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NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Coal Investments Under Review
… Fund (Fund) is reviewing 27 thermal coal mining companies to determine whether they are taking steps to transition to a more sustainable business model in line with the growing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-coal-investments-under-reviewCounty of Oswego Industrial Development Agency – Revolving Loan Programs (2014M-356)
… benefit corporation created to promote, develop, encourage and assist in acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining … The Agency has no formal process to compare current and projected jobs at the time of application to the reported number of jobs actually retained and created. Key Recommendations Discontinue the practice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-oswego-industrial-development-agency-revolving-loanSchenevus Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-83)
… financial condition of the general and school lunch (cafeteria) funds. Key Findings Total general fund balance … attrition and planning to use retirement reserves. The cafeteria fund incurred deficits totaling over $48,700 and … revenues and decreasing expenditures to reduce the cafeteria fund’s reliance on the general fund. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/schenevus-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-83Allegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… annually appropriating fund balance that was not used to finance operations and overestimating appropriations by … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce unrestricted fund balance to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129North Babylon Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-32)
… The North Babylon Union Free School District is located in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County. The District, which … District officials employed budgeting practices resulting in fund balance appropriations that were not needed. The … calculations or justifications for the funding levels in the reserves. The District maintained balances in two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-32Hamilton Central School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-136)
… was to examine the school lunch fund’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through February 25, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the school lunch fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $269,000. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hamilton-central-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financial-conditionWest Seneca Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-381)
… July 1, 2009 through January 14, 2015. Background The West Seneca Central School District is located in the Towns of West Seneca, Orchard Park, Hamburg and Cheektowaga, in Erie …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/west-seneca-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-381Islip Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-213)
… 4 percent cap required by law. Key Recommendation There are no recommendations for this report. … Islip Union Free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/27/islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-213Garrison Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-108)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Union Free Central School District is located in the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/garrison-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-108North Rose-Wolcott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-22)
… The North Rose-Wolcott Central School District is located in the Towns of Butler, Huron, Lyons, Rose, Savannah, Sodus and Wolcott in Wayne County. The District, which operates three schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/north-rose-wolcott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-22Greenville Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-106)
… market accounts, which had average available funds for investing of $845,365. Had officials considered other legally … program - legality, safety, liquidity and yield - when investing available funds. District officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/greenville-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-106Elmira Heights Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-76)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Heights Central School District is located in the village of Elmira Heights, Chemung County. The District is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/19/elmira-heights-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-76Village of Port Dickinson – Financial Condition (2014M-154)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Village’s financial condition … developed a long-term financial plan. Key Recommendations Do not continually rely on one-time revenue sources, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-port-dickinson-financial-condition-2014m-154VIII.1.C Expenditure Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… An Expenditure transfer is used to adjust or reclassify previously posted expenditure … online (bulkload). For agencies that have online access to SFS, all reclassifications of voucher expenditures made … APJV transaction, with the exception of corrections made to vouchers that used an interagency vendor id (beginning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1c-expenditure-transfersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … activity (ECA) clubs did not maintain adequate records. As a result, auditors could not determine whether all money … is meant to be a learning experience for student club members. By not properly managing ECA finances, students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditTown of Springport – Financial Management (2014M-329)
… 31, 2014. Background The Town of Springport is located in Cayuga County and has a population of approximately 2,400. … balance than was actually available which led to deficits in unexpended fund balance. Key Recommendations Ratify and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-springport-financial-management-2014m-329Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… Key Findings Appropriations were overestimated resulting in an operating surplus of $6.2 million in 2016-17. District officials made excessive year-end budget transfers in 2016-17 and 2017-18 without Board Approval. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226City of Yonkers - Internal Controls Over Cash Collections (2018M-14)
… 30 percent of its revenues ($17,241) collected from credit card payments due to the credit card vendor improperly withholding funds. Ice rink … Recommendations The City Clerk should work with the credit card vendor and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to recover …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/22/city-yonkers-internal-controls-over-cash-collections-2018m-14Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance (2021M-61)
… purpose to benefit the Town is not in the public’s best interest. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/02/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-fund-balanceExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
… by permission. Sample City Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets Fiduciary Funds December 31, 2002 Employee … liabilities 1,358 1,234 $ 228,050 NET ASSETS: Held in trust for pension benefits and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-fiduciary-net-assets