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Town of Corinth – Claims Auditing (2017M-102)
… supported and properly audited by the Board before payment for the period January 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $5.2 million. Key Findings The … documentation to determine whether the amounts paid were for legitimate Town purposes. The Board did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-corinth-claims-auditing-2017m-102Town of Guilderland – Golf Course Collections (2017M-22)
… 31, 2016. Background The Town of Guilderland is located in Albany County, encompasses 59 square miles and has a … for which revenue in 2015 totaled $970,000. Key Finding Driving range fees were not remitted to the Town … reconciled the daily sales logs to his annual report of driving range fees. Key Recommendation The Director should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-guilderland-golf-course-collections-2017m-22Town of Berlin – Internal Controls Over Water District No. 2 Operations (2015M-51)
… Background The Town of Berlin is located Rensselaer County and has a population of approximately 1,880. The Town is … The duties related to water district billing, collecting and recordkeeping were not adequately segregated. The Board … did not perform an annual audit of the clerk’s records and reports. Key Recommendations Establish compensating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-berlin-internal-controls-over-water-district-no-2-operations-2015m-51State Agencies Bulletin No. 1950
… NYSTRS, or ERS are affected. Background In accordance with Senate Resolution No. 958 of Bill No. C00243, approved on 04/01/2019, which provides for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1950-maximum-salary-limit-tier-6-members-following-retirement-systemsPort Byron Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-119)
… School District (District) officials ensured network user account controls were secure. Key Findings District … officials did not ensure that the District’s network user account controls were secure. District officials did not … establish written policies or procedures to add or disable user accounts. The District had a total of 19 unneeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/24/port-byron-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-119Town of Stockton – Financial Management (2014M-90)
… was to assess the Town’s financial management practices for the period January 1, 2012 through February 13, 2014. … The Town of Stockton is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately 2,200. The Town is … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2013 totaled approximately $1.3 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/09/12/town-stockton-financial-management-2014m-90State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audit
… did not appropriately evaluate all projects prior to approval or monitor the performance of businesses that … the board-approved fee schedule. Officials also failed to assess annually reported capital investment and salary information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Find out how your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditSouth Orangetown Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-24)
… did not: Ensure procedures for granting, changing and disabling network access are consistently followed by all … include 13 generic accounts, nine former employee accounts and eight contractor accounts. Key Recommendations Ensure … unneeded network user accounts are immediately disabled and regularly review enabled network user accounts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/south-orangetown-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 1406
… taxes requires changes to New York City withholding taxes for employees with taxable incomes over $500,000. Effective … Annual Tax Rate Table will incorporate a revised tax rate for taxpayers earning over $500,000. Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1406-new-york-city-withholding-tax-changeOpinion 96-5
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (exemption from when counsel to Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation represents appellant) … LAW, §5225: Where the counsel to the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC) represents an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 1002
… Purpose To inform agencies of a new Control-D report, NTax722 (Agency … schedule. Employees will be listed with the agency where they are currently active or where they were last … since the printing of the Form W2-C, the refund check will go to where the employee is currently active or where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1002-new-agency-control-d-report-form-w2-c-corrected-wage-and-tax-statementOpinion 91-16
… of publication of a notice of unredeemed lands pursuant to the Real Property Tax Law is based upon the actual line … used in connection with measuring the space occupied by display advertisements (see, e.g., Gamrin v Palisades … however, generally connotes items such as illustrations, maps, pictures, and varying arrangements of lines of unequal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 94-17
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, … provide for a system of collection and disposal of solid waste through, among other means, resource recovery (General … a city to impose a system of user fees to finance solid waste collection or disposal services (cf. Town Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 1906
… agencies of procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be charged for … Dates Effective Institution checks dated 04/22/2021 and Administration checks dated 04/28/2021. Agency Actions … changes must be reported first in NYSTEP using the Title and Position Management (TPM) Mass Change Process for Line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1906-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2021-2022XIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… Statement No. 83 (GASBS 83) – Certain Asset Retirement Obligations ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION DEFINITION An asset … scope: Obligations that arise solely from a plan to sell or dispose of a tangible capital asset Obligations resulting … reference (if the external obligating event is a law or regulation) Asset’s remaining useful life Estimated ARO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsAudit of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the Five Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2018
To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Financial Statements of the Tuition Reimbursement Account for the five fiscal years ended March 31 2018
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/audit-tuition-reimbursement-account-five-fiscal-years-ended-march-31-2018Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation (Follow-Up)
… implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation (Report 2015-S-81 ) . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementation-followEffectiveness of the Information Technology Transformation (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Effectiveness of the Information … Technology Transformation process has been effective in ensuring that the resulting ITS clusters operate … Consolidation and Integration, Data Center Modernization, Digital Network Consolidation, and Enterprise Identification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/13/effectiveness-information-technology-transformation-followUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-103
… represented by District Council 37 in Bargaining Unit SK who receive a paycheck or direct deposit advice statement … Code. Union BU Value Earnings Code DC 37, Local 1070 SK $107.00 PL3 Note: This benefit also will be processed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-103-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-ucsDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds
… the state is $840. “Fighting refund fraud is an ongoing battle as people find new ways to cheat the system,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-25-million-suspicious-tax-refunds