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DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $5.8 Billion, Up 3.2% in First Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.8 billion in the first quarter … was below the pre-pandemic average of 3.5%. “Local sales tax collections grew in the first quarter compared to last … the challenging headwinds we face.” New York City’s sales tax collections totaled over $2.6 billion in the first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-58-billion-32-first-quarterVendor File Advisory No. 1
… may be entered on Address Line 1 through the e-supplier portal when adding or editing addresses. If vendors have … (GFO), Chapter X, Section 3.A - Online Vendor Add Portal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/1-regarding-doing-business-dbaTown of Gaines – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-172)
… Section 123. Key Recommendations The Clerk should: Deposit all collections within the required timeframe. Perform bank reconciliations to help ensure all money is properly accounted for. Except as specified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-gaines-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-172DiNapoli Report Looks at Foreclosure Impact on Local Governments
… and require demolition. Communities on Long Island and the Hudson Valley saw the biggest hit to their tax bases in the wake of … August found these same counties on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley had the greatest number of pending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-report-looks-foreclosure-impact-local-governmentsThe Ex-spouse’s Payments – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement date, unless otherwise specified in the DRO. It’s important to submit the required documents well … already receiving a pension benefit at the time the final DRO is submitted, the ex-spouse’s payments will begin after … will not be retroactive to the date NYSLRS accepted the DRO. If an ex-spouse is entitled to a retroactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/ex-spouses-paymentsMonitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on Construction Contracts (Follow-Up)
… managers and field representatives performed site visits for construction projects, they did not routinely inspect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-prevailing-wage-compliance-construction-contracts-followXI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the Contract Reporter, as well as the Grants Opportunity Portal , as the frequency of publication and the larger …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesPipeline Safety Oversight (Follow-Up)
… (PSC) operates a federally certified safety program for intrastate and interstate pipelines. Department of Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/pipeline-safety-oversight-followOpinion 91-35
… is not a member of a negotiating unit. September 16, 1991 Stephen W. Kretz, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Amityville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35IT Security Fundamentals – Information Technology Governance
… Prior to examining your local government’s or school’s IT internal controls, it is important to understand two concepts that are fundamental to how IT professionals approach data and network and system security: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/it-security-fundamentalsVII.10.C Reducing a Cash Advance – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… be required by OSC. Any State agency that is expected to discontinue operations must return the full amount of the … Prepare a check in the amount of the reduction payable to the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. Create an AP … Vouchers of this Chapter for the amount of the reduction to the advance. The Special Use Vendor ID, fund, program, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10c-reducing-cash-advanceWarren County Local Development Corporation – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-102-F)
… – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Warren County Local Development Corporation’s … loan program. The audit included 10 recommendations to help officials monitor and improve the Corporation’s … the Warren County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to provide the day-to-day management of the Corporation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/03/28/warren-county-local-development-corporation-audit-follow-2021m-102-fCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… to any COLA if the retiree dies before them. This applies even if the ex-spouse is entitled to receive a continuing … pension payment option benefit as a beneficiary, and even if COLA were previously awarded while the retiree was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentSelected Aspects of the Dam Safety Program (Follow-Up)
… as of May 20, 2013 of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of the Dam … was not consistent with its actual practice at that time. In addition, Dam Safety officials neither ensured all staff … Key Finding Department officials made substantial progress in correcting the problems identified in our initial report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-aspects-dam-safety-program-followAccess Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our original audit report, Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Report … To ensure that only authorized users are allowed to access information stored on systems, agencies, such as OCFS, … standards related to security and account management and access controls. Our initial audit report, issued on March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/29/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systems-followPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… by 65,681). Collectively, the violent crimes rose by 7,965 incidents from last year. Two of the four violent crime … categories declined (Murder and Rape) while instances of Robbery and Aggravated Assault rose. Despite the increase in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1587
… OSC Actions OSC will create the Control-D report NPAY 741 weekly. Note: This report is available only in Reporting Tool … Agency Actions Agencies must: Review the NPAY741 report weekly and Notify affected employees that wages earned over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1587-nonresident-aliens-nras-who-have-reached-their-tax-treaty-limitsDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Remain Above Budget Division Projections Through Mid-Year
… almost $7.5 billion, or 6.7%, higher than last year for the same period, primarily due to higher Medicaid costs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-remain-above-budget-division-projections-through-mid-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew in 2025
… collections (-5.2%), followed by Schoharie (-3.9%). Of the 18 cities outside of New York City that impose their own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-2025Operational Advisory No. 34
… When adding a new activity that is related to a Federal Customer Contract (Grant), a two-step process is required … project/activity combination to the corresponding Federal Customer Contract line using the Customer Contract section of the Project Guide to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/34-linking-new-project-activity-existing-federal-customer-contract