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DiNapoli and Diaz Help Bronx Residents Claim $245 Million in Lost Money
… President Ruben Diaz Jr. will help raise awareness about unclaimed funds across the borough. It’s your money, come and get it. … Bronx residents to make the effort to track down their unclaimed money from the more than $244 million in unclaimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-and-diaz-help-bronx-residents-claim-245-million-lost-moneyQuality of Internal Control Certifications (Follow-Up)
… and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) (2012-S-49) Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (2012-S-44) Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (2012-S-41) Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/07/quality-internal-control-certifications-followDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… contracts at around 20 percent, lower than the target set in statute and did not give rationale for the lower target, … found continued need for improvement. The MTA reported total contract expenditures of $1.1 billion for state fiscal … annual goals at times failed to include information from all of its divisions. DiNapoli’s auditors reviewed 128 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… to a record number of unemployment insurance (UI) claims in New York and other states. Benefits paid through such … $3.4 million for interest accrued during 2021, for a total of $116.8 million in interest for FFY 2022. Balance … 2020 that the State of New York requested the transfer of all available funds at the close of business each day from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the ten recommendations included in our initial report, Selected Controls Over the Property … Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for assessing all real property throughout the City – approximately 1.05 million properties per year worth a total market value of more than $1 trillion. New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-process-followEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… Compensation Board (Board) has adequate procedures in place to accurately report its assessable expenses related … identifies and reports its assessable expenses in all material respects. The Board made minor calculation … resulting in a net understatement of $144,592 in the total assessment of about $204 million. The errors were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-109
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … Comptroller and the Office of Court Administration, the total amount of regular earnings actually paid to a judge for … to be paid in the final check of the year, unless the total amount of regular earnings that will be paid in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-109-2006-year-end-adjustment-judgesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-127
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … Comptroller and the Office of Court Administration, the total amount of regular earnings actually paid to a judge for … to be paid in the final paycheck of the year, unless the total amount of regular earnings that will be paid in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-127-2007-year-end-adjustment-judgesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-141
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … Comptroller and the Office of Court Administration, the total amount of regular earnings actually paid to a judge for … to be paid in the final paycheck of the year, unless the total amount of regular earnings that will be paid in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-141-2008-year-end-adjustment-judgesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-93
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Judges who are paid … Comptroller and the Office of Court Administration, the total amount of regular earnings actually paid to a judge for … to be paid in the final check of the year, unless the total amount of regular earnings that will be paid in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-93-2005-year-end-adjustment-judgesComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, a Class D felony, for stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New … a New York State pensioner who died in March 2010. “For years, Ms. Kanas spent thousands, living off a pension to … admitted to having stolen the pension benefits intended for Mr. Yudenfreund for almost five years after his death, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysVI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… Program code values are assigned in ranges that allow system users to be able to distinguish between agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsNew Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
… homelessness or housing insecurity with a home and a system of services and case management on-site. The housing … proceed to a court trial. See New York State Unified Court System, “Evicting a Tenant,” … using the Office of Court Administration case management system. Warrants of evictions issued could have been vacated, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-housing-insecurity-crisisMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts – Assessable Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… of Motor Vehicles (Department) has adequate procedures in place to accurately report its assessable expenses … ended March 31, 2014, net assessable expenses for the Acts total about $19.9 million. The Department has adequate … identifies and reports its assessable expenses in all material respects. The Department implemented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-assessable-expenses-fiscalState Agencies Bulletin No. 1368
… of the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2015. … age, has been increased to $18,000, for a combined maximum total contribution of $36,000 for calendar year 2015. An … to their regular contribution amount, for a combined total contribution limit of $24,000 in 2015. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1368-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2015State Agencies Bulletin No. 1291
… of the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in the Deferred Compensation Plan for calendar year 2014. … retirement age, remains at $17,500, for a combined maximum total contribution of $35,000 for calendar year 2014. An … to their regular contribution amount, for a combined total contribution limit of $23,000 in 2014. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1291-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2014NY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict its investments in eight integrated oil and gas companies, including Exxon … resource efficiency, and green infrastructure across all asset classes. As part of the expansion of this program, … companies, resulting in restrictions on investment in a total of 50 firms that the Fund determined failed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investIII.2 SFS Policies – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… that “The State Comptroller shall be required: To audit all vouchers before payment and all official accounts; To audit the accrual and collection of all revenues and receipts; and To prescribe such methods of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii2-sfs-policiesTown of Portland – Water Operations (2017M-45)
… 25, 2017. Background The Town of Portland is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately … five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $2.3 million. Key Findings The Town’s … to the unaccounted-for water. The Town is not billing all customers for water use. Water Districts 1, 3 and 7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-portland-water-operations-2017m-45