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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC's FY 2025 Preliminary Budget
… of restorations and new agency spending, including to address fiscal cliffs , suggest savings will be more … steps up with sustainable policy changes and funding to address the influx of asylum seekers into communities across … for spending and revenue volatility remain elevated. “My team is analyzing the budget and will issue a public report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nycs-fy-2025-preliminary-budgetNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… Robust increases to reserves will better prepare us for future downturns and challenges. “I remain concerned … it hinders our future, which is why I proposed a roadmap for reform to impose meaningful limits on debt and ban … backdoor borrowing. This proposal can serve as the basis for discussion and action to give more power back to voters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2023 State of the City Address
… seeing profitability and bonuses decline, adding further to the city’s budgetary pressures. “The city’s economic … fragile and relies on the city and state working together to address these challenges. The mayor identified … and savings in his budget. Still, more can be done to incorporate recurring costs, including those to help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2023-state-city-addressV.3.H Category Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… The Category Code ChartField is used to identify an item/service being … use UNSPSC (United Nations Standard Products and Services Code) Category codes statewide. There are over 50,000 … Codes that are configured in the SFS. Where a Category Code field is used or required, it will be entered at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3h-commodity-codeV.1 Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance Overview and Policies – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… The Chart of Accounts (COA) is the foundation of the Statewide Financial System … financial transactions. Centralized governance of the COA will ensure continued consistency within the State … maintenance and future changes. The primary goals of the COA are to facilitate the collection and analysis of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v1-chart-accounts-coa-governance-overview-and-policiesDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year
… will be capped at 1.23 percent, down from 1.81 percent last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … will be capped at 123 percent down from 181 percent last year according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-yearPember Library and Museum – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2013M-285)
… 2013. Background The Pember Library and Museum is located in the Village of Granville. The Library/Museum is governed … and did not monitor and comply with the stipulations in the Foundation Agreement regarding the maintenance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/03/pember-library-and-museum-board-oversight-financial-activities-2013m-285DiNapoli: Son Who Left His Dad’s Body In Morgue Sentenced For Stealing His Retirement Payments
… Security Inspector General for their partnership with us in rooting out pension fraud.” Bunn left his father in the Nassau County morgue for more than a year while pocketing $7,542 in pension payments and $17,790 in social security payments, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-son-who-left-his-dads-body-morgue-sentenced-stealing-his-retirement-paymentsXII.7.A Responding to Voucher and Expense Report Audit Questions – XII. Expenditures
… will contact a Voucher Authorizer at the agency via phone call or email. Agencies have the following … . The email must include the name, email address, and phone number of the new contact. Since the traveler’s supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7a-responding-voucher-and-expense-report-audit-questionsXIII.4.B Travel Advance – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Business Units may advance funds to an employee for a specific travel event. Process and Document Preparation: … or other monies due him/her. Travelers must account for a travel advance upon completion of the travel for which the … return advances. Travel advances can be issued in SFS in two different ways, either through an agency’s petty cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4b-travel-advanceDiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's Pension
… announced the sentencings of Annette Bigelow, 61, and Mary Nash, 59, who hid their mother’s death to pocket nearly … to pay full restitution of $22,000. “Annette Bigelow and Mary Nash hid their mother’s death and tried to cheat the … Rocah announced the sentencings of Annette Bigelow 61 and Mary Nash 59 who hid their mothers death to pocket nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-pensionVillage of Gowanda – Procurement (2013M-175)
… and $445,993 for the water fund. Key Finding We tested 16 purchases totaling $408,028 made in the 2011-12 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/13/village-gowanda-procurement-2013m-175State Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland District Attorney Walsh Announce Guilty Pleas of Middletown Resident for Larceny
… “Mr. Cesar tried to fake a lost check in an effort to scam the state’s retirement system,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-district-attorney-walsh-announce-guilty-pleas-middletownDiNapoli: Perry Ambulance Service Manager Charged With Embezzlement
… ambulance funds to pay her personal utility bills, Direct TV Service and her husband’s membership to the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-perry-ambulance-service-manager-charged-embezzlementTaxes – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the COVID-19 pandemic. Collections for consumption and use taxes, New York State’s second largest tax revenue source, … of the states rely more heavily on sales and user taxes. Effective January 1, 2021, the State’s top personal … single tax source overall. Over 62 percent of all property taxes in New York are collected by school districts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxesContinuity of Operations Planning
… events. Our audit scope included the period January 1, 2017 through August 23, 2017. Background The Division of … COOP can help government agencies ensure the stability of essential functions through a wide range of emergencies and … COOPs include plans and procedures that delineate essential functions, specify lines of succession and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/21/continuity-operations-planningReal Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… Prescribes Requirements for Excess Funds to Be Placed in Reserve The Comptroller requires excess tax funds be placed in a reserve fund if a local government: exceeds the tax cap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerTravel Advisory No. 2
… and tax home designations to ensure the designations are appropriate. This includes assessing designations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/2-taxable-travelCattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… insurance reserve fund balance of $227,000 which can fund average unemployment expenditures for 78 years. Did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementXIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… State pays for expenses incurred when an employee travels on official State business. In some instances, these expenses … a tax home is generally an objective determination based on where an employee principally works. While the location of … with no regular work location, but for whom, dependent on the specific circumstances, both the tax home and official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-station