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Long Island Workforce Housing Act (2015-MR-4)
… the Act. Three local governments established housing trust funds, but one local government has not adopted guidelines … guidelines and policies to govern the use of housing trust funds in compliance with the Act and ensure that housing trust funds are separate and apart from all other local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2016/01/08/long-island-workforce-housing-act-2015-mr-4Medicaid Program – Improper Payments to a Dentist
… Purpose To determine if Medicaid made improper payments for dental claims submitted by Dr. Prosper Bonsi. The audit … and Procedure Code Manual describes the services eligible for Medicaid reimbursement and the rules under which claims for eligible services will be paid. Medicaid allows a dentist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/medicaid-program-improper-payments-dentistExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Statement of Net Assets Proprietary Funds
… debt 72,728,293 360,281 73,088,574 8,690,746 Restricted for debt service 1,451,996 1,451,996 Unrestricted … as proprietary funds, the nature of the activity accounted for in them is generally governmental. By reporting internal … funds separately from the proprietary funds that account for business-type activities, the information in the "Totals" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34Town of Alexander – Internal Controls Over Justice Court Operations (2013M-195)
… The Town operates its Court with two Justices - Justice Edwyn Hise has presided since 1998 and Justice James Orr has presided since 2011. Each Justice has a Court clerk to assist with Court activity. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-alexander-internal-controls-over-justice-court-operations-2013m-195III.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… System (SFS) includes the last three phases of the New York State Financial Cycle as previously outlined in Chapter II New York State Financial Accounting: Establish control; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii3-scope-sfsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2216
… Increase to Hazard Duty Pay. Affected Employees: Employees in Administrative Services Unit (BU02), Operational Services … Employees Association (CSEA) provides for an increase in Hazard Duty Pay for employees who are currently receiving … Public Employees Federation (PEF) provides for an increase in Hazard Duty Pay for employees who are currently receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2216-april-2024-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-represented-civil-serviceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1121
… additional bulletin will be issued in late February in the event the employee social security tax withholding rate is … online: Tax Publications>Publication 15. New York State, New York City and Yonkers Withholding Allowance The value of one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1121-summary-tax-related-withholding-requirements-2012Empire BlueCross – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs
… drugs. The audit covered the period from January 2017 through December 2021. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance … setting. From January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2021, Empire paid approximately $855 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/27/empire-bluecross-overpayments-physician-administered-drugsImproper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up)
… The Medicaid program reimburses hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services. A recipient’s status in a … requires recipients to stay overnight in the hospital and be monitored by the health care team at the hospital throughout treatment and recovery. Generally, outpatient services are medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/12/improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claims-followOpinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (procedure for … engaged by the county, and the possible recovery in civil action of payments improperly made. The board may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … whether collections and corresponding deposits were in the form of checks or cash. The justices did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Delevan Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-345)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … adequately reviewed or approved all bills/claims prior to payment. The Treasurer did not provide the Board with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/26/delevan-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialDiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… have continued to find patterns of mismanagement and abuse in the preschool special education sector. I will continue my … not used to line the pockets of unscrupulous contractors.” In May, Kramer admitted that the now-defunct IncludED, based in Cedarhurst, Nassau County, inappropriately charged New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerXIII.1 Employee Expense Reimbursement Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This chapter provides an overview of reimbursable expenses to State employees. Most employee expenses will be reimbursed … expenses are reimbursed via payroll. Tuition reimbursement to a State employee will be processed by the Governor’s … voucher in the Accounts Payable module of the SFS. Refer to the sections within Chapter XII – Expenditures of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii1-employee-expense-reimbursement-overviewFreeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 43 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10Thurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… provides fire protection services for the Town of Thurston in Steuben County. The Company is operated in accordance with its bylaws which stipulate that a Board … audit of the Secretary/Treasurer's books and records in January 2015 or 2016. The credit card policy lacks a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for “going away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Saratoga Youth Recreation – Financial Activities (2016M-258)
… and reported and that Program moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2014 through May 31, 2016. … operate youth development programs for children residing in the Towns of Saratoga and Northumberland, the Village of … There are no recommendations as a result of this audit. … Saratoga Youth Recreation Financial Activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/10/28/saratoga-youth-recreation-financial-activities-2016m-258Tompkins County Public Library – Financial Management (2015M-250)
… 2014 through May 31, 2015. Background The Tompkins County Public Library is the central library for the Finger Lakes Library System and serves libraries and users in Tompkins, Tioga, Cortland, Seneca and Cayuga Counties. The … reduce services and expenditures. … Tompkins County Public Library Financial Management 2015M250 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/15/tompkins-county-public-library-financial-management-2015m-250Operational Advisory No. 36
… GFO Updates – Postage/Shipping account codes Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the guidance for the use of account codes 55203, Postage and 55220, Shipping. Account code 55220 which was previously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/36-gfo-updates-postageshipping-account-codes