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Sales Tax Growth Strengthens for a Third Year: 2018 Collections Up 5.3 Percent
Local sales tax collections in New York State were $17.5 billion in 2018, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous calendar year and the third consecutive year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2018-local-sales-tax-collections.pdfAssessment of the Thruway Authority's Finances and Proposed Toll Increase, August 2012
In 2012, the New York State Thruway Authority announced that it was in the process of imposing a 45 percent average toll increase for some commercial vehicles.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/thruway-policy-08142012.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-17s30.pdfAbandoned Property Report - Excel File Format Instructions
Use these instructions to complete your report in the approved Microsoft Excel file format. Do not alter the design of the Excel template in any way.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/abandoned-property-report-excel-file-format-instructions.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 565
… in processing OGS parking deductions. Background Agency payroll officers currently receive CS-783 … Parking Deduction (Deduction Code 427) into the employee’s payroll record. At the request of OGS, an electronic file has … to automatically process these transactions. Agency payroll officers will no longer receive the CS-783 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/565-automated-processing-deduction-code-427-ogs-parking-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Laws of 2007. Effective April 1, 2010, any employee who is a member of the ORP, has an active retirement plan row …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… first joining a retirement system listed above on or after April 1, 2012 Effective Date(s) Agency data entry for … regarding changes in the contribution rate based on salary and OT limits will be issued at a later date. There is … System entry (Plan Type 7W) for Tier 6 remains an after tax deduction and is entered as PAFAT6. Enter “6” in the Tier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 974
… Law, Article 8-B, Section 392 2(c) and Article 125-A, Section 6252 2(c), eliminating the mandatory employee … for members who have ten (10) or more years of membership in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). ORP … Laws of 2007. Effective April 1, 2010, any employee who is a member of the ORP, has an active retirement plan row …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/974-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 492
… recalculating affected salaries. Affected Dates Beginning Pay Period 8 Lag for Institution and Pay Period 9 Lag for … The salary of an employee who has received a contractual raise must be recalculated to exclude that raise when the … contractual raise must be recalculated to include a salary increase when the employee moves to a bargaining unit for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/492-recalculation-salaries-employees-who-have-moved-between-bargaining-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 249
… Purpose To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who … Deductions mailbox. … To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/249-ogs-parking-fee-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 317
… Purpose To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who … Deductions mailbox. … To explain an automatic increase in the biweekly fee schedule …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/317-ogs-parking-fee-increaseDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) … 480a and 480 programs, and management plans are followed, records are maintained, and enforcements are applied when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… a claim for payment for goods and services, agency staff must confirm the agency received the quantity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9State Agencies Bulletin No. 1401
… will continue to use the current cost center mapping (COA Profile) to provide PayServ with the valid chartfield strings … to map their cost centers in SFS for payroll using the COA Profile. This process will continue until the EE1 project is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1401-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… outside documentation into the District Plans, including how drills are tested with local and county emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… congregate meals (meals served in a group setting) in its senior centers. Our audit covered the three fiscal years … we conducted on-site observations and interviews at senior centers through March 7, 2017. Background The New York … senior centers’ budgeted costs per meal and utilization rates to determine whether centers with lower budgeted costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
… Facilities Program Coordinator. Based on our audit, the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (Commission) found the Downstate employee violated New York State Public Officers Law § 73(5)(a). In settlement … Ensure employees understand and comply with New York State Public Officers Law (POL) § 73(5)(a) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llcState Agencies Bulletin No. 1004
… overtime limit. Agencies should ensure that appropriate staffs in payroll, personnel, and/or benefit service offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1004-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-employees-enrolled-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 1005
… Election Date field on the Retirement Plans panel. This new special accumulator total will be utilized during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1005-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-employees-enrolled-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… schools to guide their immunization programs. Immunization rates across the state are generally above standards … outbreak. However, some counties have high exemption rates, most notably Yates and Montgomery. Also, schools in … Columbia, Rockland, and Ulster) had immunization rates of 94 percent, just short of the 95 percent target. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0