Checking in with NYS Government Updates

Checking in with NYS Government Updates:

Executive Branch:

Governor Cuomo Announces the Appointment of H. Carl McCall to Serve as Chairman of SUNY Board of Trustees

Governor Cuomo Announces MTA and Transportation Appointments

Governor Cuomo Puts Forth Port Authority Appointments and Reorganization Plans

Career Outreach from NYS :

http://labor.ny.gov/careerservices/CareerServicesIndex.shtm

Business Outreach from NYS:

http://www.nyfirst.ny.gov/

Legislative Branch:

State Senate - The Updates to the New York State Senate Website are looking great - positive steps towards supporting open government in NYS.

A Sampling of events:

Public Hearing: Congressional and State Legislative Redistricting 10/27/11 at SUNY Old WestBury LI

Some Senate Bills under review:

Judiciary Committee - S4008-2011: Eliminates the $5,000 limit on small estates for which a public administrator must file an informatory accounting

Rules Committe - S414-2011: Enacts a balanced budget requirement and creates the New York state governmental accounting review board

S4637-2011: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit #CPA #Audit of #MTA passed in senate and was referred to referred to corporations, authorities and commissions committe in Assembly at 6/15/2011 - see assembly bills.

Rules Committee - S5875-2011: Directs the port authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit of such authority #CPA of #Port #Authority

In Assembly:

NYS Public Hearing Calendar as Published 10/19/11

Ways and Means Committee - A1210-2011: Changes the fiscal year to begin on the first of May; requires the use of generally accepted accounting principles in the state fiscal plan

A3794-2011: Enacts a balanced budget requirement and creates the New York state governmental accounting review board

Higher Education Committee:  A4039-2011: Prohibits accountants from providing accounting services to certain corporations for 5 years after such accountant performs an audit on such corporation.      ***  Note A4039-2011 is a bill of interest to ALL NYS Public Accountants we will be following this one closely.***

Referred to Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee: A7856-2011: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit  #MTA #Forensic #Audit from #CPA bill in House  corresponds to S4637-2011 which was forwarded to assembly from senate at 6/15/2011.


Judicial Branch:

NYS Court Structure http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/structure.shtml

New York Court Help: Glossary of  Common Legal Terms

NYC:

NYC Civil Court Resolving your case through Mediation

New York City Civil Court in General

Comptroller:

Comptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program   - Supporting Government Accountability in NYS to help improve Efficiency in State Government.

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TFOS (Today from our State): New York State Government - Non Profits and other Fare

Today from Our State:

For Non Profits from the NYS Assembly : Grants Action News a supportive resource for Non Profits seeking Funding.

Executive:

President Obama Approves Governor Cuomo's Request for Expedited Federal Approval of Tappan Zee Bridge Project

Governor Cuomo Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to Help Thousands of Low Income Students Obtain a College Degree


Legislative:

Standing Committees - your overview guide to committees at work in Our State Senate in Albany. A pathway to connect your Business, Individual or  Non Profit social needs to relevant decision makers.

Committees, Commissions and Task Forces your pathway to finding the right sources in the New York State to support your Business, Non Profit or Individual needs through Legislation.

Judicial:

JusticeWorks (Guide to Court Services)  Your overview guide to NYS Courts and Justice, protecting your Legal Rights.

Small Claims Court - your Guide to resolving Issues in NYC, Nassau and Suffolk Counties a recourse for issues of value of $5,000 or less:

In English:

http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil/pdfs/smallclaims.pdf

En Español:

http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil/civil_spanish/pdfs/smallclaims.pdf

In Mandarin:

http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/civil/civil_chinese/pdfs/smallclaims.pdf


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En Accion - La communidad Latino en lenta, hoy - La Republica Dominicana

New York City is built strong on Diversity and International City with representation from around the world. At the Small Business expo in New York today we had the opportunity to speak with a representative from DNAInfo.com the neighborhood by neighborhood Manhattan New Service that we fist learned of last years at the New York expo. The conversation quickly turned to the boom in Latino owned businesses - which led us to consider more.

The New York Business Community of Latinos is strong and diverse, and one of these strong elements is without a doubt the Domincan Community so we were looking more at the Trade between New York and La Republica Dominicana and found some great resources. Because we generally look for the connecting points of Government and Law in addition to Accounting, Taxation, Advisory, Compliance and more, we found it interesting to find the following in broadly considering business between New York and the Dominican Republic:

Embassy of the Domincan Republic in the United States your contact point for learning and trade between New York and the Dominican Republic beyond US Trade considerations in Regulations is to understand corresponding requirements at the Dominican Republic.

