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Overview – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… is an independent, nonprofit, non-governmental regulatory body charged with setting accounting and financial reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/overviewDebt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… sale, regardless of limitations on private sales otherwise in law. New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers, Erie County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … are not properly segregated. The treasurer is permitted to perform all financial duties with no oversight and, in … some instances, without a claims audit. District officials do not review bank statements and canceled check images or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsShareholders Cheer Lowe's New Green Energy Initiatives
… towards reducing its carbon footprint and increasing the energy efficiency of its stores nationwide. The New York … it will study the feasibility of procuring renewable energy to power its stores. "Lowe's is to be commended for … climate risk concerns and lowering its non-renewable energy usage," said New York State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/shareholders-cheer-lowes-new-green-energy-initiativesComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and the Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … additional fund balance to finance operations. In addition, the unemployment reserve is overfunded. … exceeding statutory limits by almost $1.7 million. In addition, the district’s tax certiorari reserve appears to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1X.1 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… a New York State assigned ten-digit vendor identification number instead of their Federal Tax Identification Number. … Vendor ID to each Business Unit when conducting business. CUSTOMER The New York State Customer File is a centralized repository of customers used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x1-overviewOpinion 94-30
… Law. The county clerk has been collecting an index fee of $165 pursuant to the first unnumbered paragraph of … the county clerk is only required to remit $95 of such fee to the State and whether, consequently, the county has … 8018 of the CPLR required a county clerk to collect a fee of $100 for the assignment of an index number to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… spend and register the gift cards they receive during the holidays to avoid losing track of their money. After five … spend and register the gift cards they receive during the holidays to avoid losing track of their money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsCapital – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Spending increases within major categories included: Transportation, up by approximately $1.2 billion (20.3 … percent of non-federal capital spending on a pay-as-you-go basis when including off-budget spending. Over the next … of nonfederal capital spending financed on a pay-as-you- go basis to average 37.1 percent. At the end of SFY 2022-23, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/capitalBorder City Hose Company – Financial Oversight (2025M-39)
… of property (an A misdemeanor) and was ordered to pay full restitution of $18,772.53. The Company reorganized as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/31/border-city-hose-company-financial-oversight-2025m-39Opinion 89-11
… Firemen's Benevolent Associations (use of tax moneys to rent meeting room) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105; Laws Of 1975, … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the … may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a room to be used for meetings of the Association and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11XI.2.I Unilateral Termination Provisions – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will not approve a contract that provides the vendor with the unilateral right to terminate the contract for convenience. While there is no legal prohibition … a vendor with the unilateral right to terminate a contract can create a situation in which all vendors are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2i-unilateral-termination-provisionsSwan Lake Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-258)
… January 1, 2012 to June 27, 2013. Background The Swan Lake Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … submits a budget-to-actual financial report to the Board at the start of the budget process, but not throughout the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/11/29/swan-lake-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mDiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… cases are exacerbated by the state’s complicated judicial foreclosure process, but a number of state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsCareer and Technical Education
… CTE programs; and accurately collecting and reporting CTE placement data. The audit covered school years 2015-16 … programs; and ensure State plans measure post-graduation placement. Key Findings DOE could not show how existing CTE … or attend. DOE does not currently report post-secondary placement data for CTE students, as required by the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/20/career-and-technical-educationDiNapoli: Audits Find Certain IDAs Lack Job Creation Data
… is no formal process to compare current and projected jobs at the time of application to the reported number of jobs actually created and retained. Auditors found 31 companies that received loans only created half of the jobs they said they would create. Schenectady County IDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-audits-find-certain-idas-lack-job-creation-dataComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Ballston Area Recreation Commission , Longwood Public Library and the … is being spent appropriately and effectively.” Ballston Area Recreation Commission – Board Oversight (Saratoga … announced his office completed audits of the Ballston Area Recreation Commission Longwood Public Library and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Groton Central School District , Herricks Union Free School District and the Stockbridge Valley Central School … his office completed audits of the Groton Central School District Herricks Union Free School District and the Stockbridge Valley Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsNew York's 529 College Savings Program Turns 20
… Program’s Direct Plan is the largest plan of its kind in the country, our fees are among the lowest in the nation, and we continue to have solid results. We have … it easier for New Yorkers of all income levels to invest in the futures of their loved ones." NY’s 529 College Savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-turns-20Response Planning for Unexpected Events
… 15, 2020. About the Program The MTA is responsible for developing and implementing a unified mass transportation policy for New York City and Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, … a sub-department of Operations, is responsible for safe train operations and movement, train dispatching, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/28/response-planning-unexpected-events