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Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and … employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, as well as other … (Division) as high risk due to substantial charges for car rentals. The total costs associated with these travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesDiNapoli: State Faces Potential Budget Gaps
… faces potential budget gaps in future years, according to an analysis of the state’s Financial Plan released today … enacted this year, and the use of temporary resources to pay for recurring costs. “New York is facing the prospect … “New York’s rainy day reserves are at low levels compared to many states and the use of temporary resources to meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-faces-potential-budget-gapsDiNapoli: Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), announced … Tire and Rubber Co. and Nisource Inc. have agreed to the Fund's request that they publicly report all direct and … urge other companies to follow suit. Shining more light on the use of corporate resources to influence the political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-corporations-disclose-political-spendingMedicaid Program – Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program
… opioids while also in a Treatment Program for opioid use disorder. This audit covered the period October 1, 2013 … therapies for people diagnosed with an opioid use disorder. New York State maintains a database to monitor … the debate over the sharing of substance use disorder treatment information among different health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/medicaid-program-opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1684
… transactions. This report will include information going back three months. Effective Date(s) Immediately OSC Actions … will be mailed to the employee’s home address located in the Modify a Person page in PayServ. OSC will update the Payroll Check Notification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1684-new-form-stop-and-reissue-new-york-state-payroll-checkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1669
… that will display when an employee accessing NYSPO claims exemption from federal withholding as well as a new Locked … payroll officers that lists all employees who claimed the exemption on NYSPO Affected Employees All employees who have … that no federal taxes will be withheld if they claim exemption on the Form W-4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1669-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-warning-message-federal-exemptionAccounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… impacts the Scheduled Due field and, where applicable, the Discount Due field. The default Basis Date for vendors … the Basis Date to calculate the Scheduled Due field and Discount Due field, where applicable. Note: This section used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1343
… of upcoming changes to the PayServ system, inbound and outbound file layouts and to Control D reports to reflect the conversion from … the ability to compare the same data across both PayServ and the SFS system, allowing for easier reconciliation of … agencies of upcoming changes to the PayServ system inbound and outbound file layouts and to Control D reports to reflect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1343-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialOpinion 99-11
… be cancelled by either perforating the obligation with the word "Paid" or "Cancelled" and the date of payment, or by writing or stamping the word "Paid", as well as the date of payment, on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11Opinion 98-9
… for the collection of such fees and charges, or formulate rules and regulations for the collection thereof by the … the collection of such fees and charges or may formulate rules and regulations for the collection thereof by the … assessed against the properties within the district on an ad valorem basis (see 1993 Opns St Comp No. 93-26, p 46). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 98-4
… to "an official who is empowered to authorize payment of bills without prior audit by such body or, in the event there … of the claims is a responsibility of the county treasurer (see County Law, §§369[6][b], 577[3], 600[1]). From the … delegation to a county comptroller or county auditor (see Memoranda to Governor's Counsel, L 1984, ch 383, from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Opinion 91-51
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- … moneys collected as user fees and benefit assessments on behalf of a county sewer district. County sewer districts … means of special ad valorem levies (County Law, §270) or on a benefit assessment basis (County Law, §271). The county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 92-4
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (supervised … fitness training for firefighters) TOWN LAW, §176(10): A fire district may pay for supervised physical fitness … functions, the nature of the supervision is such that the fire district has reasonable assurance that it is realizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 685
… award was made in accordance with section 209 of the Civil Service Law with respect to certain employees in the Agency … the award, OSC has partnered with the Department of Civil Service (DCS) to establish a new payroll bargaining unit … award was made in accordance with Section 209 of the Civil Service Law with respect to certain employees in the Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/685-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codes-non-arbitration-eligibleOpinion 2000-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … by an annual salary and an extra lump sum amount at the end of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Westford Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-270)
… not conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s records nor do they contract with an independent auditor to perform such … records annually or contract with an independent firm to do so. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/westford-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSwan Lake Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-258)
… from the Towns of Liberty and Bethel, and is located in Sullivan County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/29/swan-lake-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSummit Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-264)
… of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to July 26, … of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/summit-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-264Stanley Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-259)
… of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to August 20, … of our audit was to determine whether District controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/22/stanley-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-259South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-155)
… officials do not ensure that invoices for all credit card purchases are retained and attached to the credit card statement. We reviewed all 264 payments totaling … made by the Company in 2012, including $7,250 for credit card purchases. We found that claims for credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/south-byron-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial