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Geneva Housing Authority – Cash Receipts (2015M-160)
… and compensating controls were insufficient. The Authority does not follow procedures for depositing cash that exceeds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/11/13/geneva-housing-authority-cash-receipts-2015m-160Analytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… an indication that it is more cost-effective to purchase new equipment instead of repairing aging equipment. Items …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsCanastota Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-174)
… Findings District officials could improve their management of the District’s financial condition. We found: Officials overestimated appropriations by a total of $7.1 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18, which resulted in most of the appropriated fund balance not being needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/08/canastota-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019mIX.7.K Record Retention – IX. Federal Grants
… federal laws, rules and regulations (e.g., for Department of Health and Human Services, see 45CFR 92.42). Agencies … OSC suggests the records retained include: A copy of the grant application. The grant award document. All grantee requests for funds. Copies of grant expenditure and disbursement records. All notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7k-record-retentionJohnstown Public Library – Cash Receipts (2014M-304)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the Library’s cash … points for greater accountability. Establish procedures to ensure that cash and checks are stored in a secure location until deposited and to require that receipts are deposited in the bank in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/02/20/johnstown-public-library-cash-receipts-2014m-304Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-227)
… approximately $17.1 million. Key Findings The District does not have a written online banking agreement with its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/21/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-227Eldred Central School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-204)
Eldred Central School District Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations 2014M204
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/17/eldred-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteriaEast Quogue Union Free School District – Selected Payroll Practices and Information Technology (2014M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over payroll and information technology for the period of July 1, 2012 through August 30, 2013. Background The East …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-selected-payroll-practices-andAltmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-232)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period … or effectively manage the District’s financial condition to ensure that the general fund’s unrestricted fund balance … statutory limit. The Board has not adopted a formal plan to reduce unrestricted fund balance to the statutory limit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionPenfield Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-162)
… on historical trends or other identified analysis. Review all reserves and determine if the amounts reserved are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/30/penfield-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-162East Moriches Union Free School District -- Budget Review (B7-16-3)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s … School District is located in Suffolk County. Pursuant to Chapter 354 of the Laws of 2006, the State Legislature … District officials generally implemented recommendations from the 2015 budget review letter. The District’s tentative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-16-3Yonkers City School District – Fixed Assets (2015M-229)
… of our audit was to review controls over the District’s fixed assets for the period July 1, 2013 through April 14, … we selected to review, 10 were either not tagged or the asset tag information did not agree with the accounting … greater for insurance purposes and $5,000 or greater for inventory and depreciation purposes have tags affixed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/11/yonkers-city-school-district-fixed-assets-2015m-229Hammond Central School District – Payroll (2016M-398)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District's payroll … Hammond Central School District is located in the Towns of Hammond, Rossie, Morristown and Macomb in St. Lawrence County and the Town of Alexandria in Jefferson County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/17/hammond-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-398Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (2023M-65)
… inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, officials ordered 4,126 sets (each set serves one student) of workbooks that cost $143,036, which were not needed during … did not maintain a comprehensive perpetual inventory of workbooks, nor did they perform annual inventory counts at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/schenectady-city-school-district-math-workbook-inventory-2023m-65North Collins Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2023M-39)
… officials maintained a complete and accurate inventory of information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings District … did not maintain a complete and accurate inventory of IT assets (computers, tablets, document cameras, etc.).As … were not always updated to include all acquisitions of, removed/disposed of, or recycled IT assets. Of the 79 IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/north-collins-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
… Findings The Board overestimated appropriations by a total of $3.8 million and annually appropriated $500,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations during our audit period. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund balance totaled almost $1.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-310)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s internal … Fire Department provides fire protection for the Town of Pittsfield in Otsego County. The Department has … members and is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Directors. For 2015, the Department's reported revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/pittsfield-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-andNortheastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the District. Key Findings District officials did not … bill tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the District. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, officials … tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingAdditional Resources – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… Security Division https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/sp New York State Office of Information Technology Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/additional-resourcesDiNapoli: New Yorkers Could Lose $72B in Reported State and Local Tax Deductions Under Trump Plan
… Code." The framework proposes to consolidate the number of tax brackets, but doesn't specify the income levels at … has targeted are those for state and local taxes, an issue of particular significance in New York. New Yorkers reported … taxes and $20.9 billion for property taxes, 13.5 percent of all state and local tax deductions reported nationwide in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-yorkers-could-lose-72b-reported-state-and-local-tax-deductions-under-trump-plan