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XII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the … functionality provides the most complete information the Office of the State Comptroller needs to audit the voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea in $110,000 Health Contract Theft
… Department of Health (DOH) contract employee George Dunkel for padding his bills and stealing more than $110,000 from … pleaded guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, a Class E felony, in Albany … more than $1.5 million from 2006 to 2013 in state funds for immunization grant contracts. As a result of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-110000-health-contract-theftHudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… employees who use IT resources. Develop written procedures for managing system access. … Determine whether Hudson City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of New York (CUNY): Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff (Follow-Up) (2018-F-29) An initial … had adequate internal controls over time and attendance for public safety officers. In a follow-up, auditors found … Department of Health (DOH) Medicaid Program: Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342
… agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental Leave for certain State University of New York (SUNY) employees and provide guidance for entering the leave transactions in PayServ. Affected … of the New York State Paid Parental Leave program for unclassified employees in the professional services of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-342-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullOpinion 89-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … determines that some or all of the cost of an improvement is to be borne by the area of the town outside of any … (GML, §6-c[2]). The term "capital improvement" is defined to include "any physical public betterment or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-54Controls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (Follow-Up)
… educational material; purchase DOCCS-approved music, videos, e-books, and other media; and communicate with family …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individuals-followWhat is a Defined Benefit Plan?
… also known as a traditional pension plan. Defined benefit plans provide several advantages over the 401(k)-style plans … minimum age and service requirements established by your retirement plan, you will receive a monthly pension payment … generations to come. (Return to Top) Rev. 12/22 … NYSLRS retirement plans are defined benefit plans Your plan provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-planBorrowing Against Your Contributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… causes your loans in total to exceed the federal limits for nontaxable loans. Exceeding these limits could result in significant tax consequences for you. You do not make the required payments on your loan … you must include it on your federal income tax return for the year the loan is granted or becomes taxable. If you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/borrowing-against-your-contributionsInternal Control System Components
… Workers’ Compensation Board’s management of its internal control system appropriately addresses all five components of internal control. Our audit scope included the period January 1, 2013 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/01/internal-control-system-componentsUniversal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements (Follow-Up)
… conducted primarily through the Office of Early Learning for program functions and the Facilities Planning Office for safety and fire inspections. Department regulations require buildings and classrooms used for UPK to be safe and to comply with applicable fire safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirements-followDiNapoli: New York's March 31 Cash Standing Above Projections, but Faces Significant Shortfall in Weeks
… soon as next month due to billions in state aid payments for health and education, delayed state tax revenues and … also found: The General Fund cash-basis operating surplus for the fiscal year is $1.7 billion. This amount includes … extraordinary monetary settlements and amounts reserved for debt management. Of this amount, $428 million was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-new-yorks-march-31-cash-standing-above-projections-faces-significant-shortfall-weeksOpinion 95-22
… fire insurance tax moneys to purchase exercise equipment for use generally by members of the fire department. You ask … use such moneys as follows: Such taxes shall only be used for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and … It is evident that the purchase of exercise equipment for use generally by members of the fire department does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 287
… Purpose To provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of State provided vehicles … ALV of a car is determined as follows: Determine the fair market value of the car as of the first day on which it was … value of the car as determined in step (a) above. Fixed Rate Per Mile - This method may be used by all employees as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/287-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided-vehicles-2001Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – Article 14 Benefits
… all of which will provide you with a monthly benefit for life. You may elect the Single Life Allowance, which … may elect to receive a smaller monthly benefit to provide for a possible payment to a designated beneficiary after your … Single Life Allowance (Option 0). … Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension disability and death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionWilton Water and Sewer Authority – Water and Sewer Charges (2016M-329)
… the Authority’s process over water and sewer charges for the period January 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. … in the Town of Wilton. The Authority’s recorded revenue for water and sewer charges were approximately $2.1 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/01/06/wilton-water-and-sewer-authority-water-and-sewer-charges-2016m-329Canandaigua City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2015M-133)
… professional services for the period July 1, 2013 through June 5, 2015. Background The Canandaigua City School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2015mEastport-South Manor Central School District – Financial Software User Access (2014M-379)
… controls over user access to the financial software for the period July 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. … 4,000 students and 650 employees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year are approximately $93 million. … package. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, changing and terminating user access rights to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/20/eastport-south-manor-central-school-district-financial-software-userVictor Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-117)
… audit was to review Information Technology (IT) security for the period July 1, 2014 through March 4, 2016. Background The Victor Central School District is located in the Town of Perinton in Monroe County, the Towns of East … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for IT for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/victor-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-117Oil Spill Fund
… Spill Fund plays many roles, its priorities are to: pay for spill clean-up costs when the responsible party (spiller) doesn’t; compensate spill victims for their financial losses when the spiller won’t; and seek reimbursement from spillers for oil spill cleanup costs. Oil Spill Hotline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/about/oil-spill-fund