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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits have been issued. Village of Cobleskill – Misappropriated Funds and Board Oversight … received inappropriate payments totaling $8,828. City of Middletown – Information Technology (Orange County) City … have not been used in the last six months. In addition, 19 of these accounts were never used and one account was last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1513
… the 2016 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. Background Taxable travel reimbursements … in box 1 on the employee’s 2016 Form W-2. Social Security/Medicare tax deficiency deductions will be initiated in early … tax ($7,347) for 2016 will only have a deduction for the Medicare tax deficiency in a 2017 paycheck. Agency Actions To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1513-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1434
… the 2015 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. Background Taxable travel reimbursements … in box 1 on the employee’s 2015 Form W-2. Social Security/Medicare tax deficiency deductions will be initiated for any … tax ($7,347) for 2015 will only have a deduction for the Medicare tax deficiency in a 2016 paycheck. Agency Actions To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1434-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1356
… the 2014 calendar year-end procedures for taxable travel reimbursement. Background Taxable travel reimbursements … in box 1 on the employee’s 2014 Form W-2. Social Security/Medicare tax deficiency deductions will be initiated for any … tax ($7,254) for 2014 will only have a deduction for the Medicare tax deficiency in a 2015 paycheck. Agency Actions To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1356-year-end-procedure-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursementsTherapy and Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Therapy and … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/therapy-and-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBlock Institute School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… operated several other programs, including SED’s School Age Special Class; Adult Day, Clinical, and Residential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/block-institute-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Audit Committee
… members. The committee must develop and operate under a charter. Who qualifies Candidates should collectively possess knowledge in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and district finance. Candidates may include: a board member, a nonmember as a separate advisory committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-audit-committeeTuckahoe Common School District - Purchasing (2018M-228)
… We reviewed 10 professional service providers paid a total of $422,677 and found the District did not seek competition … an investigator $7,813 more than the Board-approved rate of $45,000. We examined invoices from 20 vendors totaling … totaling $23,678 without obtaining the required number of quotes. Key Recommendations Use competitive methods to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2018m-228Hoosic Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-238)
… appropriations, which exceeded expenditures by an average of $2.1 million or 11.3 percent annually, or a cumulative total of more than $6.3 million or 11.3 percent from 2015-16 … fund balance ranged between 8.7 and 11.1 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-238State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property on the 2017 assessment roll. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsIroquois Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-102)
… Appropriations were overestimated by an annual average of $2.3 million. As a result, appropriated fund balance, … and District officials did not prepare an annual report of reserves, as required by the District’s policy. The … Adopt budgets with realistic, transparent estimates of appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Review all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/iroquois-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-102Montezuma Fire District No. 1 - Board Oversight (2018M-54)
… Board provided adequate oversight of District operations to ensure financial activity was properly recorded and … Adequately monitored the Treasurer’s books and records to ensure the timely submission of required reports. … annually submits all financial records and reports to the Board for audit. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/08/10/montezuma-fire-district-no-1-board-oversight-2018m-54Hudson City School District – Grant Administration (2013M-324)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over grant administration for … $41.5 million. Key Findings District officials need to improve internal controls over grant programs. The … for legitimate grant purposes. Grant expenditures reported to SED totaling $127,680 lacked sufficient supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/hudson-city-school-district-grant-administration-2013m-324Bradford Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-157)
… a proper audit. The claims auditor, who is an employee of the Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services (GST BOCES), … claims auditor’s objectivity and independence. The Board of Education (Board) should have audited these claims. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/bradford-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-157Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-190)
… access. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the District network and potential loss of important data. In addition to sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-userCaribbean Heritage Month Celebration
… including New York’s own Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress. Caribbean Americans come together each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/caribbean-heritage-month-2022Islip Fire District – Capital Assets (2020M-3)
… safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. District officials were unable to locate seven of 50 assets totaling $7,360. Scuba gear totaling $119,523 … asset records to ensure they are accurate and up-to-date and that purchases of District assets are actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-capital-assets-2020m-3Richfield Springs Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-140)
… policies were not comprehensive or being followed. Out of 206 fixed assets reviewed, 64 were unable to be located, … tags and four had the incorrect asset tag numbers. Out of 158 fixed assets listed as being disposed, 143 lacked … devices. Ensure inventory records are accurate and up-to-date and periodically perform physical inventories. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/20/richfield-springs-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-140Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… Plant (Indian Point) is expected to shut down beginning in 2020 with a potential revenue loss of over 30 percent to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24Hudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… use policy (AUP) was complied with, monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT security awareness training. We found questionable Internet use on four of six computers tested. Disable 123 of the 462 enabled network accounts we examined. These 123 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157