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Town of Castile – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-23)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Castile (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) remitted … $2.8 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024 instead of paying three separate required payments totaling … initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town of Castile Town Town ClerkTax Collector Clerk remitted all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/20/town-castile-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-23Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Middlebury (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections … million to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling $656,657 … initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town of Middlebury Town Tax Collector remitted all collections as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … fund balance as a financing source in the annual budgets for 2012-13 through 2015-16. However, the district’s … District officials should improve their billing process for nonresident students by determining actual attendance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… Purpose To continue the partnership and collaborative efforts of agency Personnel/Payroll Officers and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in reconciling employees’ Social Security Numbers and names in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1604
… Code §6721 imposes a penalty of $260 per infraction for every information return that is filed with a … imposed by the IRS to any State Agency that is responsible for the inaccuracy of an employee’s job record in the NYS … OSC has created a file of employees with taxable wages for 2017 and compared that information with SSA records using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1604-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedOversight of Persons Convicted of Driving While Intoxicated
… law on November 18, 2009, requires all persons sentenced for DWI on or after August 15, 2010 to install and maintain … with the governing Regulations and the New York City Plan for compliance with the Act. For July 2015, we selected a judgmental sample of 27 reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/29/oversight-persons-convicted-driving-while-intoxicatedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… that did not comply with the 4 percent statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. When adding back unused … including a reserve plan that indicates their intentions for funding, using and accumulating reserve funds. BOCES … certain reserve funds to ensure amounts were appropriate for BOCES’ needs or include reserve funding in the annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Claryville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-167)
… and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012, to May 3, 2013. Background … The District’s general fund budget totaled $185,551 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board has adopted … While the Treasurer maintained cash balances showing increases and decreases for checking and saving accounts, he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/claryville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … online banking transactions or use a designated computer for online banking transactions. Not all employees involved … (Oneida County) The district did not seek competition for five professional service contracts totaling $265,706. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… treasurer properly filed required annual update documents for fiscal years 2019 through 2021. Tioga Fire District – … filed the district’s required annual update documents for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Town of Seneca Falls – … 2019 identified certain conditions and opportunities for town management’s review and consideration. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Town of Catskill – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-165)
… 22, 2014. Background The Town of Catskill is located in Greene County and has a population of approximately … and the Receiver had accumulated approximately $66,000 in taxpayer funds by the end of our audit period as a result …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/03/town-catskill-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2014m-165Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… pre-numbered duplicate receipts or cancelled checks for accounting records and reports. They also found a … has access to the YCIDA’s bank account to withdraw funds for payroll and processing fees. Find out how your government … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCaledonia Joint Fire District – Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning (2024M-102)
… District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and District officials properly planned for long-term financial and capital needs. Key Findings Although the District has significant future operating and capital needs, the Board and District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/11/08/caledonia-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-long-term-planning-2024m-102Town of Wells – Records and Reports (2024M-59)
… financial operations. All nine balance sheet accounts for 2022 and six accounts (67 percent) for 2023 were not accurate. Two accounts were overstated by a … not agree with general ledger cash balances at month-end for 18 of the 40 (45 percent) bank reconciliations we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/23/town-wells-records-and-reports-2024m-59Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… budgeting practices were not transparent and resulted in the District exceeding the statutory limit on surplus fund … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit is in effect a reservation of fund balance that artificially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104City of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-168-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2022 report – pdf ] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the City of … IDA’s project approval and monitoring. Background The IDA is an independent public benefit corporation established in … The IDA is governed by a Board that included four members who were appointed by the City’s Common Council. The Board is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/07/25/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2021m-168-fComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District officials did not include the proper formula for the Public Excess Cost Aid (PECA) set-aside amount in the … they used an outdated formula to determine the set-aside for tuition billing. Cambridge Central School District – … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … audit services because they did not use a request for proposal process to solicit written proposals for audit services. The city does not have an audit committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … capital plans specifying the town"s objectives and goals for using accumulated funds. General fund balance totaled … County) Department officials did not deposit or account for all donations received or deposit money received from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0