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Sales Tax Growth Strengthens for a Third Year: 2018 Collections Up 5.3 Percent
Local sales tax collections in New York State were $17.5 billion in 2018, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous calendar year and the third consecutive year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2018-local-sales-tax-collections.pdfAbandoned Property Report - Excel File Format Instructions
Use these instructions to complete your report in the approved Microsoft Excel file format. Do not alter the design of the Excel template in any way.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/abandoned-property-report-excel-file-format-instructions.pdfDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York City were lax in inspecting them and did not check if food service workers were tested for tuberculosis (TB), … it should not come with a health warning," DiNapoli said. "Food operations of many shelters have gone uninspected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli Urges NYC to Continue to Prepare for Shifting Fiscal Landscape
… to drop by 9.4% to $101.1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 amid lower tax revenue and a decline in federal aid. The … financial markets, according to a report on the city’s FY 2023 financial plan released today by State Comptroller … have already begun to reverse as the city enters FY 2023. While the city’s published gaps are manageable by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-urges-nyc-continue-prepare-shifting-fiscal-landscapeVillage of Cato – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-145-F)
… of Cato’s (Village’s) progress, as of June 10, 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Village of Cato – Water Financial … Cayuga County Health Department forced the Board to submit a plan. As a result, bills were inaccurate and collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/09/19/village-cato-audit-follow-2023m-145-fNew York's Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the State’s labor force was more severe than in other states: the size of the workforce declined more rapidly than the rest of the nation in 2020 and continued to shrink in 2021 when other states recovered.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-labor-force-2022.pdfFederal Funds to New York City: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which originated in 1975 and was most recently amended in 2015, guarantees a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment possible to children with disabilities and provides federal funding to support that mission
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-individuals-with-disabilities-education-act.pdfOpinion 90-47
… advised the highway superintendent that she would not represent him in his individual capacity, whereupon the … absence of special circumstances, a municipal officer may not retain private counsel at municipal expense without prior … general concern to the municipalities of this State, we do not render opinions to local officials interpreting local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits
… more than 77 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers (NFPs) in 2014, according to a … to show much more progress in executing its contracts with its service providers. We can’t continue to ask NFPs to … seventy-seven percent of contracts are still late. We join with the Comptroller in his recommendations to further reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profitsDiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
… transparency for nondiscretionary costs that it does not have direct control over to help the public, policymakers … spending, but these favorable fiscal conditions may not last. As of city fiscal year (FY) 2022, approximately 40% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… (2024) The Tourism Industry in NYC: Reigniting the Return (2021) Tourism Sector Dashboard … Tourism in New York state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysDue Dates for Your ROA – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… January 1, 2025* May 30, 2025 June 29, 2025 April 1, 2025 August 28, 2025 September 27, 2025 July 1, 2025 November 27, … 27, 2026 July 1, 2026 November 27, 2026 December 27, 2026 *For example, a county sheriff elected on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 would begin their new four-year term on January 1, 2025. Rev. 1/25 … Elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/due-dates-your-roaDiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today visited Ridgewood Savings Bank in Clinton Hill Brooklyn and Spring Bank in the South Bronx to highlight the importance of Banking Development Districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down for Third Quarter 2020
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state dropped 9.5 percent … decline of nearly 22 percent in sales tax revenue for the third quarter was the main driver behind the overall … and international tourism fell sharply over prior years. For September, New York City saw a 43.9 percent decline in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-third-quarter-2020Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… account, Schusteritsch called the Retirement System’s call center on November 2, 2015, pretended he was Petschauer, and asserted that he was not actually dead, in an effort to maintain eligibility for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. and Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Chief Russel H. Harper announced that Gerald Munson, a former Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department Chief and a former Croton-On-Hudson Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireTitle V Operating Permit Program Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (Follow-Up)
… Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for the Eight Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 ( 2017-S-81 … The State Comptroller’s Office is required to perform a biennial audit of the Program. Our initial audit, covering … charged and to work with relevant stakeholders to develop a strategy to bring the Program into self-sufficiency, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/title-v-operating-permit-program-revenues-expenditures-and-changes-fund-balance-eightNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli & Fire and Police Pension Association of Colorado Announce Appointment as Lead Plaintiffs in Boeing Shareholder Lawsuit
… of duty to the company and indifference to public safety.” Dan Slack , Executive Director of the Fire and Police Pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-fire-and-police-pension-association-colorado-announce-appointmentImproper Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies on Behalf of Recipients in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up)
… include the cost of most DMEPOS, and separate payments are not to be made for DMEPOS when the cost of these items is … 2016 to December 2020. The audit found the Department had not established sufficient controls to ensure Medicaid did not make payments for DMEPOS items that were already covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/improper-medicaid-managed-care-payments-durable-medical-equipment-prosthetics-orthotics-andMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… to prevent improper Medicaid payments for claims that do not report an active OPRA provider. Update guidelines to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or