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Cost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… make small one-time purchases, it is often more convenient for them to pay with a credit card than to fill out a procurement request form and wait for it to be approved. This also saves time and energy for … Standards Committee X9 ) Establish guidelines for phone, fax and Internet purchases. Safeguarding Credit Card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraudCUNY Bulletin No. CU-607
… Instructions to Change Existing Deductions or Start New Deductions If a change to the employee’s current … Transit. If a record exists, select the + sign to insert a new row in the Deduction Details section and continue with … Deduction Code 438 , select the + sign to insert a new row in the General Deduction page and continue with Step …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-607-2018-cuny-pre-tax-transit-and-parking-rate-changesDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a report today highlighting recent trends in property tax … other taxpayers generally bearing financial responsibility for the offset in tax burden, it is vital that exemptions be … 2006, this represents a five percent decrease in both the number of properties eligible for exemptions (2.9 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionState Police Bulletin No. SP-156
… in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-156-2014-state-police-expertise-payOversight of Weights and Measures Programs
… and enforces weights and measures to ensure consumer confidence in products purchased in New York State. The audit … ensure fair competition and provide producer and consumer confidence in the goods sold in the State. Key … and enforces weights and measures to ensure consumer confidence in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/01/oversight-weights-and-measures-programsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1034
… under an educational assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess or $5,250 are subject … of employees is not a qualified program. Benefits paid from an unqualified program are fully taxable. Most New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1034-educational-assistance-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 857
… earnings and ensure that all Educational Assistance Benefits are included when determining the taxable amount for tax year … Tax Rules Per IRS Publication 15-B Employer’s Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits, the first $5,250 of educational assistance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/857-educational-assistance-benefitsDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-32
… income taxes. Federal, State and New York City income tax withholding will be calculated using the Aggregate method, … based on the employee’s current Tax Marital Status and Withholding Allowances on the Employee Tax Data page in PayServ. Yonkers income tax withholding will be calculated using the Flat Rate method. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-32-2018-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2017-2018DiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) overbilled the agency by $1 million according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DOHMH’s … housing,” DiNapoli said. “It’s a concern that in just one year $1 million was overbilled on one contract alone. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionState Agencies Bulletin No. 628
… for payroll submission and the dates for availability of payroll reports and files. Effective Date(s) Fiscal Year … basis, the submission deadline is generally the last day of the payroll period (Wednesday). For agencies paid on a … Note : As contracts are implemented, the cutoff dates may change. Agencies will be notified of any changes via the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/628-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesState Agencies Bulletin No. 936
… under an educational assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess or $5,250 are subject … of employees is not a qualified program. Benefits paid from an unqualified program are fully taxable. Most New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/936-educational-assistance-benefitsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-236
… To inform agencies of procedures needed to pay back Salary Withholding for eligible CUNY employees. Affected Employees Employees who had Salary Withholding held while in Bargaining Units TC, U2 or U6 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-236-payback-salary-withholding-eligible-non-represented-cunyCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… the Authority accepts credit card payments over the phone, online, and in person for other costs (e.g., unpaid tolls, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc.
… communities, schools, and families through alcohol and drug prevention treatment. In 2014, OASAS entered into a five-year $45.6 million … contract with Palladia, under which Palladia would provide drug and addiction treatment services. During fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-incDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B20-1-9)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2021. Background Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/11/06/city-lockport-budget-review-b20-1-9DiNapoli: Trouble Ahead for Local Governments and Schools
… governments’ revenues and its impact will likely be severe for many municipalities’ finances, according to a report … governments are under extreme fiscal pressure. Costs for fighting the pandemic are adding up while revenues are … taxes are one of the most important sources of revenue for many of New York’s local governments and are directly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-trouble-ahead-local-governments-and-schoolsDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… Many of New York’s local governments are coping with slow or no … in 2011, but ticked up at a higher rate in the last couple of years, when compared to counties, cities, towns, villages … from 3.6 percent to 1.8 percent in the first nine months of 2016 from the same period a year earlier. While revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthOversight of Drug Disposal
… To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) programs and the programs it oversees … and controlled substances are particularly at high risk for diversion, misuse, abuse, and addiction. Therefore, … reinforced this policy in its updated 2017 Guidance for Proper Pharmaceutical Disposal . The disposal of unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposalState Agencies Bulletin No. 1810
… since 12/31/2018 and to provide agencies instructions for the use of Action Reason code ACV to identify employees … Pay Period 25L/26C, paycheck date 03/26/2020 Control-D Report Available Prior to Processing The following Control-D … ID, Department Description, Employee Name, EmplID Number, Empl Record and the Effective Date of the Last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1810-automatic-system-termination-employees-inactive-more-one-year