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Belfast Central School District – Reserve Funds (2021M-135)
Determine whether the Belfast Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/belfast-2021-135.pdfPandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (2018-N-3) 180-day response
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has appropriate oversight and adequate controls over the capital improvement process at City-owned homeless shelters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18n3-response.pdfDryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
Determine whether the Dryden Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately safeguarded personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) from abuse or loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/dryden-2020-106.pdfEmployment Trends for People with Disabilities in New York City, October 2019
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, only 41 percent of working-age people with disabilities in New York City were in the labor force in 2017.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2020.pdfHDT (Magtape) File Layout
The Unclaimed Funds record layout within an HDT text file should have a length of 384 characters. Please note that although this format is acceptable, we do not
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/hdt-magtape-file-layout.pdfSmall Estates Affidavit (S.C.P.A. Section 1310)
If the account owner is deceased and there was no estate representative appointed by the courts, the surviving spouse or child of the deceased or the unreimburs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/small-estates-affidavit.pdfComptroller’s Update: State Fiscal Year 2015-16 Revenue Trends through the Mid-Year, October 2015
The State’s cash position continues to improve, as illustrated by the $10.7 billion balance in the General Fund through the middle of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 20
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-update-mid-year-2015-16.pdfXIII.12 Procedure for Reporting Taxable Employee Expense Reimbursements for Prior Open Tax Years – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… how to process adjustments to an employee’s taxable income for prior tax years in order to comply with Internal Revenue … need to make adjustments to an employee’s taxable wages for prior tax years. This may occur if a Business Unit did … value, resulting in an inaccurate calculation or reporting for the tax year of payment. Process and Document Preparation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii12-procedure-reporting-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursements-prior-open-tax-yearsDisability Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement plans provide for several different types of disability retirement benefits. However, NYSLRS does not decide if a particular disability benefit constitutes marital or separate property in a matrimonial action. Whether a member’s disability retirement benefit is subject to equitable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/disability-retirementLocal Sales Tax Collections Up 19% in 2021
… 50% in the second quarter and remained strong for the rest of the year, with 20% growth in the third quarter and … levels until the fourth quarter of 2021, well behind the rest of the state, which recovered to pre-pandemic levels by … 2020. New York City’s collections did grow faster than the rest of the state in the third quarter (27.9%) and fourth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/local-sales-tax-collections-19-percent-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Town of Lincoln – Disbursements … a one-year conditional discharge. Raquette Lake Union Free School District – Business Office Operations (Hamilton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… 10 of the 11 SBHCs sampled had shortages in various medication categories with one school having an unexplained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) found permit applications were often delayed due to missing or … Under current state law, ORES must issue a final siting permit for most projects within one year of a completed … and found 14 took nearly four years to obtain a site permit, with the majority of time being spent on the permit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for June 2017
… office approved 1,659 contracts valued at $3.07 billion and approved nearly 1.9 million payments worth nearly $11.2 … billion in June. His office also rejected 189 contracts and related transactions valued at $710 million and more than 1,300 payments valued at nearly $2.6 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-june-2017State Agencies Bulletin No. 1594
… have the correct pre-tax deductions for mass transit and parking programs. Affected Employees Employees who participate in pre-tax transit and pre-tax parking programs. Background Pursuant to IRS Publication 15-B … per month for transit passes. $255 per month for qualified parking. When establishing these pre-tax programs an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1594-new-control-d-report-pre-and-post-tax-transit-and-pre-and-post-taxService Retirement Benefit – State University Police Plan
… of SUNY police service, or you may qualify for a service retirement if you reach age 60 before having served 25 years … percent) of your FAS. Filing The Application for Service Retirement (RS6037) must be on file with the Office of the … but not more than 90 days, before the date on which your retirement will occur. The 15-day filing requirement is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/service-retirement-benefitService Retirement Benefit – Forest Rangers Plan
… forest ranger service. Or, you may qualify for a service retirement if you reach age 60 before having served 25 years … one-half of your FAS. Filing Your Application for Service Retirement (RS6037) must be on file with the Office of the … but not more than 90 days, before the date on which your retirement will occur. The 15-day filing requirement is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/service-retirement-benefitDiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is making a steady recovery from the pandemic with growing ridership, increased service routes … The Long Island Rail Road LIRR is making a steady recovery from the pandemic with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityDiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… and Schenevus (Otsego). A report released by DiNapoli today in conjunction with the fiscal stress scores showed the … with the State Education Department as of Dec. 29, 2017. Today's announcement does not include scores for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-26-school-districts-fiscal-stress