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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… charging leave accruals. Newfield Fire Company – Company Funds (Tompkins County) The board generally ensured that company funds were properly deposited and disbursed. However, the … Union Center Fire Company – Controls Over Company Funds (Broome County) Company controls are adequate to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… track coach routinely overestimated the amount of advance funds needed for athletic events. As a result, at one point … Also, the coach consistently returned unused advance funds more than 2 months later than required by the … his daughter as a volunteer coach and using State funds to pay for her travel with him and the team to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/07/selected-employee-travel-expensesOpinion 88-58
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Funds (referendum requirements for fund established for type … General Municipal Law, expenditures from capital reserve funds established for the construction of a type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Latest Projections by $7.7 Billion
State tax receipts totaled $798 billion through the third quarter of State Fiscal Year SFY 202223 exceeding the latest projections from the Division of the Budgets DOB MidYear Update to the State Financial Plan by nearly $77 billion
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-latest-projections-7-point-7-billionDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $4,000 From Town of Lincoln
… of $3,869. “Ms. Becker abused her position by taking funds paid to her town and making them her own,” DiNapoli … in a place of trust to concoct a devious scheme and steal funds from the town. The New York State Police will not … and was responsible for recording and depositing all funds. During an audit of the town, DiNapoli’s office found a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-4000-town-lincolnDiNapoli Urges Companies to Join Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism
… New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), sent letters to 50 major portfolio companies, including Tesla Inc., Meta … Platforms Inc, Microsoft Corp. and NIKE Inc., urging them to join the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism. DiNapoli announced his action Saturday …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-urges-companies-join-workplace-pledge-fight-antisemitismDiNapoli: 1st Quarter State Tax Receipts Modestly Higher Than Division of Budget Projections
… million higher than DOB’s financial plan projections. All Funds spending through June totaled almost $55 billion, which … period, primarily due to lower Medicaid disbursements. All Funds spending through June was $942.3 million lower than … lower than anticipated Medicaid spending. State Operating Funds spending through June totaled almost $30.8 billion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-1st-quarter-state-tax-receipts-modestly-higher-division-budget-projectionsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of the Alden Central School District , East Aurora Union Free School District and the Kiryas Joel Union Free School … that receipts were issued, disbursements were supported with adequate documentation and that student ledgers were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsTown of Sullivan – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-267)
… village, highway – town-wide and highway – outside village funds; the fire district; and the water and lighting … As a result, in 2011 the Clerk had $4,500 of unidentified funds. However, in 2012 the Clerk had to use approximately … needs. Develop a formal plan to use the unexpended surplus funds in a manner that will benefit taxpayers. Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/27/town-sullivan-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2013m-267XIV.4.A Agency Bank Accounts Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… purposes. Pursuant to Section 106 of the State Finance Law requires that ALL monies received by any state officer or persons receiving moneys shall be deposited in a bank or trust company approved by the State Comptroller. … the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance to publish in the State Register, on or before the last day of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4a-agency-bank-accounts-overviewVII.3.B AP Adjustment Voucher – Treasury Requirements – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… obtain preapproval by e-mailing Treasury-Accounting@tax.ny.gov with the amount of the cash deposit and a … Entry screens to Treasury.Mailbox.Accounting.Unit@tax.ny.gov . For bulkload agencies a hardcopy (submitted for … Treasury - Accounting 110 State Street, 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12207 New York State Taxation & Finance Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii3b-ap-adjustment-voucher-treasury-requirementsDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Initial Projections By $7.2 Billion Through First Six Months
… $5.9 billion, $1.9 billion higher than last year. All Funds spending through September totaled $91.8 billion, which … including rental assistance and stabilization grants. All Funds spending through September was nearly $5.1 billion … due to lower than anticipated spending from federal funds. The state’s General Fund ended September with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-initial-projections-72-billion-through-first-six-monthsDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Continue to Exceed Projections
… Tax receipts through June totaled $30.9 billion, almost $17 billion more than received in the same period last year, … filing deadlines from April 15 to July 15 in 2020 and May 17 in 2021. In addition, PIT collections received from final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-continue-exceed-projectionsXI.12.F Reassignment of Agency Responsibility for Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Through various initiatives and legislative action, State agencies and departments may be reorganized, … / Department ID. The contracting agency must notify the vendor when reassigning a contract to another agency or … reservation and contract lines on the original contract. A new contract under the Business Unit/Department ID assuming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12f-reassignment-agency-responsibility-contractsTown of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… and reserves for the general, highway and sewer district funds and has multiyear financial and capital plans. Key … financial and capital plans for any of the three operating funds, it used available fund balance and reserves, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2015M-146)
… District reserves and the Board applied operating surplus funds to its reserves, which was not included in the budget. … accounts for reasonableness and accumulate only those funds necessary to fund planned purchases. … Orange Lake Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/orange-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2015m-146Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… and did not include estimates of fund balance. Reserve funds were not properly established. Claims were paid prior … process. Review the legal requirements for reserve funds and legalize existing reserve accounts. Audit all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Saranac Lake Central School District – Financial Management and Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-274)
… fund balance and whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were adequately safeguarded and cash collections and … did not maintain ledgers. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/saranac-lake-central-school-district-financial-management-and-extraCleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… with the statutory limit and develop a plan to use excess funds in a manner that benefits District residents. Transfer any excess reserve funds to unrestricted fund balance (where allowed by law) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235City of Glen Cove – Financial Condition, Claims Processing and Payroll (2017M-210)
… its charter, which only authorizes transfers from surplus funds to other funds. The Council has not established a claims auditing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/city-glen-cove-financial-condition-claims-processing-and-payroll-2017m-210