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Constitutional Tax Limit Reporting
This webinar will provide an overview of the Constitutional Tax Limit. Presenters will explain Constitutional Tax Limit reporting requirements and review common reporting errors.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/constitutional-tax-limit-072424.pdfDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Arrested in Mayfield Theft
… Hart was arrested today for allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars in public funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. "Ms. Hart took advantage of her position and the public's trust by diverting public … work in helping us hold Ms. Hart accountable." Hart, 61, of Mayfield, was charged with two counts of grand larceny in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-arrested-mayfield-theftDelaware County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-2)
… foreclosures and contract disputes resulting in a mechanic’s lien. 2 These actions are recorded in the County Clerk’s office when payments are deposited as required by court … rendered on the property 3 When the whereabouts of any person entitled to payment from the estate is unknown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/07/22/delaware-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-2Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… the District’s outstanding future financial commitments by a total of $1.3 million over the three years, which made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101DiNapoli: Report Finds Persistent Problems at Long Island Power Authority
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today recommended improvement of oversight of the Long Island Power Authority LIPA after a report by his office found that previous reforms have not reduced costs for ratepayers and debt levels continue to rise
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-report-finds-persistent-problems-long-island-power-authorityHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program ( 2022-S-28 ). About the Program HCR is the State’s … (HUD) to administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) and the Section 8 Performance-Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingCOVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… Working with federal or other applicable government partners to obtain relevant information on eligibility … outlined in the Program’s goals. Establish a process or practice to measure performance of grants administered by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programDiNapoli: NYC Spending Priorities Shifted During Pandemic
… pandemic, whether they will be funded beyond FY 2024 is unclear. For example, funding in the city’s current budget … to the pre-pandemic budget plan. This increased funding is for street homeless programs and shelters ($303 million), … FY 2024. A significant portion (41%) of the city’s budget is nondiscretionary. It could be more difficult for the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-nyc-spending-priorities-shifted-during-pandemicDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) scores. “The number of local governments designated in fiscal stress, … “moderate fiscal stress,” along with the towns of Massena (St. Lawrence) and Yates (Orleans) and the villages of … score declined in FYE 2024, dropping from 264 in 2023 to 240. However, that number is nearly double what it was 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: Upstate Bus Services Needs Better On-Time Performance
… Only the Rochester region exceeded its target for on-time bus performance. Bus services in the Buffalo area and Capital … shortfalls. CDTA closed a $2.7 million budget deficit in 2025 through service cuts and reduced frequency on certain … lines (even as its ridership levels have recovered). In 2025, RGRTA warned that without additional state support or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-upstate-bus-services-needs-better-time-performanceFederal Income Tax Provisions Under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
In 2022 (the latest data available), there were over 159.6 million federal individual income tax filers nationally, 6.1 percent (9.8 million) of whom were New York residents.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-income-tax-provisions-under-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act.pdfOpinion 98-15
… restoration, improvement and interest charges ( id .). Section 119-dd contains no referendum requirement. It … 2d 1064, 545 NYS2d 633 affd 160 AD2d 835, 554 NYS2d 269 app den 76 NY2d 714, 564 NYS2d 718. In that case, the court … referendum requirements of Town Law, §64(2). August 10, 1998 Daniel Pozin, Esq., Attorney at Law Town of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15XII.5.D Selecting the Appropriate Location – XII. Expenditures
… cannot be viewed or edited by the vendor. Below is a chart outlining these locations: Location Name Location … payees associated with a contract for the purchase of land or property. CLAIMANT01, …02 etc. To be used by agencies … claimants associated with a contract for the purchase of land or property. This location is also used by OSC when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5d-selecting-appropriate-locationPrattsburgh Central School District – Tax Collection (2016M-122)
… not provide the Tax Collector with a warrant prior to the start of the tax collection process. Key Recommendation The … and present a warrant to the Tax Collector prior to the start of the collection process. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/prattsburgh-central-school-district-tax-collection-2016m-122Edinburg Common School District – Tax Collection (2016M-233)
… through August 31, 2015. Background The Edinburg Common School District is located in the Towns of Edinburg, North … Edinburg Common School District Tax Collection 2016M233 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/09/edinburg-common-school-district-tax-collection-2016m-233DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for September 2016
… Department of Homeland Security Preparedness Training Center. $6.5 million with Core Facility Services, LLC to … management for the Shirley A. Chisholm State Office Building in Brooklyn. Department of Health $1.2 billion for … to the Genesee County Economic Development Center for the Western NY Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-september-2016Opinion 2002-6
… authorizes a town to temporarily discontinue snow and ice removal and maintenance of highways so designated from … relates only to the temporary discontinuance of snow and ice removal and maintenance of seasonal limited use highways … and the town may no longer discontinue removal of snow and ice and maintenance from December 1 through April 1 ( id .; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-6Opinion 88-39
… v Hickey , supra ) and exists when a criminal action for an offense may be commenced in the court, and when the … Justice Court Fund of the Office of the State Comptroller for distribution pursuant to State Finance Law, §99-a. Unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-39Opinion 88-26
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing construction of building by town for State Police use) NEW YORK CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §2; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 99-14
… this transaction is more appropriately characterized as a sale by the town of unneeded personal property, or as a … p 84; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-78, p 124). The method of sale chosen is within the sound discretion of the governing … board should take appropriate measures to ensure that the sale price is upon the best or most beneficial terms. 2 It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-14