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DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Reaches Record High of $183.5 Billion
… P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) reached a record estimated value of … best-funded pension plans. The New York State and Local Retirement System provides retirement security to more than one million active state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-reaches-record-high-1835-billionOpinion 88-56
… interest in contracts between the firm and the district. Article 18 of the General Municipal Law (§§800, et seq .) … Law, §801), and none of the exceptions contained in Article 18 are applicable (see General Municipal Law, §802). … who willfully or knowingly violates the provisions of Article 18 may be guilty of a misdemeanor (General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Real Property Portfolio
To determine whether Empire State Development ESD fully and accurately accounted for and reported its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner beneficial to the State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioWainscott Common School District – Financial Condition (2013M-268)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2013. Background The … elected members. The District's budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $3.5 million. … the Board appropriated unexpended surplus funds each year, for a five-year total exceeding $3.1 million, to help finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-268Location Service Providers
… strongly encourages everyone to contact the Office of Unclaimed Funds directly to determine if we are holding funds … funds. If you are interested in becoming an “Abandoned Property Location Service Provider” in New York State, or if … on the ‘Claiming Property’ dropdown menu on the Office of Unclaimed Funds home page. You will need to provide an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/location-service-providersEarnings Limits – Enhanced Reporting
… earnings code , but do not take member contributions from earnings above the limit. Earnings Period Earnings Limit … and days worked, but do not take member contributions from earnings above the limit. Earnings Period Earnings Limit … NYSLRS employers do not take contributions from member earnings that exceed annual limits However …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/earnings-limitsOpinion 90-37
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Sales (authority of village to accept offer lower than highest offer) VILLAGES … sale and if so whether it is required to accept the higher of two offers made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37State Agencies Bulletin No. 287
… Determining the Value The following rules are in effect for the reporting period: Annual Lease Value Method … employee of the employer for personal use. Find the ALV in the table found on page 5 of this bulletin for the … acceptable substantiation would be account books, diaries, log receipts, bills, trip sheets or expense forms. Written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/287-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided-vehicles-2001Auditors
… of the questionnaire before submission. The Office of the NYS Comptroller establishes the Auditor/State Program … Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Criminal Justice or Statistics or Bachelor's or Graduate degree including 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/auditorsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1278
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2, must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for all … employees who are either: Covered* by an employer provided retirement plan or Were an active participant for any part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1278-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 1347
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2, must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for every … employee who is either: Covered* by an employer provided retirement plan or An active participant for any part of 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1347-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Agencies Bulletin No. 1193
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in box 13 on form W-2, must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for all … employees who are either: Covered* by an employer provided retirement plan or Were an active participant for any part of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1193-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2Department of Environmental Conservation: Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (2020-S-51) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) is adequately monitoring the 480 and 480a private forest programs to ensure forest land is appropriately enrolled and landowners are adhering to requirements to assist in the protection of the environmental benefits of the Sta
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s51-response.pdfOpinion 90-17
… of surplus moneys) TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, … a dissolved fire district has been paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the … next succeeding assessment of town taxes. This is in reply to your inquiry relating to the use of surplus moneys of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17Request for Retirement Allowance Data for Firefighters Paid Pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law (PF6302)
To obtain information concerning the Accidental and Performance of Duty Disability Retirement Benefits as a basis to adjust the salary being paid to a firefighter pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law, NYSLRS employers use form PF6302.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/pf6302.pdfDiNapoli Consumer Alert: Contribute to a 529 College Savings Account and Deduct Up to $10,000 From Your State Taxes
… New Yorkers that contributions to a New York State 529 College Savings Program account are tax deductible. New York’s 529 College Savings Program, an investment tool designed to help parents save for college, ranks among the best in the nation, and New York is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-consumer-alert-contribute-529-college-savings-account-and-deduct-10000-your-state-taxesMaximizing Incentives for Individuals With Disabilities (Follow-Up)
… for people with disabilities. The New York Employment Service System (NYESS), which is administered by the Office … system. NYESS benefits include centralizing employment service/support information, improving coordination of … are responsible for licensing or contracting with providers for employment-related supports and services. Any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/20/maximizing-incentives-individuals-disabilities-followTown of Edinburg – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-68)
… complete, accurate and current accounting records and reports? Audit Period January 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025 We … complete, accurate and current accounting records and reports for informed decision-making, legal compliance and … activity, which caused the Town’s accounting records and reports to be incomplete, inaccurate and outdated. Without an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-edinburg-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-68DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… according to a follow-up analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. A report released last … decreases in such costs in February and March 2024. State Budget Actions The enacted budget for State Fiscal Year 2024-25 draws on state and federal funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economySUNY Bulletin No. SU-319
… due to the two-year look back. Affected Employees Tier 6 New York State Education Department (NYSED) and SUNY … 31, 2012. This legislation authorized the creation of a new Tier 6 pension plan. ( Please see Payroll Bulletin No. … Note: Total salary should include pensionable salary of all PayServ job records, including agencies not in PayServ. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-319-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-plan