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Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative to determine whether the use of … we audited a total of $588,029 in travel expenses for 17 Department of Health (Department) employees. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/22/selected-employee-travel-expensesMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Transfer Claims Among Merged or Consolidated Facilities
… mechanism to identify merged hospitals and, as a result, it cannot readily detect or prevent inappropriate payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-transfer-claims-among-merged-or-consolidated-facilitiesTown of LeRay – Justice Court (S9-14-5)
… has not reported and remitted $7,542 to the Office of the State Comptroller Justice Court Fund (JCF); outstanding bail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-leray-justice-court-s9-14-5Children’s Center for Early Learning – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of the Children’s Center for Early Learning (Center) were calculated properly, … audit primarily covered the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2009. In addition, we examined selected costs from fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/childrens-center-early-learning-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualControls Over Equipment (Follow-Up)
… $285.6 million in equipment. Descriptions, purchase order numbers, and other information about major movable equipment … Equipment costing $500 or more must be tagged and the tag numbers are recorded in the asset management system. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/20/controls-over-equipment-followThe Arc Erie County New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… children with disabilities who are between 3 and 4 years of age. SED sets the special education rates based on … by the accounting firm during the same 365-day period of the CFR and financial statement audit. $914 in … rates, if warranted. Remind Arc Erie’s officials of the pertinent SED requirements that relate to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/arc-erie-county-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired State, local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesOversight of Building Construction Site Safety (Follow-Up)
… the safety of all people who visit, live, and work in NYC. This requires construction managers, contractors, and … 1, 2022, was to determine whether DOB adequately monitors NYC building construction sites to ensure compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/10/oversight-building-construction-site-safety-followDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 3.1% compared to the same quarter of 2022, similar to the 3% and 3.6% year-over-year growth experienced in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023Government-Wide Financial Data – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… in net position is most notably related to increased tax revenue resulting from a decline in unemployment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/government-wide-financial-dataMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2022 Through March 31, 2023
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid … back to June 2022. About the Program The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid program. … who had other concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance; $5.6 million was paid for claims that were billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/10/25/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2022-through-march-31-2023Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… note. The proposed budget complies with the property tax levy limit. Walworth-Seely Public Library – Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Office Has $14.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds; Urges New Yorkers to Claim Lost Money
… today announced that his office has over $14.5 billion in unclaimed funds and urged New Yorkers to see if any of it belongs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-office-has-145-billion-unclaimed-funds-urges-new-yorkers-claim-lost-moneyDiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… a year earlier. Total receipts were $244 million below the latest projections. In both cases, the decline was primarily … $4.3 billion or 19.1 percent higher than last year for the same period. Significant increases include spending for Medicaid (up $2 billion primarily from federal sources) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $10,000 in Fines
… A former justice court clerk pleaded guilty to petit larceny after a joint investigation by the Office of the State Comptroller and the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department found she misappropriated more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-10000-finesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… to maintain supporting documentation, including payroll records, time sheets, paystubs, or canceled checks, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsDefinitions – Contribution Stabilization Program
… Normal Rates Employer contribution rates for each retirement plan are determined annually by NYSLRS’ … benefits based on the actuarial assumptions recommended in the Annual Report to the Comptroller on Actuarial … rate. The average rate ratio is capped at 100 percent so the employer’s graded rate cannot exceed the System graded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/definitionsCincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… by setting aside an aggregate of $742,000 in additional money in the reserves. The District’s multiyear plan did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191Frewsburg Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-327)
… District officials also do not have a comprehensive payroll policy supported by written procedures. As a result, … District officials do not ensure that access rights to the payroll and human resource modules within the computerized … rights to update and edit employee leave time in the payroll and human resource modules. Review the conflicts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/frewsburg-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… of government funds and must pay back $459,050 in New York state pension and Social Security payments that were … were discovered and investigated by the Comptroller’s Division of Investigations and the SSA-OIG. Smith, 49, … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-payments