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Town of Owasco – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2020M-102)
… Town Assessor (Assessor) properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Finding The Assessor did not properly administer select real property tax exemptions. Granted property exemptions were not always properly applied for or supported. 99 property tax exemptions were reviewed; 75 of the exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/29/town-owasco-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2020m-102Town of Lenox - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-242)
… lacked supporting documentation (e.g., applications, renewal forms, income support and military records) to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-lenox-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-242Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… exemptions that we reviewed totaling approximately $6.2 million of assessed value, 136 exemptions (61 percent), … meet the eligibility requirements to receive agricultural building exemptions. As a result, the property owner … received $15,231 in tax reductions. Agricultural building exemptions that were granted for the construction of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Town of Augusta - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-230)
Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/24/town-augusta-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-230Town of Lysander - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-221)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed 116 properties with … to verify taxpayer eligibility. Key Recommendations The Assessor should: Ensure all applicants provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/25/town-lysander-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-221DiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… agency (ESD) has not been meeting statutory requirements to provide accurate, annual reports of its real estate … about the economic benefits of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “ESD has to be more transparent about the real estate transactions it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowOpinion 94-18
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (conveyance for nominal consideration to private … a separately incorporated fire department (11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 668; 9 Opns St Comp, 1953, p 276; 8 Opns St … Opns St Comp No. 94-12, p __). October 31, 1994 Sanford L. Church, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Albion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18DiNapoli Announces Change in Leadership of State Pension Fund's Real Estate Advisory Committee
… pension fund’s investments.” “It has been a professional pleasure to help guide real estate investments for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-change-leadership-state-pension-funds-real-estate-advisory-committeeTown of Exeter – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-15)
… Determine whether the Town of Exeter (Town) Town Clerk/ Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, deposited and remitted collections … accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk generally recorded collections accurately and deposited … whether the Town of Exeter Town Town ClerkTax Collector Clerk recorded deposited and remitted collections accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-15New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019
… data from federal budget documents, the Internal Revenue Service and other sources. Based on federal receipts and … withheld for Social Security and Medicare; (2) SECA (the Self-Employment Contributions Act tax), paid by self-employed small business owners on their net earnings to cover their Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019Overlapping Real Property Tax Rates and Levies - FAQs
… Property Tax Rates and Levies Frequently Asked Questions: What information is in the Overlapping Real Property Tax tables? Real property … within each city and town. The table also shows the percentage of a school district that is located within a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/overlapping-real-property-tax-rates-and-levies-faqsOpinion 98-4
… established in a county, the duties of the tax levying body provided for in Real Property Tax Law, §554 in … officer is the official to whom the county tax levying body may delegate authority to perform duties in connection … on tax rolls. Subdivision 9 authorizes a tax levying body to delegate, by resolution, to "an official who is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-4Town of Waterford - Town Clerk Collections (2018M-265)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if collections in the Town Clerk’s (Clerk) office are adequately accounted for, … and deposited intact, in a timely manner. Key Findings The former Clerk did not: Deposit Clerk fees intact. Adequately support collections and the form of payment was not always recorded. Receipts for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/03/town-waterford-town-clerk-collections-2018m-265New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli On Governor Cuomo's 2014 State Of The State Address
… agenda for New York State in 2014. His leadership and vision have pushed New York in a positive direction. Over the … agenda for New York State in 2014 His leadership and vision have pushed New York in a positive direction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-governor-cuomos-2014-state-state-addressComptroller DiNapoli Statement in Response to President Trump’s Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement
… away from the Paris Agreement is a mistake, is bad policy and relegates the United States to the sidelines of the global response to … "The creation of a lower carbon future is inevitable and is already underway. Governments around the world and … away from the Paris Agreement is a mistake is bad policy and relegates the United States to the sidelines of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-response-president-trumps-withdrawal-paris-agreementOpinion 99-6
… though they exercise governmental functions (see Plumbing, Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc. v. … different from saying that it is the State" ( Plumbing, Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc. v. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-6DiNapoli: Incomes for Many New Yorkers Not Keeping Pace with Inflation
… Despite median household incomes increasing in every county from 2019-2024, they did not keep pace with the cost … the second largest decrease by percent (-5.8%). Greene and Ulster counties had the largest gains in real median … exception of Cattaraugus (-0.7%). Report with Interactive Map For Many New Yorkers, Incomes Not Keeping Pace with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/05/dinapoli-incomes-many-new-yorkers-not-keeping-pace-inflationTown of Deerpark – Real Property Tax Collections (2017M-277)
… for tax payments dates. The Town Clerk did not prepare daily reconciliations of cash received to transaction reports … Retain documentation showing tax payments dates. Reconcile daily cash reports to transaction reports and perform monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/27/town-deerpark-real-property-tax-collections-2017m-277Real Property Tax Cap - School Districts
… File property tax cap form online [Accessible only to filing entities] Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Instructions for online filing [pdf] Levy Limit Formula … They will also demonstrate how to complete the tax cap form using OSC's online reporting system. Slide Show …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districtsReal Property Tax Cap - Local Governments
… Districts, Libraries, Independent Special Districts) File property tax cap form online [Accessible only to filing … Growth Factors for Local Governments Important Dates for Property Tax Cap Filers [pdf] Guidance Guidelines for … [pdf] Overview of the State Comptroller’s Role Training on Property Tax Cap Reporting for Local Governments Webinar On …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-local-governments