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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1613
… Purpose To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable … Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance provided to an employee under an educational assistance program is … To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1613-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 170
… required on the Additional Pay panel for the Earn Code of CON, C17, C18 or C19 when an employee has a position change … 21P to ANN). The system will automatically end date the CON, C17, C18 or C19 earnings with the date the employee … changed pay basis codes. The system will only end date the CON, C17, C18 or C19 earnings. All other earnings will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/170-canceling-additional-annual-salary-factorDiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration
… DiNapoli. DiNapoli released his report when he toured the Gov. George Clinton Elementary School garden in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-expansion-farm-school-programs-depends-innovation-and-collaborationDiNapoli Faults Oversight at Public Service Commission of Orders and Agreements
… Altice USA, FairPoint Communications Inc. and Rochester Gas & Electric Co. (RG&E). The PSC, through the Department of … such verification. Provide free broadband service to 50 community locations, such as schools, libraries, and … provided to DPS, Charter had not provided any of the 50 institutions with the required services. The agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-faults-oversight-public-service-commission-orders-and-agreementsCapital Program Revenue and Expenses
… of Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenues for its capital program as stipulated by statute, and whether NYRA officials … million for purses; and $74 million for NYRA’s capital program. Key Findings We found adequate controls over the … of the audit period, NYRA used material amounts of capital program funds for routine maintenance costs. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/14/capital-program-revenue-and-expensesMedicaid Program – Improper Payments to a Dentist
… made improper payments for dental claims submitted by Dr. Prosper Bonsi. The audit period was June 1, 2009 through … operates Advanced Family Dentistry in Oneonta. In 2009, Dr. Bonsi enrolled in the Medicaid program. From June 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012, Medicaid paid Dr. Bonsi about $593,000 for the claims he submitted. Many of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/medicaid-program-improper-payments-dentistDiNapoli: Audit Finds Counties Are Not Checking Prices and Scales at Retailers
… on to inspect everything from commercial scales and gas pumps to packaged items at grocery stores. They are … they did not have enough staff to do the inspections and others had difficulty reaching business owners to do the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-counties-are-not-checking-prices-and-scales-retailersDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers, according to an audit released today by New … The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New Yorks laws to protect child performers according to an audit released …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersNYS Comptroller DiNapoli and Church of England Call on ExxonMobil to Set Targets for Lowering GHG Emissions
… carbon-constrained future," said Andrew Logan, Director of Oil and Gas at the sustainability nonprofit organization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-and-church-england-call-exxonmobil-set-targets-lowering-ghg-emissionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1258
… see a decrease. These net pay changes may increase the number of garnishment related phone calls received by agency payroll staff. In order to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1258-garnishment-changes-payserv-91Manual Reporting – Enhanced Reporting
… reporting, you enter data directly into Retirement Online to create a report, which updates each employee’s record for … and Employee earnings. This method is useful when you need to submit a small number of transactions, such as correcting … guides on Manual Reporting. Please note: if you need to report an employee who is eligible to join NYSLRS but is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/manual-reportingDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… pharmacies can dispense when prescriptions are ordered via telephone or fax due to the inherent risk of drugs ordered in … DiNapoli’s auditors found that a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for the anti-anxiety drug Alprazolam on the … Each order was filled for a 30-day supply even though telephone orders for this drug are limited to a five-day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Making Payments to Verizon for Landline Phone Services Guidance: Consistent with … to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable to Verizon for landline services may delay payment crediting and … there is a unique invoice number for each voucher. Due to Verizon’s billing cycle, Business Units may receive two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Net Assets
… Component Units ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,597,899 $ 10,279,143 $ … 103,711,386 73,088,574 176,799,960 15,906,392 Restricted for: Capital projects 11,705,864 ------ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-net-assetsState Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program
… Top executives at the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) collected 57 percent of the … individual efforts.” RGRTA, which provides public transportation services in Rochester and several surrounding … criteria. In comparison to other upstate New York transportation authorities, RGRTA awarded its executives the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-programState Health Department Unnecessarily Paid over $1 Billion for Patients Covered by Private Insurance
… six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit released today by State … New York State of Health (NYSOH), New York's online health insurance marketplace and the remainder were enrolled through … when they have concurrent comprehensive third-party health insurance. When the Medicaid managed care provider and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-health-department-unnecessarily-paid-over-1-billion-patients-covered-private-insuranceRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… Diane M. Cecero, age 64, of Pittsford, New York, admitted today to unlawfully "double-dipping" and receiving state retirement … agreed to pay back those benefits, with interest, as part of a pretrial diversion agreement. The announcement was made … Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to unlawfully …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli Announces Oil Spill Fund Agreement with Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park
… (Oil Spill Fund), Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park to convert an abandoned gas station located at 1381 … properties dating back to 1978. The Town of Hyde Park has agreed to demolish the building and landscape the … collaboration with Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park to convert a neglected and abandoned property,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-announces-oil-spill-fund-agreement-dutchess-county-and-town-hyde-parkSherman Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-92)
… does not meet the Board of Education’s (Board) minimum qualifications for the position, was not provided the … assistants to the position, regardless of their qualifications. Of the 303 claims reviewed totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92DiNapoli: Systemic Oversight Deficiencies Put Thousands of Mitchell-Lama Affordable Housing Units at Risk
… unoccupied. “Too often, serious problems in Mitchell-Lama buildings were identified but not resolved,” DiNapoli said. … action on our recommendations is needed to address the many issues these audits found and safeguard one of New … who wish to move into these developments, because that's how serious our city's housing crisis has become. This report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-systemic-oversight-deficiencies-put-thousands-mitchell-lama-affordable-housing-units-risk