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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), an increase of 3%, or nearly $167 … ended the city’s double-digit growth in collections that has marked the last eight consecutive quarters. While the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterHelping Students Get Course Credit: Credit Recovery Programs in School Districts (2012MS-8)
… Learning Standards would provide better assurance that online CRPs provide intensive instruction in a subject that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/helping-students-get-course-credit-credit-recovery-programs-schoolSchool Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… review local assessors’ administration of the STAR Program for the period January 1, 2010, through July 31, 2011. … Tax Law provides a partial exemption from school taxes for most owner-occupied, primary residences. Property owners are eligible for one exemption for a primary residence only. Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6IT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… District [pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether officials in 20 school districts (Districts) appropriately tracked, … safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings Officials from … dates for approximately 62,000 IT assets were not recorded in the IT asset inventory records Districts maintained. About …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2Finger Lakes United Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… provide preschool special education services to children with disabilities from three to five years of age. During the … preschool special education services to about 150 children with learning disabilities in Geneva, Canandaigua, and … be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with RCM requirements. For the fiscal year ended June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/finger-lakes-united-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBrighter Choice Charter Middle School for Boys – Financial Operations (2013M-348)
… Middle School for Boys is located in the City of Albany, and is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is currently … services that the Foundation could provide the School and increases the fee from 1 percent of total pupil revenue … contain sufficient descriptions to determine the benefits, rights and responsibilities of all parties to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-boys-financial-operations-2013m-348X.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… ID Request Form . Ensure the appropriate Business Need box is checked and the required additional information is … to the VMU via fax at (518) 402-4212 or email at VMU@osc.ny.gov with “Special Use Vendor Request” in the subject line. … the interactive Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) match where appropriate, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services (Follow-Up)
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services Report 2018S45
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-services-followAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… responsible for auditing claims in each type of locality and what options, if any, are available for establishing the … Law Sections 1604(35), 1709(20-a), 1804(1), 1903(1), 2526 and 2554(2-a); see also 8 NYCRR Section170.12(c) BOCES Board … or county auditor. County Law Sections 575, 577 and 600 Town or Special District Town Board, or for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-13-21)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget … for certain matters, we found that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are … water metered sales by approximately $280,000 and sewer charges by approximately $272,000 in the budget. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/20/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-13-21Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Report 2009-S-64). Background Our initial … Medicaid recipients who also have health insurance through Medicare. During the four year audit period ended June 30, … to limit Medicaid payments in areas where Medicaid and Medicare programs overlap. The remaining $100 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followOpinion 88-69
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by village … a private volunteer ambulance service with which the town, in which the village is located, also contracts. You ask … No. 80-85, unreported), town residents who also reside in a village within the town are paying for and entitled to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Ossining Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-176)
… purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District officials adopted reasonable budgets and adequately managed the District’s financial condition for … Recalculated unrestricted fund balance ranged between 5 and 9 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/ossining-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-176Village of Milford – Board Oversight (2018M-25)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer’s duties for the period June 1, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/20/village-milford-board-oversight-2018m-25Bellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
… their procurement policy when procuring goods and services for the period January 1, 2016 through November 22, 2017. … Fire District #9 provides fire protection services for the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District is … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2018 total approximately $812,000. Key Findings District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5Town of Ashford – Water District (2015M-343)
… evaluate the Board’s oversight role of the Water District for the period March 14, 2012 through October 6, 2015. … five-member Town Board. General fund appropriations for 2016 fiscal year total $5 million. Key Findings Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/25/town-ashford-water-district-2015m-343World Trade Center Presumption – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… employer of NYSLRS or another New York public retirement system at that time, you should be aware of the benefits provided by the World Trade Center Presumption law. 1 You may be eligible for an accidental disability retirement benefit if you become permanently disabled and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/world-trade-center-presumptionHornby Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-78)
… not prepare bank reconciliations. The Secretary did not issue receipts for all cash collected. Key Recommendations … to the Executive Committee. Prepare bank reconciliations. Issue receipts for all cash collected. … Hornby Fire Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/11/hornby-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-95
… of the change in eligibility for payroll Deduction Code 300, MetLife Whole Life Insurance. Affected Employees … the Unified Court System, OSC will modify Deduction Code 300 to allow members of Bargaining Unit SK to participate in … at (631) 582-6544 ext. 5057 or e-mail to pweess@metlife.com. … To notify the Unified Court System of the change in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-95-change-eligibility-metlife-whole-life-insurance-certainTown of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… or obtain annual renewal documentation as required, to ensure the exemptions were in compliance with State or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231