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Opinion 2000-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-71-A, p 13, membership in local chamber of commerce; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 81-255, p 255, p 272, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20VIII.1.E Operating and Appropriated Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
Operating and Appropriated transfers move monies originally deposited in one fund to another fund
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1e-operating-and-appropriated-transfersXII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… Automated Clearing House (ACH), one-day ACH and wire payments. Check and Two-Day ACH Payments Check and … be approved by OSC on an emergency, exception-only basis. Wire Payments Wire payments are an option in certain mandated or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsXVI.3.E The Reporting Entity – XVI. Financial Reporting
… are provided by various quasi-state agencies and public benefit corporations whose activities and financial … Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley, Inc. Health Research, Inc. Homeless Housing and Assistance … of SUNY Statutory Colleges of Cornell and Alfred JOINT VENTURES Joint ventures are reported based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3e-reporting-entityXIX.2.A Project IDs and Description – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Project ID Project ID in SFS is an internal identifier to capture costs related … of ‘NEXT’ auto-numbering approach for their Project ID. Auto-numbering is aligned with guidance and avoids … Project IDs. Using the federal grant number as the Project ID when creating new projects in SFS is no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2a-project-ids-and-descriptionOverview – Membership and Enrollment
… Death benefits; Service retirement; Disability retirement for both on-the-job and non-job-related disabilities; Transfer of membership from other public retirement systems … of all contributions made to the Retirement System plus interest (the current interest rate is 5 percent), or they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/overviewTown of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Findings Two Board members are the owners of two separate auto service corporations which provided automotive work to … Article 18, each invoice for repair work provided by the auto service corporations qualified as a contract with the Town. As sole owners of the auto service corporations, the Board members were deemed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Piseco Common School District – Authorized Investments (2023M-172)
… Common School District (District) officials invested in accordance with statutory requirements. Key Findings District officials did not invest in accordance with statutory requirements. As a result, … to the District’s investment policy and invested $35,000 in an investment account that is not statutorily authorized. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/piseco-common-school-district-authorized-investments-2023m-172Town of Barton - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-8)
… in at least $1,700 in scrap metal proceeds being used for inappropriate expenditures. Monitor highway fuel use, … gasoline totaling over $1,100 that could not be accounted for. Competitively procure goods and services, including … The Superintendent should: Maintain an inventory list for non-insurable assets, report to the Board when assets are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/19/town-barton-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-8Village of Red Hook - Procurement and Claims Auditing (2019M-100)
… policy. Village officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they planned … of our recommendations. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/11/village-red-hook-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2019m-100Genesee Community College - Procurement, Cash Disbursements and College President's Compensation (2019M-81)
… contract. Key Recommendations Require the purchasing agent to monitor compliance with the procurement policy and … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2019/10/04/genesee-community-college-procurement-cash-disbursements-and-collegeAmagansett Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-206)
… Recommendations Ensure District officials: Check vouchers for compliance with the policy prior to approval. And …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/28/amagansett-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-206Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
Determine whether the Tax Collector properly recorded deposited and remitted money in a timely manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81CUNY Bulletin No. CU-329
This bulletin informs agencies of the procedures to process nonresident alien scholarships in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-329-payment-and-reporting-cuny-nonresident-alien-scholarshipsTown of Hurley – Transfer Station Collections (2024M-132)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether transfer station collections were adequately supported, … in a timely manner. Key Findings We determined that transfer station collections were remitted in a timely … amount of municipal waste collected, as recorded by the transfer station, was 238 tons less than the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/11/town-hurley-transfer-station-collections-2024m-132XIV.2 Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates – XIV. Special Procedures
… System (SFS). In SFS, transactions are recorded to open accounting periods (i.e., periods in which a transaction can … the Obligation Date is the same as of the original voucher. When entering a transaction for multiple prior … event. For non-travel expenses, the Obligation Date is the purchase date of the associated merchandise or service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv2-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1458
… Interface Agencies that use the Automated Interface (AI) to load their data to PayServ will be affected by the … If an address is entered into their system and the AI is run to load to PayServ, the address formatting will be … report. The agency must fix the data issue and resend the AI or direct enter the correction in PayServ. Attached is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1458-new-functionality-employee-address-fields-payservState Agencies Bulletin No. 1579
… taxes requires changes to New York City withholding taxes for employees with taxable income of $500,000 or less per … Annual Tax Rate Table will incorporate a revised tax rate for taxpayers earning $500,000 or less. Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1579-new-york-city-withholding-tax-changeState Agencies Bulletin No. 332
… Tax Pay Tax Distribution PAY_TAX_DIST Job Position History EE Entry Dates POSN_HISTORY Information These Tables Can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/332-query-access-additional-tablesClaims Processing Activity October 1, 2022 Through March 31, 2023
To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to providers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s36.pdf