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Date: April 18, 2002 |
Bulletin No. 314 |
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| Note: This Bulletin is for All Agencies, except CUNY. | |
| Subject | Change in Maintenance Rates of Employee Housing and Meals |
| Purpose | To announce increases in Maintenance Rates for employee housing and meals. |
| Affected Employees | Employees with taxable or non-taxable maintenance deductions for employee housing and or meals. |
| Background | In accordance with the Budget Policy Reporting Manual, Revised Item B-300, issued on March 22, 2002, maintenance rates have been increased. Attached are the rules for determining the taxable status of maintenance deductions for State employees. |
| Effective Date(s) |
Administration checks dated April 24, 2002. Institution checks dated May 2, 2002. SUNY rates changes are effective with the checks dated July 17,2002. |
| OSC Actions | The Office of the State Comptroller will produce listings to identify employees in each agency who currently have maintenance deductions. These listings have been distributed in a separate mailing. |
| Agency Actions | Report changes to maintenance deductions using the following path: Start, Compensate Employees, Maintain Payroll Data U.S., Use, General Deduction Data Agency, Update/Display. |
| Questions |
The Budget Policy Reporting Manual, revised
item B-300 is available from the following Internet address: http:// www.budget.state.ny.us/bprm/ If you are unable to electronically access this information, please call (518) 474-0429 to request a hard copy. Questions concerning Payroll should be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. |