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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … required annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller for fiscal years 2015–2019 in compliance … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

Plattekill #1 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2014M-282)

… not have written contracts with all providers. The Board Chair had a prohibited interest in a contract between the District and a store which the Chair owns. Key Recommendations Issue press-numbered …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/plattekill-1-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1613

… by a nonqualified program are fully taxable. Most State of New York programs are qualified programs. Please see IRS … subject to employment and income taxes. Federal, State and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1613-educational-assistance-benefits

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1691

… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable … Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an educational assistance program is … To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1691-educational-assistance-benefits

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1003

… Purpose To re-state Payroll Certification procedures and provide a … Affected Employees All State Agencies Background Pursuant to Section 110 of the State Finance Law, the Office of the … signatures of Agency Representatives must be forwarded to OSC on an AC 2822 which will be kept on file at OSC. This …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1003-payroll-certification-legal-obligations

How to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review

… soliciting a procurement, you must decide whether you will conduct a vendor responsibility review for: all vendors … should state that: only responsive and responsible vendors will be awarded the contract; prospective vendors must … about them as needed. However, if the prospective vendor will rely heavily on a parent or subsidiary company to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-review

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1100

… of Civil Service to process imputed income transactions for the value of the employer contribution for health insurance benefits provided to an employee’s … value of employer provided health benefits to an employee for a domestic partner. Historically, marriages between …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1100-new-imputed-income-earnings-codes-health-benefits-provided-married

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2000

… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with the schedule for payroll submission … of online deductions or direct deposit, the agency must send an email to the appropriate deduction mailbox (PayrollDeduction, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2000-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-files

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-301

… for tax withholding purposes, and reflected on the 2021 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement). Effective Dates Effective as of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-301-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucs

XI-A.7 Electronic Purchase Order Authorization and Purchase Order Dispatch – XI-A. Purchasing

… for ordering will have a default PO dispatch method of email. Please see Chapter X, Section 4.A – Vendor … guidance on classifications. If the PO dispatch method is “email,” once the PO has been authorized and is ready for dispatch, SFS will send the PO to the email address the agency selected on the purchase requisition or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a7-electronic-purchase-order-authorization-and-purchase-order-dispatch

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1785.1

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17851-educational-assistance-benefits

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1785

… by a nonqualified program are fully taxable. Most State of New York programs are qualified programs. Please see IRS … to employment and income taxes. Federal, State, and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1785-educational-assistance-benefits

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2286

… agencies of a program that will automatically update the Form 8233 information on the Employee Tax Data page when the Form is no longer valid, to ensure employees with expired … Employees: Nonresident alien employees with an expired Form 8233. Background: Per IRS publication 519, if a tax …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2286-program-and-control-d-report-ensure-accurate-form-8233-tax-treaty

IX.12.O Refunds – IX. Federal Grants

… Interest will be calculated on the federal percentage of all refund transactions executed by the State where such … are $50,000 (gross value) or more. The federal share of refunds is determined based on refund transactions … the state’s interest liability and pursuant to Section 121 of the State Finance Law, agencies are directed to return all …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12o-refunds

Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements

… Objectives To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) is ensuring … and is adequately monitoring and enforcing requirements of the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) … surface and ground water resources, with over 70,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 7,600 freshwater lakes, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/19/compliance-sewage-pollution-right-know-act-and-monitoring-and-enforcement-state-pollutant

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2107

… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with the schedule for payroll submission … last day of the previous payroll period (Wednesday). Due to holidays and special processing, earlier submission deadlines are necessary to ensure paychecks are issued timely. To assist agencies in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2107-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-files

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2206

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2206-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-files

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… incomplete and inaccurate records and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets … Surplus fund balance exceeded the 4% statutory limit in two of the last three fiscal years by approximately … tentative budget includes a tax levy of $12,090,011, which is within the limit established by law. Track state and local …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0