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Death Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… while in active service (before retiring) . It is payable to the member’s last designated beneficiary(ies). To be effective, the member must properly execute and file the appropriate beneficiary designation with NYSLRS. A DRO may direct a member to designate the ex-spouse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 778
… agencies that the use of fixed amounts or percentages for tax withholdings that are entered into PayServ does not … or percentage. Agencies have entered the fixed amounts for Federal, State or local withholding taxes into PayServ, … Agencies must not initiate new fixed tax transactions for employees. For employees who have a fixed tax entry, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/778-fixed-amounts-tax-withholdingState Agencies Bulletin No.1824
… financial institutions for employees who were overpaid by the agency. OSC will prepare transactions for all direct … in PayServ will continue to be received and audited by OSC. However, AC-230s will not be processed to reverse the … a direct deposit account change or closure during the SFS black out period, ensure the employee’s Direct Deposit Table …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1824-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-105
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of the new procedure for calculating promotions for RRSU employees who have earned … procedure for calculating promotions for RRSU employees is effective 04/01/2020. Eligibility Criteria This provision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-105-calculating-base-salary-employees-district-council-37State Agencies Bulletin No. 1817
… for calculating promotions for CSEA employees who have earned Longevity Lump Sum (LLS) payments. Affected … promoted or otherwise advanced to a higher salary grade on April 1, 2020 and after will be paid at the Hiring Rate of … promotional salaries for eligible CSEA employees goes into effect during Pay Period 26L (Administration) and 1L …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1817-calculating-base-salary-employees-civil-service-employees-associationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1899
… process a Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange (AC-230) until approximately five to seven (5-7) business days after the SFS blackout period ends. AC-230s submitted to reverse the overpayment in PayServ will continue to be received and audited by OSC. However, AC-230s will not be processed to reverse the paycheck in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1899-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… Objective Our audit objective was to determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) … significant agency expenses, and also affect the safety of persons in the care of the State. Outside New York City, … repairs and maintenance of their vehicles while others do not actively monitor these costs at all. Due to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesMTA Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction – Travel and Entertainment Expenses
… Authority (MTA) Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction for travel and entertainment were appropriate and documented for MTA business purposes. The audit primarily covers the … benefit corporation providing transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/02/mta-headquarters-and-mta-capital-construction-travel-and-entertainment-expensesState Agencies Bulletin No. 947
… of Earned Income Tax Credit directly from their employer in the form of regular payments added to the employee’s … for advance payments of their Earned Income Tax Credit in 2010 must file a new form with their employer. The 2010 … have a monetary consequence for the employee, and result in decreased earnings. Agency Actions Agencies must review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/947-agency-instructions-employees-who-claim-advance-earned-income-tax-creditAccounts Payable Advisory No. 29
Certifying Controls over the Agencys Payment Process
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/29-internal-controls-certificationDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for July 2014
… invasive plant and species partnerships in the Adirondack Park and the St. Lawrence-Lake Ontario region. Major Payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-july-2014Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health and Hospitals) ensured that … care services to more than 1 million New Yorkers annually. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, Health and Hospitals … $7.6 billion – personal service expenses accounted for $3.6 billion of this amount. As of May 2, 2017, Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionOpinion 97-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular … fire insurance tax moneys except as otherwise provided in any special law 1 . These sections provide that the … moneys to be expended for a purpose which the treasurer, in good faith, believes to be illegal or improper, even if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… 2020-21 school year by Sept. 15, as required by New York State Education Department (SED) regulations, according to a new report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eighteen of 20 … Unadilla Valley Waverly Wellsville West Genesee Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffState Agencies Bulletin No. 879
… To describe the process of changing bargaining units for affected titles and employees. Affected Employees Payroll Bargaining Unit Code 68 has been established for Annual and Hourly employees who are currently in … any other earnings. OSC Actions OSC has created new codes for the following new data elements: The Payroll Bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/879-new-bargaining-unit-and-establishment-new-payroll-bargaining-unit-codesOpinion 95-14
… purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Real Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… Prescribes Requirements for Excess Funds to Be Placed in Reserve The Comptroller requires excess tax funds be placed in a reserve fund if a local government: exceeds the tax cap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerService Retirement Benefit – State Police Plan
… Police officers must retire by the last day of the year in which their 60th birthday occurs. You must file an … before your retirement date. To apply for retirement, sign in to your Retirement Online account , go to the ‘My Account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/service-retirement-benefitState Agencies Bulletin No. 1702
… that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 6 New York City Employee Retirement System (7U), New York City … compensation and/or limited to the Governor’s Salary cap limit of $179,900 are affected by the overtime limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1702-2019-tier-6-ot-limit-and-plan-year-changes-nyc-retirement-systemsCrystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-243)
… The Board failed to adopt comprehensive written guidance on credit card usage combined with the Department officials’ … ensure the Department’s accounting records were audited on an annual basis by a CPA, as is required by the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/crystal-beach-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-funds