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Freeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… freeport audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… was $1.8 million, which was unreasonable and sufficient to cover 50 percent of the 2022 appropriations. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Randolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… machine and noise canceling headphones, were not included on the inventory records, making them more susceptible to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-capital-asset-inventoryTravel Advisory No. 3
… train) and does not fully use the ticket(s) within one year, the employee should return the unused ticket(s) to … the common carrier for a refund. This must be done within one year of the purchase date of the ticket(s). Updates to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/3-travel-manual-updateControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (2022-S-8
To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision provides sufficient oversight to ensure that the independent network, kiosks, and tablets used by Incarcerated individuals are secure, and whether secure messaging accessed by these Individuals complies with...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s8.pdf2022 New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund Annual Financial Report
The New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Fund) was established in 1978 by Article 12 of the New York State Navigation Law, and administrative and operational responsibility for the Fund was assigned to the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2022.pdfSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (2020-S-40) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has taken steps 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.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s40-response.pdf2021 New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund Annual Financial Report
The New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Fund) was established in 1978 by Article 12 of the New York State Navigation Law, and administrative and operational responsibility for the Fund was assigned to the State Comptroller.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2021.pdfAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… data that may come too late to help students in need of immediate services. Discrepancies among various SED data … method to identify school districts that warrant immediate review. Develop data integrity controls to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “IDAs granted $2.1 billion in tax exemptions in 2024, continuing an upward trend,” DiNapoli said. “The tax benefits provided by IDAs can attract businesses and spur … was 204,301, a decrease of 9.9% from FYE 2023. Total tax exemptions for IDA projects were nearly $2.1 billion, up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportOpinion 95-14
… of a volunteer fire department or, if the department is comprised of several companies, the members of each … or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which it is part. This Office has expressed the opinion that foreign … members of the fire department or, if the fire department is comprised of several companies, the members of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14State Comptroller DiNapoli: $360M Needed to Repair Local Dams
… New York are facing an estimated $360 million price tag to fix locally-owned dams that are considered a high- or intermediate-hazard to public safety, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … New York are facing an estimated $360 million price tag to fix locallyowned dams that are considered a high or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-360m-needed-repair-local-damsOperational Advisory No. 31
… Approval tab will indicate that the transaction has been: Auto Approved (Generic GL User) and posted during the next … Routed to OSC BSAO Workflow for additional review, or Auto Denied (denial reason will be noted in the comments) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/31-general-ledger-journal-entries-workflow-changeNorwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings Although … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … with a combined total cost of $1,449 were not inventoried. In addition, officials have not adopted a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 37 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … Nine Chromebooks, including, four with a total cost of $856 and five with an estimated total cost of $1,070 based on recent purchases could not be located but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12Kings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain … IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13Johnson City Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-186)
… and that the District claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled. Key Findings Officials did not … and hybrid learning challenges impacted their ability to provide required services. Of the 2,683 required sessions, … a result, the District did not realize revenue totaling up to $42,330. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/johnson-city-central-school-district-special-education-services-andPavilion Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-62)
… to review the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2013 through February 21, 2017. … with approximately 740 students. Budgeted appropriations for 2016-17 totaled approximately $18 million. Key Findings The Board and District officials prepared budgets for the 2013-14 through the 2015-16 fiscal years that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/23/pavilion-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-62Main-Transit Fire Department – Banquet Hall Disbursements And Collections (2024M-86)
… September 30, 2023.However, the manager’s duties were not segregated, and he did not maintain prenumbered … contracts, prenumbered receipts or another suitable record to demonstrate amounts of collections due to the Department. … of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they have initiated corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-banquet-hall-disbursements-and-0Opinion 97-20
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20