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Divorce – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… The New York State Court of Appeals has determined that retirement benefits are … distribution. “Equitable distribution” is the division of marital assets between spouses after the marriage has ended. This division must be stated in the form of a Domestic Relations Order (DRO) if we are to pay a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/divorceTown of St. Armand – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-142)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Supervisor maintained complete and accurate accounting records and reports to allow the Board to effectively monitor the Town’s financial operations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-st-armand-selected-financial-operations-2017m-142East Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-160)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of … respectively. Key Findings The Department’s bylaws do not adequately segregate financial duties and instead assign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-holcomb-fire-department-financial-operationsDivorce – Career Plan
… that retirement benefits are marital property and subject to equitable distribution. “Equitable distribution” is the … to your ex-spouse. A DRO gives us specific direction on how your retirement benefits should be divided. However, it … may be revoked for the Ordinary Death Benefit, Cash Refund Initial Value option (Tier 1), Cash Refund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/divorceDivorce – Article 14 Benefits
… The New York State Court of Appeals has determined that retirement benefits are … distribution. Equitable distribution is the division of marital assets between spouses after the marriage has … Relations Order (DRO) if we are to pay a portion of your pension to your ex-spouse. A DRO gives us specific direction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/divorceCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-14-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt totaling $45 million to liquidate the current deficits in the City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-14-13Divorce – New Career Plan
… that retirement benefits are marital property and subject to equitable distribution. “Equitable distribution” is the … to your ex-spouse. A DRO gives us specific direction on how your retirement benefits should be divided. However, it … may be revoked for the Ordinary Death Benefit, Cash Refund Initial Value option (Tier 1), Cash Refund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/divorceRensselaer City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-286)
… audit was to determine if the Board properly managed the District’s financial operations for the period July 1, 2012 through May 31, 2016. Background The Rensselaer City School District is located in the City of Rensselaer in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/rensselaer-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-286Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… Stream Union Free School District #24 is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which … Key Findings District officials did not always account for employees’ leave accruals in accordance with applicable agreements. District officials do not have written policies or procedures in place to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationTown of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 – Board Oversight (2017M-40)
… Town of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Commissioners. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/06/02/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-number-14-board-oversight-2017m-40XVI.3 Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… This section includes a discussion of the New York State Financial Reporting Entity for the purpose of outlining the scope of what is and what is not included in the State's periodic financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3-overviewChenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-11)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-11Village of Nelsonville – Financial Operations (2012M-242)
… 31, 2012. Background The Village of Nelsonville is located in Putnam County and has a population of 628 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-nelsonville-financial-operations-2012m-242Village of Middleburgh – Fiscal Operations (2013M-10)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review selected financial activities for the period of June 1, 2011, to October 15, 2012. Background The Village of Middleburgh is … They did not realize that they were required to annually audit the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-middleburgh-fiscal-operations-2013m-10Town of Mohawk – Records and Reports (2013M-113)
… to review the Supervisor’s accounting records and reports for the period July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2012. … identify and record the appropriate amount of fund balance for each fund. Provide the Board with accurate and complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-mohawk-records-and-reports-2013m-113Village of South Floral Park – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2021M-5)
… and 2019-20 budgets, and the budgets presented were not in the proper form, as required. Inaccurate budgeting led to underestimated … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/16/village-south-floral-park-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2021m-5Red Flags – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… reasonable skepticism when any claim appears to be out of the ordinary. Even when all required documentation is … Particular attention should be paid to claims with the following characteristics: Missing documents … in providing requested information Tips or complaints about possible fraud. Understanding the symptoms of errors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/red-flagsWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… annual budget. Certain appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not … based on historical and/or other known factors. Reduce the amount of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Town of Argyle – Town Clerk and Budgeting (2012M-231)
… real property taxes in a timely manner, and did not remit funds to the Supervisor and other agencies in a timely … sales tax revenues, totaling $296,353, in the town-wide funds. This has resulted in an inequity among taxpayers. Key … account for sales tax revenues in the town-outside-village funds in compliance with statute. … Town of Argyle Town Clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/11/town-argyle-town-clerk-and-budgeting-2012m-231Tupper Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-151)
… The Tupper Lake Central School District is located in the Town of Tupper Lake in Franklin County and the Towns of Colton and Piercefield in … Develop and adopt a fund balance policy establishing the amount of unassigned fund balance to be maintained. Continue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/tupper-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-151