county public … , 131 Misc 2d 1041, 502 NYS2d 902; cf . Tuck v Heckscher , 29 NY2d 288, 327 NYS2d 351, where a city was to acquire a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-6Audit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… contract to promote economic development and tourism in New York state with no tangible results, according to an … questions about whether the results justify the cost.” In December 2011, ESDC awarded a contract to BBDO USA LLC, an … $36.5 million was targeted to promote tourism and business in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The remaining $175 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractOversight of the STEM Incentive Program
… Purpose To determine if the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is effectively monitoring the Science, … Program. … To determine if the Higher Education Services Corporation is effectively monitoring the Science Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/28/oversight-stem-incentive-programOversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… water quality. We believe Department officials, DOH, and State policy makers should assess whether the limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… Purpose To determine if the Environmental Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is … The Corporation’s on-site monitoring of the projects we sampled frequently occurred later in the construction … 50 and 75 percent completion. Also, the Corporation does not perform site visits after project completion to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… insurance is higher in New York State than in comparable states, as noted by DFS officials in a January 2018 written … of every authorized domestic insurer that makes or files rates. Additionally, DFS reviews specific functions the Title … and improper business conduct have not been commensurate with the concerns DFS has expressed in these areas. In 2014, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… including $216 million and $43 million in City and State funding, respectively, with the remainder from federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyDiNapoli: Bedford-Stuyvesant is on the Rise
… The Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood has experienced strong … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Bedford-Stuyvesant is undergoing an economic resurgence, with record numbers of … Economic Snapshot of Bedford-Stuyvesant confirms what local residents and business owners have been witnessing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-bedford-stuyvesant-rise