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Opinion 93-27
… LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (superseding sales tax provisions) SALES TAX -- Use (for reduction of townwide taxes within town … village area) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(8); TAX LAW, §1262(c): When a town and the villages within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27Criminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees (Follow-Up)
… (Department) effectively oversaw and monitored efforts by Nursing Homes, Adult Care Facilities (ACFs), and Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/20/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employees-followMedgar Evers College – Controls Over Bank Accounts (Follow-Up)
… did not have any of the required notification forms for these accounts. Additionally, our inquiry of banks … were unsupported. In some transactions funds were not used for their intended purposes. Key Finding We found MEC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/medgar-evers-college-controls-over-bank-accounts-followLansing Fire District – Financial Condition (2013M-80)
… The Lansing Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Lansing and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/07/05/lansing-fire-district-financial-condition-2013m-80City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-14-13)
… their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Education for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-14-13City of Olean – Budget Review (B1-14-1)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Olean, located in Cattaraugus County, issued debt totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/03/18/city-olean-budget-review-b1-14-1Operational Advisory No. 12
… Dates in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) and guidance on date determinations effective June 19, 2014 Guidance : The … Accounting and Budget Dates in order to provide guidance on the appropriate use of these dates in SFS. OSC will issue … 2 - Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates provides key data elements and explanations on the appropriate use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/12-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesRotterdam Princetown No. 5 Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-372)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. … elected members. The District’s budget totaled $330,888 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings We found that, while … Key Recommendations Prepare and file the District’s AUD with OSC within 60 days of the close of the fiscal year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/21/rotterdam-princetown-no-5-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialTown of Champion Great Bend Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-019)
… in Jefferson County, is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Champion. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/17/town-champion-great-bend-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financialCity of Olean – Budget Review (B1-15-2)
… accumulated deficit in the City’s general, water and sewer funds as of May 31, 2007. Local Finance Law requires all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/03/13/city-olean-budget-review-b1-15-2Town of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 – Board Oversight (2017M-40)
… required financial statements to the Office of the State Comptroller. Key Recommendations In accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/06/02/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-number-14-board-oversight-2017m-40Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Authority (Authority) was created in 1969. Its mission is to provide and continuously improve public transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Beacon City School District -- Budget Review (B6-15-4)
… evaluation of the District’s preliminary budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Background Chapter 308 of the … local government is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit … obligations are outstanding, their preliminary budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/beacon-city-school-district-budget-review-b6-15-4XI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… customers during the Contract term for a similar quantity, and the maximum price or discount associated with such offer … information see Chapter XII, Section 4.F - Proper Invoice and Chapter XII, Section 5.F - Selecting the Appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesChenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-11)
… expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-11Nanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… operations and is currently awaiting dissolution from the State Attorney General’s Office. Key Findings The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsIX.7.F M-Year Legislation – IX. Federal Grants
… of funds availability. These are considered M-Year grants. For example, a federal grant award with a one-year grant … and/or adjust all unspent federal project balances for all awards as soon as possible, but no later than June 30, for awards that are scheduled to be closed the following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7f-m-year-legislationXIII.2.D Expense Report Payment – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… on the preferred payment method in the employee’s payroll information in the SFS. OSC’s Bureau of Payroll … that the appropriate employee information and chart of account information is used on the expense report. To ensure … reimbursements are deposited into the employee’s preferred account(s), agencies should ensure that employees are aware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2d-expense-report-paymentXIII.12 Procedure for Reporting Taxable Employee Expense Reimbursements for Prior Open Tax Years – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… how to process adjustments to an employee’s taxable income for prior tax years in order to comply with Internal Revenue … need to make adjustments to an employee’s taxable wages for prior tax years. This may occur if a Business Unit did … value, resulting in an inaccurate calculation or reporting for the tax year of payment. Process and Document Preparation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii12-procedure-reporting-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursements-prior-open-tax-yearsVillage of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-13-8)
… the deficits and planned to raise water and sewer rates to make up the difference. The Village’s tentative budget complies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/10/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-13-8