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DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 … gift cards early this new year and remember to check for unclaimed funds . “Tis the season of giving, not losing, so …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: SEC Upholds Shareholders' Right to Seek Racial Equity Audit
… shareholders who are concerned about racial inequity in corporate America. Companies like Amazon need to show they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-sec-upholds-shareholders-right-seek-racial-equity-auditRoyalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
Determine whether the Royalton-Hartland Central School District (District) has an information technology (IT) contingency plan that is periodically evaluated, updated as necessary, and disseminated to appropriate District personnel.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/royalton-hartland-2021-4.pdfDiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… the 2020-21 school year by Sept. 15, as required by New York State Education Department (SED) regulations, according … the recommended components, including how to access crisis support and recognizing warning signs such as obsessive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… financing, a dangerous practice of long-term borrowing to pay for short term needs like cleaning and maintenance. Of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceDiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift … fees, consumers should still ask whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card. DiNapoli said New Yorkers should use their gift …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonHow to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … must address the four categories below before you can make a determination. Category Factors to be considered … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Conduct a Responsibility Review … You should consider …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… the lower target, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York’s MWBE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesUnclaimed Property Relating to Brokers and Dealers
If the broker or dealer is incorporated in New York State, overpayment amounts and securities held for unknown owners are also subject to the statute.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/brokers-dealers.pdfDiNapoli: Contractor Failed to Turn Over $1.5 Million in Prescription Drug Rebates to NYS
… A company that was supposed to collect rebates from drug manufacturers on behalf of the … money is intended to help hold down costs of the program and contractors are expected to make every effort to collect … DiNapoli said. “The Department of Civil Service and United HealthCare need to make sure this money is fully collected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-contractor-failed-turn-over-15-million-prescription-drug-rebates-nysWhat Not to Report – Legacy Reporting
… Not all items considered taxable by the IRS constitute salary as defined by the Retirement and Social Security Law. The following … made for unused sick leave Termination payments New York State Disability Insurance payments Payment for unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/what-not-reportCity of Johnstown – Information Technology (2020M-127)
… City, such as reputation damage, lawsuits, a disruption in operations or a security breach. City officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-information-technology-2020m-127DiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… four key state and city programs, reviewing nearly 20,000 rent-regulated tenant complaints and the awarding of $230 … vital that the programs created to alleviate the problem are working,” DiNapoli said. “Our latest audit found delays … recommended that the Division: Establish criteria for how long it should take to assign, address and resolve tenant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… must take prior to completing or closing a collection case. Collection actions may include filing a warrant, … of the five collection steps we tested: using applicable search tools to identify taxpayer resources that might be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-followOpinion 94-3
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the area benefited thereby (Town Law, §200[7]); a public hearing (Town Law, §200[7], [8]); the preparation of definite plans and specifications for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-3DiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… not always keep records of those assets; and often failed to safeguard them from theft or damage. As a result, nearly $22 million worth of IT assets … rooms, hallways or in areas at risk of, or showing, water damage. The districts’ IT department staff generally told …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentDiNapoli: Stable Government Funding Needed for NYC Health + Hospitals to Provide Essential Care
… H+H is projected to exceed $2 billion in FYs 2022 through 2025, as compared to $1.3 billion annually between FY 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-stable-government-funding-needed-nyc-health-hospitals-provide-essential-carePine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 40 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 7 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28XII.6.Z Processing Payments to Complex Entities – XII. Expenditures
… Business Units experience problems when making payments to certain complex vendors. When these problems are … This section provides guidance to Business Units on how to process payments to specific vendors or for specific … crediting and Business Units may experience unintended service interruptions. If the remit-to address on the invoice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6z-processing-payments-complex-entities