Search

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1894

… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to explain the extension of Military and Training Leave Benefits and Stipends, and … are affected. Background A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between each of the parties listed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1894-2021-extension-military-and-training-leave-benefits-and-stipends

Operational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews (Follow-Up)

… bus and subway service within the City of New York. Staten Island Railway (SIR) is a subsidiary agency that operates a … rapid transit line on Staten Island, which runs from the St. George Ferry Terminal to the southern terminus at the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crews-follow

Operational Advisory No. 32

… Subject : Chapter VII.3 Refund of Appropriation/AP Adjustment Vouchers Guidance : The … Comptroller (OSC) has updated Chapter VII.3 regarding Refund of Appropriation transactions submitted on AP … gets an accurate 1099. Since the refund relates to a payment that was posted in SFS, a “Related Voucher” must be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/32-refund-appropriation-ap-adjustment-voucher-guidelines

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1809

… (MOU) between each of the parties listed above and New York State has extended the Military Leave Benefits … through 12/31/2020 in response to the continuing need for New York State employees in the National Guard and Reserves … employee had a salary change in calendar year 2019, the new bi-weekly wage will be used. The military wages on record …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1809-2020-extension-military-and-training-leave-benefits-and-stipends

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges

… Medicaid program made inappropriate fee-for-service (FFS) payments to hospitals that failed to properly report correct … 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019. About the Program The State’s Medicaid program is administered by the Department of Health (Department). The Department’s eMedNY computer …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges

City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)

… in future budgets. The City's proposed budget includes a tax levy of $50.5 million, which is $3 million above the legal limit, unless the City Council overrides the tax levy limit. The proposed budget includes a 4 percent … Be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase within the legal tax levy limit, or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/12/city-long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6

Monitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs

… of violent crime – such as aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery – in the State, excluding New York City. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/24/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs

Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Follow-Up)

… as a public benefit corporation in 1985 under Section 45-a of the Private Housing Finance Law, the Housing Trust Fund … development, revitalization, and preservation of low-income housing; the development and preservation of businesses; the creation of job opportunities; and the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/02/low-income-housing-trust-fund-program-follow

DiNapoli: Former Town Supervisor Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement

… clothes, jewelry, home utilities, and work on his property. Brown, 72, was arrested on April 10, 2019. Brown …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-town-supervisor-sentenced-prison-embezzlement

Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up)

… $2 for every $500 of consideration exchanged. The base tax is generally paid by the seller (grantor), unless the seller is exempt from the tax or does not pay, in which case the … of residential real property when the consideration is $1 million or more and is often referred to as the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/administration-and-collection-real-estate-transfer-taxes-follow

V.3.A General Ledger Business Unit (GLBU) – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance

… A General Ledger Business Unit (GL BU) is generally defined for each entity … maintains and reports on its own transactional data. A business unit (BU) is a required PeopleSoft configuration …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3a-general-ledger-business-unit-glbu

Administration of Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans

… Objective To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation … processes and application of the Law across agencies have resulted in late, inaccurate, or sometimes missed … its own procedures for processing claims, and the MTA does not monitor the procedures being used. From July 1, 2015 to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/25/administration-self-insured-workers-compensation-plans

DiNapoli: New Law Will Help Local Governments Weather Coronavirus Pandemic

… Legislation introduced at the request of the State Comptroller that will help ease the … burdens they will face until our economy fully recovers. I thank Governor Cuomo and the Legislature for enacting this … assistance and information needed at this time. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-law-will-help-local-governments-weather-coronavirus-pandemic

DiNapoli Appoints Navyug Patel Deputy Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … “Nav” Patel as deputy chief investment officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Patel has served as … “Nav Patel brought a wealth of investment skills to the New York State Common Retirement Fund when he joined us five …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-appoints-navyug-patel-deputy-chief-investment-officer-new-york-state-common-retirement-fund

DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar For First Quarter

… their major public authorities during the first quarter of 2017. The planned sales of $4.27 billion include $2.97 billion of new money and $1.30 billion of refundings or reofferings …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-releases-bond-calendar-first-quarter

What Not to Report – Legacy Reporting

… taxable by the IRS constitute salary as defined by the Retirement and Social Security Law. The following payments … from the retirement calculation if reported: The value of employee use of employer-provided vehicles Meal allowance … regular salary) members Overtime which is paid by private, non-governmental entities Payments made for unused personal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/what-not-report

Opinion 89-23

… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Lease (to State agency at less than fair and … such terms and conditions as shall be approved by such body, any real property owned by such county, town, village, fire …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter

… Thomas P. DiNapoli. This growth was largely driven by New York City, with several upstate regions experiencing a … first quarter showed modest year-over-year growth, led by New York City and its resurgent hospitality industry,” … a variety of economic influences.” Tourism Strong Again in New York City In the first quarter of 2024, New York City saw …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-first-quarter