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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… today announced his office completed audits of the Central Islip Union Free School District , Hunter-Tannersville Central School District , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce State Prison Sentence for Florida Woman in $120,000 Pension Fraud Case
… June 30, 1997 and October 30, 2009. The case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation Integrity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-state-prison-sentence-florida-woman-120000-pensionDiNapoli Expands State Spending Transparency on OpenBookNewYork.com
… today that New Yorkers can now trace state spending back to the funding source or program on openbooknewyork.com , an easy-to-use search tool for the public to see how their tax dollars are being spent. This is the fifth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-expands-state-spending-transparency-openbooknewyorkcomSky Light Center Inc. – Supported Housing Program
… Purpose To determine whether Sky Light Center, Inc. (Sky Light) officials expended funds appropriately and provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/05/sky-light-center-inc-supported-housing-programComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Urge Buffalo Residents to Claim $88 Million in Lost Money
… Byron Brown today urged local residents to search for unclaimed funds during a news conference at City Hall. DiNapoli said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneyComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts annually spend approximately $60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Rolling Stock Programs Department – Selected Aspects of the M9 Rail Car Project Management
… program. Key Findings We found that LIRR: Was behind schedule for delivery of the initial base order of 92 cars by almost 3 years and over budget by $8.9 million. Did not assess or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/25/rolling-stock-programs-department-selected-aspects-m9-rail-car-project-managementMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)
… Among these public protection grant programs are the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) program and the SNUG … that uses street outreach to address the issues causing gun violence and reduce gun-related incidents. The Division awards SNUG contracts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-followIV.4.D Debt Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Debt service includes the payment of principal and interest on long-term debt and payments on certain lease/purchase or … use only. Click here to download the table below as a Microsoft Excel file . SFS Account Title Description 60401 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4d-debt-service-1Restitution Payments (2021-MS-2)
… victims receive court ordered restitution. Our review of 13 County Probation Departments found: More than half, or 160 of the probationers tested, were behind on their restitution payments by a total of $283,620. The courts were often not notified because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/restitution-payments-2021-ms-2Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Financial Operations (2013M-321)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of … 2013. Background The Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls is located in the City of Albany. The School is … appear to be reasonable, as the services being provided do not have any bearing the number of students at the School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-financial-operations-2013m-321Access Controls Over Student Information Systems (2014-MR-1)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released 6 letter reports to the following school districts: Altmar-Parish-Williamstown … support staff. In addition, many school districts provide parents and student with limited access to the information. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/19/access-controls-over-student-information-systems-2014-mr-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… million and nine purchases totaling $125,000. The board has not sufficiently segregated cash disbursement duties and … ensure that the recorded balance for the general fund bank account reflected the actual cash balance for 2016-17 and … were potentially overfunded or unnecessary. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsTown of Carroll – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-221)
… fiscal year totaled $555,463 and were funded primarily with real property taxes and State aid. Two Town justices … Key Findings The Town did not file its 2011 or 2012 AUD with the Office of the State Comptroller, and it did not … in the minutes of its proceedings indicating the audit tests performed, the records reviewed, and the results of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/21/town-carroll-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-221Opinion 96-4
… sale of village real property may not authorize payment of an amount equal to the purchase price to a third party for … a thirty year period for general village purposes. This is in reply to your request for our opinion concerning the … however, that a municipality may not do indirectly what it cannot do directly (see, e.g., Commco v Amelkin , 62 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Travel FAQs
… questions that are not addressed below, please speak to your Business Unit’s travel office staff for further … required for receipted per diem amounts? What should I do if I cannot provide a receipt because a receipt is not … I am a part time employee – am I entitled to an extra meal when in travel status? Can I charge expenses for other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/travel/travel-faqsOpinion 92-1
… be credited to a custodial bank's federal reserve system account or to a member bank with which the custodial bank maintains an account. In the case of the other eligible obligations, an … clearing house with which the custodial bank maintains an account must make such entries on its books, in order that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Accounting and Financial Reporting for Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements (SBITAs) as Required by GASB Statement No. 96
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide accounting and financial reporting guidance for subscription-based information technology arrangements (SBITAs) and illustrate how local governments and school districts will need to account for and report these SBITAs in the Annual Financial Report (AFR)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-bulletin-gasb-96.pdfInvesting and Protecting Public Funds
This session is designed to help local officials understand procedures and policies used to control and account for cash. Presenters will discuss the following: principles and statutes, depositing public funds, securing deposits, investment policies, cash controls and reporting, and cash flow foreca
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/investing-and-protecting-public-funds-01-18-23.pdfAccounting and Financial Reporting for Leases as Required by GASB Statement No. 87
This bulletin provides accounting and financial reporting guidance related to those contracts that meet the definition of a lease, and illustrates how local governments, and school districts will need to account and report these leases in their annual update document (AUD) and the ST-3.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/accounting-and-financial-reporting-for-leases-required-by-gasb-87.pdf