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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1598
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of PayServ changes that must occur when an … Job Action and whose ORP or VDC Savings Plans panel is set to Elect are affected. Background: OSC has identified several … are receiving service credit and/or Employer contributions to which they are not entitled. Effective Dates: Beginning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1598-terminating-retirement-plans-active-employees-prior-job-action-retireDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
… tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first half of 2025, an increase of 3.7% ($423 million) compared to the same … growth in collections during the first half of 2025 almost doubled that for the same period last year (1.9%) … experienced stronger growth in the first half of 2025, future revenues may become less predictable as local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearOpinion 90-8
… could supersede a special act of the State Legislature with respect to the recipient of foreign fire insurance tax … performance ( Stisser v New York Cent. & H. R. R. Co ., 32 App Div 98, 52 NYS 861, mot den, 35 App Div 625, 55 NYS 1149; see also Huttlinger v Royal Dutch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 92-3
Whether the chairman of a town planning board has a conflict of interest prohibited by General Municipal Law article 18 under the following circumstances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Opinion 91-25
… v Lupton , 282 App Div 1008, 125 NYS2d 672, affd 307 NY 770; Drahos v Village of Johnson City , 80 AD2d 106, 438 … 15 Opns St Comp No. 1959, p 421; Chalachan v City of Binghamton , 81 AD2d 973, 439 NYS2d 754, affd 55 NY2d 989, … 49 AD2d 1013, 375 NYS2d 500; see also Chalachan v City of Binghamton , supra ; Phaneuf , supra , [vacation and sick …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $291.4 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $291.4 … end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 2025-26, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced … The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2914 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-291-point-4-billion-end-second-quarterIV.4.E Grants and Public Assistance – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… download the table below as a Microsoft Excel file . SFS Account Title Description 60301 Local Grants and Public … Veterans, Gold Star}, and unemployment benefits. The account code together with the program code and/or fund code … from grant payments to ensure contract performance. This account code is used for both the withholding and release of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4e-grants-and-public-assistanceDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $246.3 Billion at End of Second Quarter
… bonds, and mortgages (21.53%), private equity (14.61%), real estate and real assets (13.39%) and credit, absolute return strategies, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-246-point-3-billion-end-second-quarterPartial Lump Sum Payment at Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… and only their portion will be reduced by the PLS election. The ex-spouse’s share will be calculated as if no … share to avoid reductions resulting from the member’s PLS election. If the DRO was approved before April 1, 2008, does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/partial-lump-sum-payment-retirementXIII.1 Employee Expense Reimbursement Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Office of Employee Relations (GOER) through a single pay voucher in the Accounts Payable module of the SFS. Refer to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii1-employee-expense-reimbursement-overviewXIII.10 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… provides Agencies with guidance on how to process a refund owed to the State by an employee. Situations where an employee owes a refund to the State may occur for various reasons. For … employee expense report. When an employee owes the State a refund as the result of an employee expense report, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10-overviewDiNapoli Recovers $42K From Woman Who Stole From State and Local Retirement System
… announced the sentencing of Bonnie S. Robertson, 63, of Pleasant Valley for stealing nearly $42,000 of her deceased mother’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-recovers-42k-woman-who-stole-state-and-local-retirement-systemExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Revenues, Expenses and changes in Net Assets
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the Governmental Accounting … Sample City Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Fund Net Assets Proprietary Funds For the Year Ended … out (290,000) (211,409) (501,409) (175,003) Change in net assets 4,632,009 (1,412,124) 3,219,885 (758,808) Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-revenues-expenses-and-changes-net-assetsMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Medgar Evers College: Controls Over Bank Accounts ( 2015-S-92 ). Background Our initial audit, … 2016, found that all 14 accounts were opened after CUNY’s bank authorization policy was established in 2008. However, … These findings point to weaknesses in the monitoring of bank accounts, which increase the risk that Medgar Evers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followManagement of Energy Consumption
… could have saved approximately $930,000 in energy costs for 2010. Key Recommendations Develop and implement a plan to reduce energy consumption. Retain energy usage data for all OCFS facilities so reduction achievements can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/management-energy-consumptionHelping Hands School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Key Finding Based on a review of a sample of transactions for the year ended June 30, 2014, we determined Helping Hands … on its CFR that did not comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. Key Recommendations To SED: Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/13/helping-hands-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAdministration of Fellowship Leaves (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Administration of Fellowship Leaves (Report 2011-S-20). Background Our initial audit … issued October 9, 2013, examined whether the fellowship leaves granted City University of New York (CUNY) … City University of New York: Administration of Fellowship Leaves (2011-S-20) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/17/administration-fellowship-leaves-followState Agency Small-Dollar Purchases (Follow-Up)
… Background In our initial audit report, which was issued on September 9, 2010, our objectives were to determine the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/state-agency-small-dollar-purchases-followSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… policies and procedures to determine if they adequately address potentially questionable discretionary spending, … Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Battery Park City Authority: Selected Aspects of Discretionary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0