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Justice Center Audits
Authorizes certain reports relating to reportable incidents involving vulnerable persons to be made available to officers and employees of the state comptroller
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/justice-center-auditsOpinion 92-50
… Protection (preference to local bidder) -- Privileges and Immunities (preference to local bidder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … , whether a county could adopt a local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a … we concluded that a post-1953 local law which provides for an award to a bidder employing a prescribed percentage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Holocaust Survivors
… completing a claim form. The NYS Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds works in conjunction with the HCPO to ensure … a thorough search of our records. Write to: Office of Unclaimed Funds Re: Holocaust Era Accounts 110 State Street … invites you to learn more about New York State’s Unclaimed Funds Program and the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivorsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… (i) Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit payment requests and payments made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were … To accomplish our examination objectives, we selected for audit benefit payment requests and payments based on … newly hired New York State employees who owed DOL money for outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 422.1
… checking or savings account. Agencies cannot use form AC230 , Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange, … Refer to the authorization on the AC2772 , Direct Deposit form for further information. Effective Dates: Immediately … request to the [email protected] email. One form should be submitted for each check date. Requests can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/4221-direct-deposit-stop-payments-and-reversalsState Agencies Bulletin No. 734
… to return employees in the titles of Forest Ranger 1, 2 and 3 to the original bargaining units of 31 in the Agency … 31) and in the Security Supervisors Unit (BU 61) eligible for binding arbitration, employees in the titles of Forest … agreement between New York State and Council 82 provided for salary increases and additional payments for those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/734-return-certain-arbitration-eligible-employees-bargaining-units-31-and-61Other Bulletin No. 33
… using the Earnings Code AMS (Adjust Military Stipend). Deduction Information All general deductions for employees … Deficiency GARNSH Garnishments HIATRG Regular After Tax Health HIATSP Special After Tax Health Adj HIBTRG Regular Before Tax Health HIBTSP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-33-april-2016-state-university-construction-fund-scfOptional Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting
… plus interest (if applicable), through: A single lump sum payment; Transferring funds through a direct … The page also provides their remaining balance once there are six or fewer outstanding payments left. To access the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/optional-service-credit-purchase-paymentsDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… in duplicate payments to managed care organizations (MCOs) for premiums over a more than four year period, according to … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “System flaws and incorrect or incomplete information have caused duplicate Medicaid premium payments for a long time,“ DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1768
… name and Social Security Number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement applies to resident and … this requirement is met prior to the generation of 2019 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements, OSC and agency … a new card from the SSA, provide the employee with Form SS-5 for completion and submission to the SSA. Verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1768-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… July 2022 PDF Version One impact of the devastating job losses incurred during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic is a significant increase in the number of households in … sector jobs, resulting in the State’s largest unemployment rate increase since record keeping began in 1976. 1 While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateBinghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… Determine whether the Board of Commissioners (Board) and Executive Director (Director) provided adequate oversight … (Authority) financial operations. Key Findings The Board and Director did not provide adequate oversight of financial … either not properly separated or not adequately separated for rent receipts and cash disbursements. Payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Tentative Agreements to End UAW Strike
… of an historic strike by the United Auto Workers will come to a close. My congratulations to the United Auto Workers and … growth, innovation and prosperity at the three companies. I had the opportunity to walk the picket line with members of … about the issues facing them and the auto industry, and I wrote to the companies expressing my concerns over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-tentative-agreements-end-uaw-strikePublic Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… the public as well as to the State and local governments. New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways … State-Supported debt issued by public authorities; Added a new $1.3 billion authorization for State-Supported borrowing … the Utility Debt Securitization Authority (UDSA). **** The New York State Urban Development Corporation has not complied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesPutnam Northern Westchester County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Overtime (2023M-82)
… employee overtime was properly monitored, approved and accurately calculated. Key Findings The Board of … BOCES officials: Paid a total of $66,295 to 13 employees for work on Saturdays that included $22,091 additional pay for working overtime on a Saturday. However, the BOCES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/11/17/putnam-northern-westchester-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-overtimeDiNapoli: New York Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back
… New York State received 84 cents for every dollar it sent in taxes to the federal government in 2016, a wider gap than three years before, according to a report … $55 billion in Social Security payments, $47 billion for Medicare and more than $46 billion for Medicaid and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-york-sending-more-tax-dollars-federal-government-it-gets-backUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York and other states. Benefits paid through such claims … the surging claims, and began to borrow from the federal government starting in May 2020. While many states had to … ; EY (Ernst & Young), Tax News Update , U.S. Edition , October 4, 2021, at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-285
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 UCS Longevity Bonus (JLO) and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … Annual employees in Bargaining Units 86, 88, CT who are in salary grade 560 who meet the eligibility criteria on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-285-april-2020-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-longevityPublic Authorities – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… as to the State and local governments. New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including service … governmental financial assistance and support is provided for operating and other expenses. In fiscal years ending in … default on their obligations. In addition to issuing debt for their own purposes, public authorities issue debt on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-authoritiesPSCH, Inc.
… OMH properly reimbursed PSCH according to the terms and conditions of the contract. We examined $1.6 million in … that PSCH claimed on the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background … and its expenditures up to the amount of the contract. For the year ended June 30, 2013, PSCH reported approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/19/psch-inc