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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 23
Proper Coding of State Payments Reportable to the Internal Revenue Service
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/23-properly-coding-vouchers-withholdingTown of Waterloo – Financial Management (2022M-7)
… position, because the Supervisor did not maintain accurate accounting records and reports. In addition, the Board did … budgets. Provide adequate oversight and attend municipal accounting training. Maintain accurate accounting records and provide monthly financial reports to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/29/town-waterloo-financial-management-2022m-7Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Wynantskill Union Free School District (District) sought competition when … action. … Determine whether the Wynantskill Union Free School District District sought competition when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-4)
… resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not look at the surrounding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Village of Cohocton – Cash Receipts (2015M-63)
… is located in the Town of Cohocton, Steuben County and has a population of approximately 880. The Village is … Board did not audit the Treasurer’s records. The Treasurer and her Deputy did not issue duplicate receipts for all … No reconciliation between the accounting records and the relevy list was completed. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-cohocton-cash-receipts-2015m-63Scarsdale Union Free School District – Overtime (2022M-105)
… than necessary. Officials: Overpaid 20 employees a total of $11,961 for overtime. Paid 20 employees overtime totaling … services. With appropriate scheduling, over $155,516 of these overtime payments could have been avoided or … on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the Scarsdale Union Free School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-overtime-2022m-105West Canada Valley Central School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-41)
… all insurance claims are presented to the claims auditor for audit and approval prior to payment. The Board should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-non-payroll-disbursementsEast Meredith Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-26)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the East … Commissioners (Board) established adequate controls over cash receipts and disbursements. Key Findings The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/28/east-meredith-rural-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-26Town of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… (Supervisor) or the County Treasurer (Treasurer) in a timely manner. Key Recommendations The Clerk should: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Town of Willing – Town Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-68)
… document (AUD), were not filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), as required. Bank reconciliations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/20/town-willing-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-68Town of Middlefield – Budgeting (2015M-109)
… 6, 2015. Background The Town of Middlefield is located in Otsego County and has a population of approximately 2,100. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-middlefield-budgeting-2015m-109Town of Phelps – Financial Management (2015M-70)
… March 27, 2015. Background The Town of Phelps is located in Ontario County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-phelps-financial-management-2015m-70Town of Callicoon – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-16)
… of her duties. Because the Board had not defined the rate or percentage of health insurance premiums that retirees must … incompatible financial duties performed by the bookkeeper, or provide additional oversight such as ensuring cancelled … checks are for authorized purposes. Define the rate or percentage of health insurance premiums that retirees must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/07/town-callicoon-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2013m-16Town of Tuxedo – Financial Operations (2014M-284)
… January 29, 2014. Background The Town of Tuxedo is located in Orange County and has a population of approximately 3,600. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/01/16/town-tuxedo-financial-operations-2014m-284Lyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… in operations. District officials should have: Disabled 17 of the 113 network user accounts we examined. The 17 user … former employee accounts. Revoked permissions for eight of the 12 network user accounts with administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New Shareholder Rule
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, today issued the following statement regarding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-shareholder-ruleTown of Horseheads – Financial Management (2015M-211)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through July 30, 2015. … five-member Town Board and had budgeted appropriations for 2015 for the town-wide general, town-outside-village (TOV) general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/11/town-horseheads-financial-management-2015m-211Finger Lakes Community College - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2019M-184)
… totaling approximately $4 million from the College’s bank account prior to audit. A travel agent who is not an … the credit card company to directly access the College’s bank account to withdraw funds. College officials disagreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2020/01/10/finger-lakes-community-college-credit-card-and-travel-expendituresOysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory limit. Moreover, when unused … 27 percentage points. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce its surplus of unassigned fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217