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Argyle Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2014M-051)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District had established … Washington County. The District is governed by the Board of Education (Board) which comprises five elected members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/25/argyle-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2014m-051Contract Advisory No. 16
… Service (DCS). The State Consultant Services Contractor's Annual Employment Report ( AC 3272-S ), commonly referred to as “Form B,” is used to report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/16-state-consultant-services-contractors-annual-employment-reports-due-may-15thDiNapoli's Auditors Halt $21.3 Million in Suspicious 2016 Tax Refunds
… days. "My auditors are committed to safeguarding the funds of honest New Yorkers," DiNapoli said. "We'll stay one step ahead of the schemes used by tax cheats, and look to ensure only … auditors work cooperatively with the Department of Taxation and Finance to stop questionable refunds and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-213-million-suspicious-2016-tax-refundsKiryas Joel Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Selected Employee Reimbursements (2016M-331)
… The Kiryas Joel Union Free School District is located in the Village of Kiryas Joel, Orange County. The District, … through 2015-16, the Board adopted budgets that resulted in operating surpluses each year ranging from $216,000 to … to commute from home to work, which was not provided for in a written agreement. The District reimbursed an ineligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/03/kiryas-joel-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-selectedWithdrawing Your Contributions and/or Your Membership – State Police Plan
… public employment with less than ten years of credited service, you may end your membership and withdraw your … Sign in to your Retirement Online account , go to the ‘My Account Summary’ area of your Account Homepage and click … (RS5014) . 1 Once you have ten or more years of service credit, you cannot withdraw from PFRS. Any mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/withdrawing-your-contributions-andor-your-membershipRed Hook Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-105)
… excess fund balance levels increased and more property taxes were levied than necessary. The District has four … funding needed reserves and reducing District property taxes. Review reserves to determine if the amounts reserved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/red-hook-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-105Newark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… officials did not always seek competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. As … have been procured economically and in the best interest of taxpayers. We reviewed 30 purchases totaling $200,012 and … that officials did not: Seek competition for 13 purchases of goods and services totaling $44,401. Compare billed prices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60DiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Sentenced to Jail for $50K Theft
… restitution of $50,000 to the village. “Too many public servants confuse the public purse with their own,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-sentenced-jail-50k-theftSalem Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-394)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess internal controls over … located in Washington County and is governed by the Board of Education which comprises five elected members. The … The student treasurers’ records were lacking one or more of the following items: profit and loss statements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/salem-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomRye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… officials did not budget for approximately $600,000 of incurred overtime, and generally recorded it as salaries. As a result, residents are not being made aware of what the District expects to incur in overtime costs and … for their positions for the audit period and reviewed all of their time records and payments totaling $428,220 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Stamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… the Stamford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … the 2019-20 through 2021-22 fiscal years by an average of $1.4 million (14 percent) and planned to use fund balance … fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in two of the last three fiscal years by approximately $700,000 (6.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199Central Square Central School District – Fund Balance (2022M-196)
… maintained surplus fund balance within the statutory limit and maintained reserve funds at reasonable levels. Key … officials reduced the transparency of District finances and kept $8 million from productive use. Although the … overstated accrued liabilities, nonspendable fund balance and encumbrances, which resulted in surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/10/central-square-central-school-district-fund-balance-2022m-196State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New York State Budget for SFY 2022-23
… state budget is welcome news. While jobs are rebounding in many industries, our economic recovery lags the nation, … invasion of Ukraine and persistently high inflation. In addition, New Yorkers continue to grapple with the health, … fund new spending programs could create a “fiscal cliff” in the future. We must remember this influx of federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-york-state-budget-sfy-2022-23State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also inappropriately used town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Auditors … waste water treatment plant (WWTP) project but could have better managed certain aspects of the project. Auditors … December 2017 but was completed in October 2020. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits have been issued. Town of Owasco – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (Cayuga County) The assessor did not properly administer select real property tax exemptions. Granted property exemptions were not always … properly applied for or supported. Of the 99 property tax exemptions that auditors reviewed, 75 of the exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… 1, 2011 to June 12, 2014. Background Under Section 115 of the State Finance Law, cash advances are issued to State … authorized to have 3 advance accounts with a total value of $300,000 as of March 31, 2012. Key Findings SED no longer issues checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsSaranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… in tuition owed to the District during the 2019-20 through 2021-22 school years. District officials did not: Establish … legal counsel concerning options available to obtain payment for tuition owed by school districts of origin for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90Fire Island Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-114)
… B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fire-island-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-114Agency Financial Reporting Package
… the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) to gather data-in-process which has not been entered into the Statewide … Financial System (SFS) as of the closing date specified in each area. The State's accounting and financial reporting … is required to ensure full and proper disclosure in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/agency-financial-reporting-packageState Agencies Bulletin No. 1859
… reversed, or reissued will be turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds in April 2021. Outreach to employees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1859-schedule-submitting-2020-year-end-returned-checks