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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1105
… Communication to Affected Employees OSC has prepared a letter explaining the tax rules governing educational … Agencies are strongly encouraged to: Provide this letter to affected employees prior to processing these … tax withholding. Include additional information with this letter that identifies the specific paycheck date on which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1105-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1355
… no later than Pay Period 18 Lag and Pay Period 19 Current. Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice The Earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1355-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1356
… Purpose To provide agencies with the 2014 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. … Allowances Employee Payments Taxable Under the IRS One-Year Rule Excess PCM and Per Diem Amounts: IRS rules relating … taxable travel reimbursement paid by the SFS from December 6, 2014 through December 31, 2014 will be handled differently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1356-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1199
… that exceed the $5,250 exclusion limit for calendar year 2012. Legal Reference Per IRS Publication 15-B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1199-educational-assistance-benefitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-3) For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, auditors identified $350,246 in … the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2017-S-4) For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, the personal service costs the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1282
… income and employment taxes if employment away from home at a single location is realistically expected to last for … Please direct other questions to the SFS Help Desk at [email protected] or (518) 457-7737 / (877) 737-4185. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1282-year-end-procedures-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1279
… To provide agencies with instructions for processing taxable educational assistance benefits for 2013. Affected … Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance … under an educational assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1279-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 994
… Purpose To provide agency users with an overview of the new on-line … Kit (UPK) is the on-line help tool that was selected to replace the Web-Based Learning Assistant (WLA). UPK can be … … To provide agency users with an overview of the new online help tool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/994-line-help-user-productivity-kit-upkVillage of Red Hook - Clerk-Treasurer's Duties (2019M-101)
… whether the Village Clerk-Treasurer (Treasurer) performed her duties in accordance with statutes. Key Finding The Board engaged the services of a contractor to assist the Treasurer with her duties. However, the … both a Treasurer and a Clerk position as Village employees to ensure that the Treasurer’s financial duties are performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/11/village-red-hook-clerk-treasurers-duties-2019m-101Opinion 88-27
… who was disabled prior to termination of the department, his full salary under this statute unless there is a … is still obligated to pay a disabled village firefighter his full salary pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-a. … that any paid fireman who is injured in the performance of his duties shall be paid the full amount of his regular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-27Opinion 88-44
… contract between the town and the engineering firm with which the town contracts when the board member becomes employed by the firm. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a town board member … of his employment at a town board meeting and will refrain from voting on any matter involving the firm. Article 18 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-44Opinion 88-69
… in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by village with same entity with which town contracts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b: A village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance service with which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Management of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (2020-S-59) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Health (Department) effectively identified poor housing conditions for residents with asthma and worked with Local Health Departments (LHDs) to ensure home visits were prioritized.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s59-response.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Upcoming Non-Calendar Year Filers' Release Webinar Presentation
Print out presentation to follow along with the webinar where there will be a general overview of the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, along with strategies to prepare for the upcoming release.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fsms-non-calendar-filers-04-05-2022.pdfManagement of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma (2020-S-59)
To determine if the Department of Health (Department) effectively identified poor housing conditions for residents with asthma and worked with Local Health Departments (LHDs) to ensure home visits were prioritized.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s59.pdfAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (Follow-Up) (2019-F-51) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Administration of the Contract with With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (2015-S-88).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f51-response.pdfDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2017
… Land Surveying & Landscape Architecture Co. for code compliance review and inspection statewide. $2 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2017Park Accessibility for People With Disabilities (2021-N-7) 180-Day Response
To determine if New York City Department of Parks & Recreation facilities were accessible for people with disabilities, as required. Our audit covered the period from January 2015 to October 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n7-response.pdfEPI- Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
People living with disabilities face unique daily challenges that can present barriers to employment. The COVID-19 pandemic led to soaring unemployment rates for people with disabilities, and these rates have not declined as quickly in New York as they have nationally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/disabilities-employment-recovery.pdfCompliance with Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up) (2021-F-29)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-65).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f29.pdf