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Hancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition (2021M-208)
… District taxpayers. We found: While the Board can contract for a lesser amount than SED’s calculated NRT rate, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/hancock-central-school-district-non-resident-student-tuition-2021m-208XII.10.A Lapsing and Year-End Procedures for Payment Processing – XII. Expenditures
… to Localities lapse on September 30th. CUNY Stabilization Account appropriations lapse on March 31st, and SUNY Stabilization Account appropriations lapse on June 30th. Generally when a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10a-lapsing-and-year-end-procedures-payment-processingXIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Section Overview The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies about … supporting Travel and Expense transactions for a minimum of six years from the payment date, according to the General … attachment feature in the SFS to store electronic copies of documents in support of Travel and Expense transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Access to Network and Information Applications (2021M-148)
… officials restricted access to the student information application, they did not adequately secure access to the network and financial application. District officials did not: Disable unnecessary … Properly restrict user permissions in the financial application. In addition, sensitive information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-access-network-andVI.4 Reappropriations Overview – VI. Budgets
… year plus the carryover period. The life of SUNY and CUNY state operations appropriations is from July 1st to June 30th … generally begin April 1 and end two years later on March 31 with no carryover period. Based upon State Finance Law, Section 40 there are four lapse dates in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi4-reappropriations-overviewVI.1.B Budget Overview – VI. Budgets
… inquire upon and review all control budgets. The inquiry’s search criteria are as follows: Business Unit (required) … Chartfield Values (optional – used to narrow down your search) For additional instruction on this topic, visit job … from the SFS home page after logging in with your SFS user ID and password. *Not shown due to screen limitations are: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1b-budget-overviewSchuylerville Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-131)
Determine whether the Schuylerville Central School District District maximized Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/schuylerville-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-131DiNapoli: State Ends Third Quarter of State Fiscal Year on Solid Financial Footing
… also affected by a newly established tax structure, the Pass Through Entity Tax (PTET). The PTET allows certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-state-ends-third-quarter-state-fiscal-year-solid-financial-footingX.5.A Assigned Single Payment Vendor IDs – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… payment vendor IDs. The use of a single payment vendor ID is limited to programs with a singular purpose, where … a very short duration. When using a single payment vendor ID, agencies are required to maintain detailed information … example, former employees returning to testify in a court case . Chapter XIII, Section 11 - Submitting Travel and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5a-assigned-single-payment-vendor-idsArgyle Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-171)
… maximized Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The … not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. The District … were submitted and reimbursed. Claims were not submitted for 1,251 eligible services totaling $26,637. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/argyle-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2020m-171Brasher-Winthrop Consolidated Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-47)
… over the work of the Treasurer, who was responsible for receiving and disbursing cash, signing District checks … the Treasurer filed required annual financial reports for 2017 through 2019. Complete mandatory fiscal oversight … made during our audit period and found that they were for proper District purposes. Key Recommendations Routinely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/11/brasher-winthrop-consolidated-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-47Troy City School District – Payments for Unused Leave Accruals (2020M-167)
… Troy (District) accurately calculated payments for unused leave accruals. Audit Results During the audit period, the … paid 51 employees a total of $477,000 for their unused leave accruals. We reviewed payments totaling $270,000 that … made. However, District officials identified unused sick leave reporting errors for District retirees. These errors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/04/troy-city-school-district-payments-unused-leave-accruals-2020m-167White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… The District’s fund balance over the past five years grew to $97.9 million, the equivalent of 43 percent of the … were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. District officials made year-end transfers totaling about $29 million to reserves. The transfers were made to stay within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Who Is Responsible? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Although there are exceptions, the governing board is generally responsible for the audit of claims. The audit of claims is one of the few control procedures that is often executed directly by the governing board. Having the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/who-responsibleState Agencies Bulletin No. 138
… Administer Workforce - Administer Workforce U.S. - Use - Personal Data - Personal Data 1 Home Address- The employee's … the report from the PaySR panels: Deptid, Emplid, Employee Name, Address 1, Address 2, City, State, Zip and the name of the panel which has missing information. Records will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/138-employee-addresses-and-new-reveal-report-employee-address-reportTioga County Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2019M-190)
… loan projects. The Board did not require the Administrator to: Compare reported job creation and retention figures with project goals. Track sales tax exemptions to ensure that the exemptions taken were within allowable … limits. Key Recommendations Require the Administrator to compare reported job creation and retention figures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/12/20/tioga-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalTier 6 Defined Contribution Plan Option
… wish to choose the defined contribution plan must file an election during their first 30 days of employment. You must … mandatory members to us, unless an employee has filed an election choosing the defined contribution plan. The defined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/tier-6-defined-contribution-plan-optionTown of Lloyd - Information Technology (2019M-36)
… recovery and data backup. Officials indicated that they have initiated corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-lloyd-information-technology-2019m-36Stockbridge Valley Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-13)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials established information … (PPSI). Key Findings Employees did not comply with the District’s acceptable use policy (AUP). District … Monitor employees’ computer use to ensure compliance with the AUP. Disable user accounts as soon as they are no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/stockbridge-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2019mIT Contingency Planning – Information Technology Contingency Planning
In general a business continuity plan focuses on strategies for sustaining an organizations critical business processes in the event of a disruption
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/it-contingency-planning