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2020 Annual Report on Preschool Special Education
In 2020, OSC completed 10 audits of preschool special education providers' expenses submitted to SED. These audits cumulatively identified over $4.4 million in recommended disallowances, or more than 3 percent of the total claimed expenses of $139.3 million for the audit period.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/seit-annual-report-2020.pdfNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up) (2023-F-30)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2021-S-18).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f30.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (2022-S-9) 180-Day Response
To determine whether tenants living in Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s9-response.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City (2022-S-46)
To determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments, supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s46.pdfHomeownership Rates in New York
In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large share of the population: New York has the lowest homeownership rate among the states, with only 53.6 percent owning a home in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 65.8 percent nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/homeownership-rates-in-ny.pdfOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc. (2019-S-60) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Mental Health ensures that costs reported by providers such as Independent Living, Inc. on Consolidated Fiscal Reports are allowable, properly calculated, and adequately documented in accordance with Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/2020-19s60-response.pdfAccounting for Capital Assets
A municipality's inventory of capital assets often represents its most significant investment of resources. This session will cover the proper accounting for these valuable assets. We will also discuss best practices to ensure these assets are properly safeguarded from theft or loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/accounting-capital-assets-110624.pdfAccounting for LOSAP
This session will discuss accounting principles and work through journal entry examples to ensure the proper recordkeeping for length of service award programs (LOSAP). Participants will also learn about the establishment of the programs, applicable GASB criteria and reporting requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/accounting-losap-120424.pdfHousing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up) (Report 2024-F-21)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (2022-S-28).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f21.pdfHomes and Community Renewal: Division of Housing and Community Renewal – Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City (2022-S-46) 180-Day Response
To determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments, supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s (HCR) Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s46-response.pdfOffice Real Estate in New York City: A Review of Market Valuation Shifts
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shift to hybrid office work arrangements have raised questions about the health of office commercial real estate and its potential impact on the economy and the finances of governments reliant on its tax revenue.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-11-2025.pdfHousing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-21) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (2022-S-28).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f21-response.pdfReport on the State Fiscal Year 2025-26 Executive Budget
The Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 has been released at a time of great uncertainty. Federal funding is the State’s largest source of revenue, and is estimated by the Division of Budget to total $93.1 billion in State Fiscal Year 2025-26.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/executive-budget-report-2025-26.pdfMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Monitoring of NotforProfit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance 2016S79
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followErrors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
… manufacturers to pay rebates to state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs dispensed to Medicaid recipients. … and thereafter are appropriately claimed and collected for the providers we identified; and monitor providers’ use … rebate invoicing and to monitor and make recommendations for improvements in the rebate process. Of the initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/23/errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-followDiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… Annual local sales tax collections declined in 30 of the 57 counties outside of New York City last year, … across the state grew by 3.6 percent, or $552 million, in 2015 compared to 2014. But the increase was nearly … saw an increase of $487 million. “The unpredictability in sales tax collections continues to have financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… projects. And if inflation trends continue, it is possible that some local governments with fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016Infant and Child Learning Center – The Research Foundation for the State University of New York: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… two fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. Background ICLC is a Brooklyn, New York-based organization approved by SED to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/infant-and-child-learning-center-research-foundation-state-university-new-york-complianceDiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… 9.1 million New Yorkers were working in 2016, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … market regions saw unemployment decline sharply from 2011 to 2016, in half of those markets, the number of people with … Valley, Central New York and Western New York from 2011 to 2016, while increasing in other regions of the state; As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008