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State Agencies Bulletin No. 919
… Date(s) August 19, 2009 Background Recent changes in tax regulations require that military stipend payments be … pay and regular earnings in the same paycheck, different tax treatment for these two types of earnings is required. … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Tax and Compliance mailbox. … To describe changes that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/919-taxation-retroactive-raise-payments-employees-receiving-military-stipendAlbany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… the risk that Department funds could be misappropriated without detection. Although the Department has established policies for disbursing restitution money retained in a victims’ trust fund, Department officials … that recipients of restitution payments are entitled to receive those payments. Ensure that aging balances for each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsLockport Housing Authority – Executive Director’s Compensation (2015M-329)
… 2014 through September 29, 2015. Background The Lockport Housing Authority is located in the City of Lockport in Niagara … County. The Authority was established pursuant the New York State Public Housing Law and operates six properties in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/06/lockport-housing-authority-executive-directors-compensation-2015m-329Town of Champion – Information Technology (2014M-130)
… 31, 2013. Background The Town of Champion is located in Jefferson County and has a population of approximately … may not have been prepared to notify affected individuals in the event that private information had been compromised. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/11/town-champion-information-technology-2014m-130City of Lockport – Fiscal Stress (2013M-330)
… Key Findings We estimate that the City will realize operating deficits in the general fund ($1.5 million), water fund ($275,000), sewer fund ($370,000) and refuse fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/12/20/city-lockport-fiscal-stress-2013m-330Saugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… officials’ management of extra-classroom activities for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. … Board of Education. The District’s budget appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year were approximately $61 million. … did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts totaling $127,553, and district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Security and Safety Responsibility Acts: Assessable Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 (2015-S-7) … For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, net assessable expenses for the acts total about $19.9 million. DMV has … that it accurately identifies and reports its assessable expenses in all material respects. Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Police Property Room Inventory (2014-MS-4)
… We also released ten letter reports to the following: City of Auburn [pdf] , City of Elmira [pdf] , Town of Hamburg … updating. Property is not properly safeguarded, resulting in 293 items missing from inventory at eight of the 10 … and procedures for controlling property. Monitor activity in the property room. Improve the inventory tracking and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/02/17/police-property-room-inventory-2014-ms-4Assertive Community Treatment Program
… overseeing the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program to ensure that ACT provider teams are complying with requirements and that program goals are achieved. The audit covers the period April … clinical approvals. Establish measurements to assess achievement of overall program goals. … To determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programCompliance With the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (Follow-Up)
… developed a process for collecting annual data from school districts about incidents that occur in schools and on school property. The Department uses the data to designate … Act. For seven selected schools, we found that the related school districts did not properly and accurately report the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/compliance-safe-schools-against-violence-education-act-followGingerbread Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Ensure that costs reported on future CFRs comply with all Manual requirements. Agency Comments SED officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/gingerbread-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Follow-Up)
… (NYSOFA). The Office’s mission is to serve as an advocate and resource for both older adults and persons with disabilities who live in Long-Term Care … (LTC) facilities, such as nursing homes, assisted living, and board and care homes. According to NYSOFA, there are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/long-term-care-ombudsman-program-followControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… granting user permissions and monitoring user access. All districts had weaknesses in accessing, monitoring and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Stealing $121K in Pension Checks Sent to Her Late Grandmother
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-rochester-woman-arrested-stealing-121k-pension-checks-sent-her-late-grandmotherDiNapoli: State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
… Billions of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for New Yorkers without the required … the Electronic Visit Verification Program … Billions of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-paid-145-billion-medicaid-home-care-services-lacked-verificationDiNapoli Releases August Cash Report
… tax collections were $355.6 million higher than the latest projections and $1.3 billion over initial projections … balance of just under $9.5 billion, $580 million over the latest Financial Plan projection. Other findings from the … from the previous year and $28.9 million higher than the latest projections. Business taxes and other tax receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-releases-august-cash-reportDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… accumulated in six check-off funds, with nearly 90 percent of that for health-related causes including breast cancer, … annually on the use of check-off funds, including the award process used, the amount awarded by recipient, and how … not provide needed accountability or transparency. For a copy of the report, visit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Bethlehem Central School District – … P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1093
… Purpose To update calendar year-end procedures relating to taxable travel … 12/10/11 through 12/30/11. Example: The CAS issues Jane Doe a travel reimbursement check on 12/21/11, and $99.00 of … 12/30/11 VOU943 will show an IRS amount of $99.00 for Jane Doe. Jane's Form W-2 will show gross wages of $63,099. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1093-year-end-procedure-taxable-travel-reimbursementsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits