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Payroll Bulletins 2010-2009
Bulletin # Date Subject
No. 1050 12/31/10 Summary of Tax Related Changes for Tax Year 2011
No. 1049 12/30/10 Information Regarding the Processing of Layoff Transactions in PayServ
No. 1048 12/30/10 Removal of Dues and Agency Shop Fee Cap for Grade 038 Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
No. 1047 12/30/10 Processing 2010 Salary Refunds received by OSC after January 7, 2011
No. 1046 12/23/10 Claiming Exempt from Federal, State and/or Local Tax Withholdings for tax year 2011
No. 1045 12/20/10 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)  Dues and Agency Shop Fee Update
No. 1044 12/20/10 Tier 5 Pensionable Overtime Earnings Limit for Calendar Year 2011 for Employees Enrolled in the New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)
No. 1043 12/14/10 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) for Calendar Year 2010
No. 1042 12/03/10 Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA) and Tax Deferred Annuity (TDA) Contribution Limits  for 2011
No. 1041 12/03/10 Deferred Compensation Maximum Contribution Limits for Calendar Year 2011
No. 1040 12/01/10 Elimination of the Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit (AEITC)
No. 1039 11/24/10 2010 Year-End Adjustment for Members of the NYS Legislature
No. 1038 11/24/10 New Additional Pay Earnings Codes and Procedures for Recovering Overpayments
No. 1037 11/24/10 Taxation of Recovered Salary Overpayments
No. 1036 11/22/10 New U.S. Treasury Securities Direct Deposit Form AC-3245
No. 1035 11/16/10 Certification, Licensure and Exam Fee Reimbursement (CLEFR) for 2010 Administered by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER), Public Employees Federation (PEF), and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
No. 1034 11/16/10 Educational Assistance Benefits
No. 1033 11/09/10 2010 Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance for Lifeguards
No. 1032 11/09/10 Retroactive Increase to the Guaranteed Pre-Shift Briefing  Minimum for Employees Represented by the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) in Bargaining Unit 01
No. 1031 11/09/10 Year End Procedure for Taxable Travel Reimbursement
No. 1030 11/05/10 2010 Uniform Allowance and Uniform Clothing Allowance for Security Employees Represented by NYSCOPBA and Council 82
No. 1029 11/05/10 2010 Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance for Employees Designated Management Confidential (M/C) in Negotiating Unit Code 06
No. 1028 11/05/10 2010 Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) (BU46 and BU47) Uniform Maintenance Allowance
No. 1027 11/05/10 2010 CSEA Work Related Clothing Allowance for Bargaining Units 03 and 04; and 2010 Uniform Maintenance Allowance for Bargaining Unit 04
No. 1026 11/05/10 2010 CSEA, PEF and DC-37 Over40 Comp Time II Cash Out
No. 1025 11/04/10 Direct Mailing Of Direct Deposit Advice Statements
No. 1024 11/02/10 Verification of Agency Name and Return Address on Employee Form W-2s (Wage and Tax Statement)
No. 1023 11/01/10 New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase and Retroactive Adjustment for Employees in Bargaining Unit 21
No. 1022 10/29/10 Implementation of General Salary and other Increases for Non-Arbitration Eligible Employees Represented by Council 82 Security Supervisors Unit (BU91)
No. 1021 10/29/10 Implementation of General Salary and other Increases for Arbitration Eligible Employees Represented by Council 82 Security Supervisors Unit (BU61)
No. 1020 10/29/10 Implementation of General Salary and other Increases for Non-Arbitration Eligible Employees Represented by NYSCOPBA (BU21)
No. 1019 10/29/10 2011 SEFA (State Employees Federated Appeal) Campaign
No. 1018 10/26/10 Reporting the Taxable Value of Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles and Chauffeur Services for 2010
No. 1017 10/26/10 Retirement Plan Check box on Form W-2
No. 1016 10/20/10 Maintaining up-to-date Employee Addresses in the PayServ System
No. 1015 10/19/10 Termination of Deduction Code 101 (Bonds)
No. 1014 10/15/10 Withholding rate of 30% for Nonresident Alien Scholarship Recipients
No. 1013 09/27/10 October 2010 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
No. 1012 09/27/10 October 2010 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
No. 1011
Amended		 09/21/10
10/06/10		 New procedures for replacing 2007 & 2008 prior year Form W-2s (Wage and Tax Statement)
No. 1010 09/20/10 Implementation of Oracle/PeopleSoft Tax Updates and Maintenance Packs
No. 1009 09/13/10 October 2010 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Longevity Lump Sum Payments (LLS)
No. 1008 08/17/10 September 2010 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF) with a 21P or CAL Pay Basis Code
No. 1007
Amended		 08/16/10
09/09/10		 Change in Bank for New York State Employee Payroll Checks
No. 1006 08/11/10
  • Restoration of Contract Pay and Additional Pay for 21P Institution Teachers
  • Payment of CAL & 21P Institution Teachers in the 2010-2011 Semesters
  • Termination of Summer Session Jobs for Institution Teachers
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    No. 1005 08/11/10 Tier 5 Pensionable Overtime Earnings Limit for Employees Enrolled in the New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS)
    No. 1004 08/11/10 Tier 5 Pensionable Overtime Earnings Limit for Employees Enrolled in the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)
    No. 1003 08/02/10 Payroll Certification Legal Obligations
    No. 1002
    Amended     		07/27/10
    07/28/10    		 New Agency Control-D Report for Form W2-C (Corrected Wage and Tax Statement) Prints
    No. 1001 07/14/10 Retroactive April 1, 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 1000 07/14/10 Retroactive April 1, 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 999 06/24/10 New Retirement Incentive Program Reason Codes
    No. 998 06/04/10 Procedures for Processing 2010 Summer Session Payments for Institution Teachers
    No. 997 05/28/10 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF) in  Institution Agencies
    No. 996 05/28/10 2010 Salary Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) in Institution Agencies
    No. 995 05/27/10 June 2010 Tool Allowance Payment for CSEA Operational Services Unit (Bargaining Unit 03)
    No. 994 05/27/10 On-Line Help  -  User Productivity Kit (UPK)
    No. 993 05/20/10 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 992 05/20/10 2010 Salary Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 991 05/13/10 2009 Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance for Lifeguards
    No. 990 05/11/10 PEF Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program
    No. 989 04/29/10 Verification of Employee Social Security Numbers and names as reported on the Employee Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) for calendar year 2009
    No. 988 04/14/10 Availability of Payroll Applications (PayServ, PS Query, Control-D)
    No. 987
    Amended    		 04/13/10
    05/03/10    		 April 2010 Management Confidential (M/C) Longevity Lump Sum Payments (LLS)
    No. 986 04/13/10 Cash Merit Awards for Management/Confidential Employees
    No. 985 04/13/10 Retroactive 2010 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Designated Management Confidential (M/C)
    No. 984 04/08/10 Change in Maintenance Rates for Employee Housing and Meals
    No. 983 03/30/10 Automatic Rate Change for OGS Parking
    No. 982 03/25/10 Social Security and Medicare Tax refunds and corresponding corrected Form W-2
    No. 981 03/24/10 April 2010 Performance Advances and Pre-Shift Briefing Updates for Employees Represented by the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) and the Agency Law Enforcement Services Unit and Security Supervisors Unit, Council 82 (C82)
    No. 980
    RESCINDED    		 03/23/10
    04/09/10    		 April 1, 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 979 03/23/10 April 2010 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 978
    RESCINDED    		 03/23/10
    04/09/10    		 April 2010 Salary Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 977 03/23/10 April 2010 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 976 03/23/10 April 2010 $500.00 Longevity Payments for Long-Term Seasonal Employees Represented by CSEA and PEF
    No. 975
    Amended
    		 03/19/10 Schedule for Agency Payroll Submission and Availability of Reports and Files
