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DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $25.3 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds from being paid so far in 2015. DiNapoli's office has audited and approved 5.1 … refunds totaling $386.9 million are expected to be paid in the coming days. “Millions of honest New Yorkers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refundsHousing Authority Administrative Expenditures (2016-MS-2)
… the following housing authorities: Albany , Elmira , Town of Hempstead , Jamestown , Port Chester and Rome . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … go undetected. In four of six authorities, we found either excessive compensation; lack of a travel policy, lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/11/18/housing-authority-administrative-expenditures-2016-ms-2XIII.10 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides Agencies with guidance on how to process a refund owed to the State by an employee using the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10-overviewClarence Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-46)
… officials improperly sheltered a portion of surplus fund balance from the statutory limit and made surplus fund balance appear less than it actually was. Adopted annual … of $13.7 million. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund balance totaled $9.2 million, or more than 6 percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/clarence-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022m-46College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering – Network Security Controls
… requirements that are considered best practices for all State entities, including SUNY campuses. Key Finding In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-nanoscale-science-and-engineering-network-security-controlsState Agencies Bulletin No. 994
… Web-Based Learning Assistant (WLA). UPK can be accessed from anywhere within the PayServ application. It contains … hand corner: Player The Player window is the central area from which the user can view and find available training … HTML format lets the user click a topic link that displays all the steps for the selected topic in text format. Topic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/994-line-help-user-productivity-kit-upkTown of Exeter – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-15)
… Supervisor (Supervisor) on a weekly basis, as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law) Section 35. Instead, the Clerk made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Boeing Lawsuit Settlement
… an ombudsman program that will provide a channel for Boeing employees to raise work-related concerns, and … tragedy. The settlement approved today not only provides for the company to recover the largest monetary settlement in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-boeing-lawsuit-settlementState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… for this property. Auditors noted similar deficiencies in a 2014 audit. Track state and local government spending at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Delhi - Highway Department Leave Records (2020M-53)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Delhi (Town) officials accurately maintained Highway … in the Supervisor’s response. … Determine whether Town of Delhi Town officials accurately maintained Highway Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-delhi-highway-department-leave-records-2020m-53City of Hornell – Business Improvement District (2018M-38)
… Business Improvement District (BID) to ensure it operated in accordance with the BID Plan (Plan). Key Findings The … the Council cannot evaluate the BID’s effectiveness in achieving program goals or ensure the appropriate use of … management association (Association). Monitor the manner in which the Association used BID funds, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-hornell-business-improvement-district-2018m-38Town of New Baltimore – Procurement Practices (2013M-203)
… The Town of New Baltimore is located in Greene County and has a population of approximately 3,370. The Town is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-new-baltimore-procurement-practices-2013m-203Forestville Central School District – Transportation Operations and Cafeteria Financial Condition (2014M-70)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was determine if the District could achieve cost … The District is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. There are two schools in operation within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/forestville-central-school-district-transportation-operations-andMaine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the … comprises seven elected members. The District’s general fund budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were … in revenues than budgeted. Most of this shortfall was from State aid and interest earnings. The effects of the revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49East Hampton Union Free School District – Network and Financial Application Access and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-8)
… or develop an IT contingency plan. This increases the risk of unauthorized access, lost data, and inability to recover … to officials, and also determined: The District’s use of two central network management tools for over 10 years has created security concerns due to lack of monitoring of all accounts on both tools. Ninety-one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/08/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-network-and-financial-applicationUse of Vendor-Supported Technology
… benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in Erie and Niagara counties, including operation of the … analysis. Implement the remaining recommendations detailed in the preliminary report. … To determine whether the Niagara …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/12/use-vendor-supported-technologyV.1 Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance Overview and Policies – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… making operations more efficient. The sections contained in this chapter are intended to provide an overview of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v1-chart-accounts-coa-governance-overview-and-policiesHammondsport Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2024M-54)
Determine whether Hammondsport Central School District District officials established comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plans
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/hammondsport-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2024m-54Village of North Haven – Collections (2024M-99)
… and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-north-haven-collections-2024m-99Village of Pomona – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-17)
… (Village Law) Section 4-408. The last completed audit was for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021. Ensure the AFR was … the Board reviewed and approved the Treasurer’s records for completeness, accuracy and timeliness or discussed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-pomona-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-17