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West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Account Controls (2023M-9)
… network accounts, and 7 network service accounts used for hardware devices and email aliases. Key Recommendations … and changing user access. Periodically review user access for all nonstudent network user accounts and disable user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-user-accountKiryas Joel Village Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (2023M-64)
… shared and service network user accounts which account for 11 percent of the District’s enabled accounts. The … needed and periodically check all network user accounts for necessity. Conduct a comprehensive data inventory and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-andSharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. Although … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … so far in 2017. DiNapoli's office paid out 4.6 million state refunds totaling $4.4 billion to date. Another 471,000 … refunds are paid." DiNapoli's office audits New York state personal income tax refunds prior to payment. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address
… statement on the New York City Mayor’s 2024 State of the City address: “Public safety, affordability, and … on New York City Agency Services Monitoring Tool The Cost of Living in New York City: Housing … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-addressDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… of Taxation and Finance, and the amounts are based on estimates of what each municipality is due. In the third …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 877
To explain the conversion of Deduction Code 738 Sing Sing Employees Federal Credit Union from a General Deduction to Direct Deposit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/877-conversion-sing-sing-employees-federal-credit-union-deduction-directManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… School Fund (GSF) accounts. We could not fully account for GSF funds, as none of the schools maintained required … The GSF account is used to deposit monies collected for extracurricular and co-curricular activities, such as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/management-general-school-funds-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1024
… Agency Action Agencies must verify the return address for all Department ID(s) associated with their agency as … is printed on employee Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements for 2010. OSC Action OSC will update the agency name and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1024-verification-agency-name-and-return-address-employee-form-w-2s-wage-andTown of Berne – Board Oversight (2021M-77)
… or receive adequate monthly reports from the Supervisor. For example, the Board did not request or receive monthly … disbursed, monthly bank reconciliations or cash balances for each fund. Ensure bank reconciliations were accurate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/17/town-berne-board-oversight-2021m-77Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Butternuts (Town) Board transparently planned and monitored the highway garage and salt shed capital project (Project). Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another … was overbilled $873. Town of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (Wyoming County) The payments town officials made to not-for-profit organizations were not always for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… is authorized to issue the deficit obligations, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-12022 Women’s History Month Celebration
… full-time working women in New York State. Median earnings for full-time working women in New York were 86 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2019, an annual wage gap of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-womens-history-monthState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… inappropriately used town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Auditors found the board did not … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsConclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The claims auditing process is known as a "super control" because, when conducted effectively, it can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusionDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his … so far in 2016. DiNapoli’s office paid out 4.5 million state refunds totaling $4.2 billion. Another 152,000 refunds … are expected to be paid in the coming days. The average state tax refund from the state is $840. “Fighting refund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-25-million-suspicious-tax-refundsYorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… review the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2012 through October 13, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $52.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Town of Norwich – Justice Court (S9-14-3)
… Town’s financial activities, including the Court’s general management and financial operations. The Court’s 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-norwich-justice-court-s9-14-3DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… outside the city experiencing year-over-year declines for the month. It is imperative that local government … reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly numbers (for January to March) will be available in April. Table …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-year