Library of Congress - Executive, Legislative, Judicial and General Guide to the Domincan Republic. your Guide to the Goverment of the DominicanRepublic.

We hope you'll find these links interesting and useful. We are here to support Business en Ingles y Español.  In the days ahead we will take a continuing look at ways to strengthen Trade in the Americas which has been neglected and can be a source for Economic growth in both directions.

Ahora en Español:

New York City es fuerte construido en diversidad y ciudad internacional con la representación de alrededor del mundo. En la expo de la pequeña empresa en Nueva York teníamos hoy la oportunidad de hablar con un representante de DNAInfo.com la vecindad por servicio de Manhattan de la vecindad el nuevo ese que nosotros el puño aprendió de los años pasados en la expo de Nueva York. La conversación dio vuelta rápidamente al auge en los negocios poseídos Latino - que nos llevaron a considerar más.

La comunidad empresarial de Nueva York de Latinos es fuerte y diversa, y uno de estos elementos fuertes es sin una duda la comunidad de Domincan así que considerábamos más el comercio entre Nueva York y el La Republica Dominicana y encontramos algunos grandes recursos. Porque buscamos generalmente los puntos de conexión del gobierno y de la ley además de la contabilidad, de impuestos, de Advisory, de conformidad y más, encontramos interesante encontrar el siguiente en ampliamente la consideración de negocio entre Nueva York y la República Dominicana:

La embajada de la república de Domincan en los Estados Unidos su punto de contacto para aprender y el comercio entre Nueva York y la República Dominicana más allá de las consideraciones comerciales de los E.E.U.U. en regulaciones es entender requisitos correspondientes en la República Dominicana.

Biblioteca del Congreso - ejecutivo, legislativo, judicial y general Guide a la república de Domincan. su guía al gobierno del DominicanRepublic. Esperamos you' el ll encuentra estos acoplamientos interesantes y útiles. Estamos aquí apoyar en Ingles y Español del negocio. En los días a continuación hecharemos una ojeada de continuación las maneras de consolidar el comercio en las Américas que se ha descuidado y puede ser una fuente para el desarrollo económico en ambas direcciones.

Estamos trabajando para ampliar nuestra presencia de la tela en español para dejarle conocernos estamos aquí para usted en español y el inglés para la contabilidad, los impuestos, el Advisory y más. Encuentre que nosotros en www.dcarsoncpa.com o info@dcarsoncpa.com que podemos explicar para usted en español así como la inglesa  contabilidades, impuestos y conformidad de las leyes como su necesidad indica en servicios.

TFOG - New York State (Today from Our Government) - Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Comptroller - recent events.

This is today's look around at some relevant points in New York State from Our State Government for our TFOG entry:

Executive:

Governor Cuomo Directs Flags to Half-Staff  - Honoring Fallen New York City  Soldier

Legislative:

Public Hearing: To examine mechanisms for better notification procedures in instances where sewage and other pollutants have been released into our water.

As many of us will not soon forget this summer a Fire Induced Fail at the Upper Manhattan Sewage treatment plant led to releasing some 200 + Million Gallons of Raw Sewage into NY Harbor - a set back to Summer Recreation along the shores and to the Recovery of the New York Harbor Estuary.

The NY State Senate is listening and this is a chance to be heard on the important effort to protect NY Waterways and consider the key message that one of the key Capital Projects we need downstate in NYC and Nassau County is new sewage treatment facilities that are up to the task.  Here is our chance to be heard on this in NYC the NYS senate committee will be with us:

Date: Friday, October 14th, 2011, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Location:

Senate Hearing Room

250 Broadway 19th Floor,

New York, NY

Phone:Ibrahim Khan (212) 544-0173

You can send written remarks or go in person as best suits your needs. Some people will say why does it matter - but the answer is it does - NY Has amazing Natural Resources and great seashore - the way to enjoy it is to protect it with reasonable protective procedures for Public Health and Recreation. This one is too important to let sit silent so we are weighing in - we hope it's something that you'll care about too.

Judicial:

New York State Unified Courts  - per chance an Accounting case recently decided at NY Supreme Court in New York County:

Phillips Gold & Co., LLP v Speiser

A decision involving a dispute between an Accounting Firm and a Former Partner.

Comptroller:

DiNapoli's Office Completes School Audits

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

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