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City of Mount Vernon – Budget Review (B21-6-3)
… sources, including fund balance appropriation and sale of real property. Revenues for real estate transfer taxes, mortgage taxes and Court fees are … maintain fund balance at a reasonable level. Monitor real estate transfer tax, mortgage tax, and Court fees revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/04/16/city-mount-vernon-budget-review-b21-6-3Town of Plattsburgh - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-163)
… renewals but lacked periodic verification of reported farm income. Three veteran exemptions had an incorrect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/14/town-plattsburgh-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-163Town of Holland - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-232)
… documentation. Key Findings We reviewed 60 agricultural, veteran, disability and senior citizen exemptions totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-holland-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-232Town of Elba - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-261)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether select real property tax exemptions are properly supported by adequate … Determine whether select real property tax exemptions are properly supported by adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-elba-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-261Town of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… with a total assessed value of $7.7 million. The Assessors: Granted or subsequently maintained 20 exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessors are properly administering select real property tax … lacked supporting documentation necessary for the Assessors to determine that the building was essential to the … or horticultural production carried on for profit. The Assessors did not review the exemptions calculated by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… adequate supporting documentation such as applications, renewal forms, income support and military records, to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Opinion 88-47
… New York City Charter and Administrative Code ( L.K. Land Corp. v Gordon , 1 NY2d 465, 154 NYS2d 32, cert den sub nom Greenfield v L.K. Land , Corp., 352 US 989, 77 S Ct 387, 1 L ed 2d 368). In rejecting … Charter and Administrative Code discussed in L.K. Land Corp. , supra , section 1422 of the Real Property Tax Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 91-41
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Tax Limitation (authority by … tax increases is not one of the specific listed questions in Town Law, §81. Further, although Town Law, §81(1)(e) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-41Town of Alden – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2024M-106)
… Town Clerk (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings The Clerk did not … the funds from being productively used by Town officials and taxpayers. The Clerk also did not: Always date stamp real property tax receipts – 66 percent of Town and County and 47 percent of school real property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-alden-town-clerktax-collector-2024m-106Opinion 90-42
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Fees (filing of in rem tax foreclosure lists) FEES -- Exemption from (housing authority) -- Liability for (city tax districts) PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY -- Fees (exemption from filing and recording fees) REAL PROPERTY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (April 16, 2021)
… New York State Enacted Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Last week, New York State leaders adopted a $212 billion budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-april-16-2021DiNapoli: Greene County Couple Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… Superintendent Stephen G. James announced the arrest of a Tannersville couple, Kelly Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, today for allegedly stealing over $35,000 in pension payments. “The … paper pension checks were cashed after his father’s death. When NYSLRS learned of the death in 2022, all payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-arrested-allegedly-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… State Police announced that Barbara Henry, the Village of Chatham’s former clerk-treasurer, has pleaded guilty to … premiums at the town’s expense. “Ms. Henry took advantage of her public position to have the taxpayers fully fund her insurance costs,” said DiNapoli. “This kind of corruption drives up costs and erodes the public trust. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-villageHispanic Heritage Month Reception
… Each year State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commemorates Hispanic … available below. Select the play icon to start. Follow us on Instagram , Facebook and Twitter for photos from the … contributions of Hispanic-Americans to our nation and State. It is observed from September 15 to October 15 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/hispanic-heritage-monthDiNapoli: Former Poestenkill Employee Charged With Stealing $3,000 From Town
… “The defendant abused her position to treat herself to video rentals, gifts, groceries and spending money,” DiNapoli … Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-poestenkill-employee-charged-stealing-3000-townDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea … of the village, defrauded the state retirement system and his community,” said DiNapoli. “Taxpayers have the right … including law enforcement officials, will act with honesty and integrity. I thank District Attorney Paul Czajka and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… face the consequences of her actions,” DiNapoli said. “I am committed to protecting our state pension system, its … public for their own gain.” DiNapoli said that an investigation of Gabriel’s ROAs revealed that from April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments … DiNapoli. Sales tax collections totaled $1.02 billion in April. Plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, … Local sales tax collections dropped 244 percent in April compared to April 2019 leaving many of New Yorks local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownTown of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
… agricultural structures exemptions on an annual basis to verify that the 10-year exemption term has not expired. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194