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Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices
… to ensure that persons who are required to register as sales tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so. The audit covered vendors with a … 1, 2018 to August 5, 2020, as well as applications for sales tax registration received by the Department from June …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/14/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practicesDiNapoli: Some NYC Schools Failing to Report Violent, Disruptive Incidents
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-some-nyc-schools-failing-report-violent-disruptive-incidentsAccidental Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… to one-half (50 percent) of your FAS and is eligible for full escalation. ( Learn more about escalation. ) The benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/accidental-death-benefitState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… State Supportive Housing Initiative’s (ESSHI) goal is to develop 20,000 units of supportive housing over the … the lead procurement agency for ESSHI, which provides up to $25,000 annually per individual or unit toward supportive … manner and did not have performance measures in place to effectively monitor lengthy investigations, weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017
… includes all counties, towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 10 villages. "In what is becoming the norm, New York’s … Local officials have faced growing fixed costs and limited budget options for years, but 2017 will … have had their levy growth capped at less than 2 percent and the second year in a row that it has been capped at less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017Procurement and Payroll-Related Matters Pertaining to the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… staff, and found they were paid $18,878 for 360 overtime hours. However, Transit activity reports indicated these … were only at the assigned subway stations for about 149 hours, resulting in a potential overpayment of 211 hours at $10,969. We visited work sites for the Induction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/18/procurement-and-payroll-related-matters-pertaining-use-certain-federal-fundsDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… elevated in 2021, at a rate almost twice that of people without a disability. Labor force participation for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakMonitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Report 2015-S-99 ). Background Our … effectively monitored contractors and sub-contractors on its projects to ensure they paid employees at the … regarding Article 8, Section 220 of the State Labor Law on Public Work. However, although Authority project managers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts-followDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at Two Percent for 2020
… in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, including a provision that allows municipalities to override the tax cap. During the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years, municipalities with a fiscal year ending on Dec. 31 had their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-two-percent-2020DiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for … and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the wayside, New York finally has taken a significant step … The commission has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openNew York State School Aid: Two Perspectives
This report examines the recent history of school aid, highlighting the opportunities and challenges presented by this year’s budget.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/schoolaid2016.pdfImproper Payments to a Physical Therapist (Follow-Up)
… Medicare is generally the primary payer for medical services provided to dual-eligible people. As the … to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues discussed in this report. Other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/improper-payments-physical-therapist-followDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… housing agency, Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), can do more to help low-income New Yorkers find housing by making … housing agency Homes and Community Renewal HCR can do more to help lowincome New Yorkers find housing by making …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisDiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016. Three villages were designated in "moderate fiscal … Stress Monitoring System has identified nine villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress in 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Jamaica Economic Snapshot
… Greater Jamaica Development Corporation. "The 5.1 million square feet of development activity in the pipeline will … Much of the neighborhood’s population growth over the past three decades has been driven by immigration. In 2014, … assistance (216 percent), business services (135 percent), food services (114 percent) and hotels (100 percent). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-jamaica-economic-snapshotCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… had a fiduciary duty to the estate and to the decedent’s son, the sole beneficiary of his father’s will. New York law … the value of the estate’s assets. In 2009, the decedent’s son retained an attorney and filed a motion in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlementDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… The amount of unpaid tolls has risen since the expansion of cashless tolling by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) and it is likely to … The amount of unpaid tolls has risen since the expansion of cashless tolling by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority TBTA and it is likely to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
… Material & Garden Equipment 14.0 45,800 8% 2% Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 11.4 66,900 8% 7% Furniture and … Retailers Percent Change Mar-May 2020 Jun-Aug 2020 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers -47.1% 16.6% Furniture and Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/retail-sector-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19DiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… government workforce levels were most impacted by two key events during this time – the Great Recession of 2007-09 and … said. “But local governments were hard hit by two major events, most recently the pandemic, that have taken their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007Some NY Schools Not Reporting Bullying or Harassment
… students from harassment and discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, according to an audit released in Rochester … students from harassment and discrimination based on gender race religion sexual orientation or gender identity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/some-ny-schools-not-reporting-bullying-or-harassment