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Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… The external auditor performs the legally required financial statement … Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Hiring an external auditor It is required to hire an external auditor unless your district or BOCES has fewer than eight … CostSaving Ideas School District Auditing External Auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorResources for Local Officials
Resources for Local Officials
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/resources-local-officialsAlbany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured collections were … As a result, 113 collections totaling $914,291 (99 percent of total collections remitted to the business office) were … reports did not accurately report revenue, and the risk of loss, diversion or theft of School funds was increased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Account Controls (2023M-9)
… confidentially to officials, we found that the Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not: Develop … password security and user account controls. Disable 60 of the District’s enabled nonstudent network accounts (11 percent) that were not needed. Twenty-two of these accounts (37 percent) have not been used in more …
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)
… to officials, we found that officials did not: Disable 35 unnecessary former employee, shared and service network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-andGreenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) properly established the tax certiorari … were maintained, such as a complete and accurate listing of all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted … we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax certiorari reserve funds provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-219)
… Firemen, Inc. fire company is located in the Town of Carrollton within the Carrollton Joint Fire District, in Cattaraugus County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/21/limestone-volunteer-firemen-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mFine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… increased risk for errors and irregularities . The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not: Ensure basic … documents (AUDs) were filed. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary-Treasurer’s accounting records. Hold … 2021 – appropriations were overestimated by an average of $43,300, or 40 percent. Develop and adopt written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Comptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Return Over $100,000 in Unclaimed Funds to Buffalo Residents
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that $111,180 in unclaimed funds has been returned to Buffalo city residents … residents have claimed their funds, but $88 million in unclaimed funds, tied to persons with Buffalo addresses, … Hall on March 16 announcing that there was $88,208,650 in unclaimed funds owed to the residents of Buffalo. People were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-return-over-100000-unclaimed-funds-buffalo-residentsIX.6.F Agency Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… being used to fund those disbursements. The state not only loses out on the opportunity to earn interest on those funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6f-agency-draw-proceduresIII.7 Data Quality – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… On Hold Level 2, In Dispute Level 1, In Dispute Level 2, Travel Review Needed, Travel Response by Agency, Travel Review Agency or Travel Review Complete statuses with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii7-data-qualityDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Drop 8.2 Percent in July
… sales tax collections. Nearly every county in every region of the state saw overall July collections drop year over … Westchester, where its tax rate increase in August of 2019 boosted year-over-year growth. County decreases … downturn in sales tax collections, a major source of revenue. This is going to have a long-lasting effect on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-drop-82-percent-julyInterdisciplinary Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development (ICCD) on its Consolidated … Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Lifeline Center for Child Development, Inc.: Compliance With the … Reimbursable Cost Manual ( 2016-S-95 ) Kennedy Child Study Center: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/05/interdisciplinary-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVariety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… located in Syosset, New York, is an SED-approved provider of special education services. Variety offers a range of special education services and programs to children with disabilities from birth to eight years of age. During the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualLeague for the Handicapped – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… in Springville, New York, is an SED-approved provider of special education services. LFH offers a range of services and programs to children with disabilities from birth through eight years of age. In 2014, LFH provided preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/league-handicapped-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualRochester Childfirst Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… in Rochester, New York, is an SED-approved provider of preschool special education services. During the 2013-14 … the State, in turn, reimburses the county 59.5 percent of the preschool special education tuition it pays. SED sets … to RCN’s tuition reimbursement rates. Remind RCN officials of the pertinent SED guidelines that relate to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/rochester-childfirst-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualGanrormic, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… in Orchard Park, New York, is an SED-approved provider of preschool special education services. Ganrormic serves … SED. The State then reimburses the counties 59.5 percent of the special education tuition that the counties pay. SED … for reimbursement. We also questioned the appropriateness of $14,431 in costs for professional services that were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/ganrormic-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualFranziska Racker Centers, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are 3 to 5 years of age. Racker is reimbursed for these services through rates … included: $94,258 in personal service costs, consisting of $69,538 in payments with inadequate time records, $20,977 … $105,114 in other than personal service costs, consisting of $87,304 in less-than-arm’s-length lease transactions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/01/franziska-racker-centers-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe Kelberman Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… located in Utica. Kelberman’s mission is to provide state-of-the-art programs and services for children and adults with … families through various programs and services. As part of that mission, Kelberman provides preschool special … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. Kelberman is reimbursed for these services through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/23/kelberman-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualKinderwise Learning Associates, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… with disabilities who are between three and four years of age. Kinderwise is reimbursed for preschool special … that were incorrectly reported on the CFR, which consisted of $1,080 that should have been allocated to another … that were incorrectly reported on the CFR, which consisted of: $492 in unsupported compensation for a Program teacher, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/23/kinderwise-learning-associates-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual