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Wall Street Bonuses and Profits Decline in 2015
… in the financial markets,” DiNapoli said. “While the cost of legal settlements appears to be easing, ongoing weaknesses … that pre-tax profits for the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms—the traditional measure of industry profitability—declined by nearly $1.7 billion to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/wall-street-bonuses-and-profits-decline-2015Town of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Sherburne (Town) Board (Board) develop … unplanned increase in fund balance. Furthermore, the Board did not have written multiyear capital or financial plans or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3Opinion 92-11
… INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Insurance Reserve (transfer by school district into reserve for … a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve pursuant to General Municipal Law 6n may transfer the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same period last year, … Year-over-year growth in collections during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year … tax collections totaled $119 billion in the first half of 2025 an increase of 37 $423 million compared to the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York City’s Preliminary Budget
… City is contending with the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long road back to normal. Today, in … City is contending with the devastating economic effects of the pandemic and the long road back to normal Today in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-preliminary-budgetMonitoring of Select Programs
… possible through advocacy and the development and delivery of person-centered, consumer-oriented, cost-effective … overall goal is to improve access to, and availability of, non-medical support services for older individuals to … ability to age in their community and avoid higher levels of care and publicly financed care. Programs are administered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsDiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. These challenges could diminish farm production, squeeze profits, and lead to higher prices … programs, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the Farm Service Agency and Rural Development. These programs fund a wide variety of projects on and off the farm, including housing, community water systems, renewable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionSUNY Bulletin No. SU-245
… The vendor will submit all transactions for enrollments, cancellations, and/or changes in a bi-weekly file. Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-245-new-voluntary-deduction-code-united-university-professionsRoscoe Central School District - Cost-effective and Equitable Expenditure Controls (2018M-182)
… and equitable measures to control expenditures and share services. Key Finding District officials effectively … and equitable measures to control expenditures and share services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/roscoe-central-school-district-cost-effective-and-equitable-expenditureOperational Advisory No. 30
… Subject : Updated Guidance for Refunds related to Closed Grants for the Federal Payment … : Functionality now exists for electronic payment of refunds for certain closed Federal grants from the … ID and the required chartfields for the voucher. All refunds for closed PMS grants should be paid using this new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/30-electronic-refunds-us-dhhsTown of Seneca Falls - Information Technology (2018M-218)
… to adequately address acceptable computer use, user access rights, disaster recovery, password security management, data … to adequately address acceptable computer use, user access rights, disaster recovery, password security management, data breach notification and backups. Ensure the access rights for users no longer employed are revoked. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/29/town-seneca-falls-information-technology-2018m-218Oversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… Objective To determine if the Department of Financial Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s … unknown defects in the title to the property at the time of sale. The cost of title insurance is higher in New York State than in … To determine if the Department of Financial Services adequately monitors the States title …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryContinuity of Operations Planning
… to aid agency planning teams when they prepare COOPs. A COOP can help government agencies ensure the stability of … they had incorporated certain essential features of the COOP best practices endorsed by the Division. However, we identified some opportunities for improvements to COOP practices that would enable the agencies to handle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/21/continuity-operations-planningAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Dowling College
… include five students who received awards but did not meet the requirements for full-time attendance; four students who did not maintain good academic standing; two students who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/05/audit-tuition-assistance-program-dowling-collegeState Agencies Bulletin No. 344
… Purpose To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees … Income Credit (EIC). Affected Employees Employees eligible to receive advance Earned Income Credit payments for 2003. … eligible for advance payment of Earned Income Credit to file a new W-5 "Earned Income Credit Advance" certificate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/344-advance-payment-earned-income-creditState Agencies Bulletin No. 283
… W-5 "Earned Income Credit Advance" certificate each year. What is "Advance Earned Income Credit"? The federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/283-advance-payment-earned-income-creditEDSS - Release Notes
… Amount Grand Total is now Procurement Total (sum of all contracts awarded including renewals) Re-labeled … (ex: 150,419.36) Re-labeled the fields on the Review page of both new and amendment Procurement Records so the names … Summary of new features and improvements to existing features for the …
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/subscribeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1367
… Purpose To notify agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings … checks dated December 31, 2014) OSC will update PayServ to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit of … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to Payroll Deductions mailbox. … To notify agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1367-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2015-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1218
… Purpose To notify agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings … checks dated December 27, 2012), OSC will update PayServ to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit of … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to Payroll Deduction mailbox. … To notify agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1218-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2013