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MTA's Fiscal Challenge: Fill the Gap, But Not at Riders' Expense
… $1 billion borrowed would increase debt service by an amount comparable to a 1 percent increase in fares and tolls. … to reach $39 billion by 2018 — more than double the amount in 2003 — even before taking into account any new … 81.8 million riders in 2013 and is projected by the MTA to pass LIRR ridership by 2018; New labor agreements are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/mtas-fiscal-challenge-fill-gap-not-riders-expenseAdvanced Therapeutic Concepts, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… The audit included expenses claimed on ATC’s CFRs for the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015. Background … was incorporated June 2000 in the State of New York as a for-profit organization, and is approved by SED to provide … 2015, ATC served between 162 and 213 students. ATC is paid for its services using rates established by SED. The rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/advanced-therapeutic-concepts-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualXIX.7 Moving Expenditures Charged Prior to Conversion to a PCIP Converted Project ID – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… expenditures to post the credit against it, the agency may need move expenses from an old NYS01 project that was … requiring an expenditure credit (whether via Refund of Appropriation, General Ledger Journal Entry or AP Journal … it to allow for a credit to expenses, agencies will need to transfer expenditure costs collected under the NYS01 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix7-moving-expenditures-charged-prior-conversion-pcip-converted-project-idState Agencies Bulletin No. 1860
… affected. Background Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational … and Pay Period 19 Current (check dated December 17, 2020). Tax Information Educational Assistance exceeding $5,250 is … will be added to the employee’s taxable gross wages for tax withholding purposes, and is subject to employment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1860-educational-assistance-benefitsLeading the Way on Climate Investment
… economy is similarly critical to ensuring that the Fund is best-positioned for market changes stemming from the transition. Comptroller … change-related investment risks and pursuing opportunities for the Fund’s investments. To learn more about how the Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/leading-way-climate-investmentUpdate Your Contact Information
… be updated with NYSLRS. Also, USPS will only forward mail to your new address for a limited time—generally, 12 … way to view and update your contact information. Sign in to Retirement Online. Look under My Profile Information . … also choose email and get notified when your 1099-R tax form is available online in January and for your Retiree …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/update-your-contact-informationAdaptive Solutions Multi Services, PLLC - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Adaptive Solutions … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education programs, and sufficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/09/adaptive-solutions-multi-services-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, or $1.8 billion, compared to the previous year, … when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax … the rest of the state, and double-digit declines continued in the third (21.9 percent) and fourth (18.5 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… by about 2 percentage points, or $609,000. Adopted budgets in 2015-16 and 2016-17 overestimated appropriations by more … unplanned operating surpluses totaling $3 million in two of the last three fiscal years. The debt service fund … they are maintained at reasonable levels. Use the funds in the debt service fund to pay the related debt service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionUnion-Endicott Central School District - Noninstructional Overtime (2018M-201)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether District … officials appropriately monitored and controlled overtime for noninstructional employees. Key Findings Our review of records for 15 noninstructional employees paid overtime totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/union-endicott-central-school-district-noninstructional-overtime-2018mState Agencies Bulletin No. 1526
… EmplID on training rosters or sign in sheets that others can see Do not use the NYS EmplID as an ID or a password in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1526-use-new-york-state-employee-id-new-york-state-payroll-systemAnnual Financial Report Filing Deadlines
… Annual financial report due dates have been updated to … See fiscal year end dates and annual financial report filing deadlines for all counties, cities, towns and villages. Class of Local Government Filing Deadline Extension to Filing Deadline* Counties: All 120 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-filing-deadlinesSouthern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board – Board Oversight (2017M-165)
Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board Board Oversight 2017M165
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/06/southern-tier-east-regional-planning-development-board-board-oversight-2017m-165Mount Vernon City School District – Purchasing and Claims Auditing (2017M-198)
… whether the District purchased goods and services in accordance with District policy and statutory requirements … The Mount Vernon City School District is located in the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County. The District had approximately 8,100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/23/mount-vernon-city-school-district-purchasing-and-claims-auditing-2017mSexual Offender and Management Treatment Act Program
… Background In April 2007, the Legislature enacted the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act), which … SOMTA program is designed to closely supervise and treat sex offenders who are near release from prison or parole, and … abnormalities, pose a substantial risk to commit new sex crimes. Since the Act’s inception, the Office has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/23/sexual-offender-and-management-treatment-act-programEast Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… and found that: Department employees were paid $194,514 for overtime worked up to 20 days without supervisory approval. District officials paid $31,486 for 605 hours of overtime worked without supervisory … the amount owed by the District annually to the State, for its share of the cost of the employees’ retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Morris Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-47)
… report here - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Morris Central School District (District) Board of Education … did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance. As a result, they were not transparent with taxpayers and the … from the 2019-20 through 2021-22 fiscal years by an average of $617,000, or 6 percent. Surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/28/morris-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-47Rochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-208)
… Officials did not perform an effective and timely review of credit card charges. As a result: School officials … School purposes. 35 percent (169 totaling $68,523) of the tested credit card charges did not have a receipt or … Subsequently, officials obtained and provided some of the missing receipts; however, 9 percent of the charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/rochester-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-208State Agencies Bulletin No. 1972
… agencies of the following maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2022: The regular yearly contribution amount for Deferred Compensation will increase from $19,500.00 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1972-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2022