    No. 974 03/12/10 Elimination of the Mandatory Employee Contribution for Members of the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) with Ten or More Years of Membership
    No. 973 03/12/10 Schedule for Submitting 2010 Returned Paychecks
    No. 972
    Amended    		 03/10/10
    03/29/10    		 April 2010 Public Employees Federation (PEF) Longevity Lump Sum Payment (LLS)
    No. 971 03/10/10 2010 $500.00 Lump Sum Payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD) for Certain Employees Represented by CSEA and PEF
    No. 970
    Amended    		 03/10/10
    03/29/10    		 April 2010 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Longevity Lump Sum Payments (LLS)
    No. 969 02/10/10 Executive Voluntary Severance Program Payments – Second Installment
    No. 968 02/05/10 Automated Process for Reissued 2009 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement
    No. 967 01/14/10 Processing salary refunds (AC230s) submitted to OSC after the January 11, 2010 deadline
    No. 966 01/06/10 Summary of tax related changes for Tax Year 2010
    No. 965 01/06/10 Payroll System Upgrade
    No. 964 01/05/10 Procedure Change for Prior Year SS/Med Tax Refunds
    No. 963 01/05/10 Extension of Military and Training Leave Benefits and Stipends
    No. 962 12/31/09 New Tier 5 Benefit Structure in the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS)
    No. 961 12/31/09 New Tier 5 Benefit Structure in the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)
    No. 960 12/31/09 New Tier 5 Benefit Structure in the New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS)
    No. 959 12/28/09 New Deduction Code 541 (NYSCOPBA Permanent Life Insurance)
    No. 958 12/28/09 New Deduction Code 540 (NYSCOPBA Long Term Care)
    No. 957 12/18/09 Revised Forms for NYS TIAA-CREF Eligible Employees
    No. 956 12/18/09 Council 82 Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase
    No. 955 12/18/09 Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase
    No. 954 12/16/09 Mentoring Premium for the NYS Schools for the Deaf and Blind
    No. 953 12/11/09 Changes to the General Comments Page on PayServ
    No. 952 12/10/09 Refund of Social Security and Medicare Tax Withholdings Related to Military Stipend Earnings for 2009
    No. 951 12/04/09 Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA) and Tax Deferred Annuity (TDA) Contribution Limits for 2010
    No. 950 12/04/09 Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) for Calendar Year 2009
    No. 949 12/04/09 NYS-Ride Transportation Benefit Program and the CUNY Transit Benefit Transportation Spending Account Program
    No. 948 12/04/09 Claiming Exempt from Federal, State and/or Local Tax Withholdings
    No. 947 12/03/09 Agency Instructions for Employees Who Claim Advance Earned Income Tax Credit in the 2010 Calendar Year
    No. 946 12/03/09 Deferred Compensation Maximum Contribution Limits for Calendar Year 2010
    No. 945 11/30/09 2009 Year-End Adjustment for Members of the NYS Legislature
    No. 944 11/25/09 Retirement Plan Checkbox on Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement
    No. 943 11/23/09 2009 Uniform Allowance and Uniform Clothing Allowance for Security Employees Represented by NYSCOPBA and Council 82
    No. 942 11/20/09 Mandatory 3% Retirement Contribution for Certain Tier 2 Members of the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS)
    No. 941

    11/18/09

    		2009 Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance for Employees Designated Management Confidential (M/C) in Negotiating Unit Code 06
    No. 940 11/18/09 2009 CSEA Work Related Clothing Allowance for Bargaining Units 03 and 04; and 2009 Uniform Maintenance Allowance for Bargaining Unit 04
    No. 939 11/17/09 2009 Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) (BU46 and BU47) Uniform Maintenance Allowance
    No. 938 11/09/09 New Reason Code for Transactions Requiring Budget Director’s Approval (BDA)
    No. 937 11/09/09 Certification, Licensure and Exam Fee Reimbursement (CLEFR) for 2009 Administered by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER), Public Employees Federation (PEF), and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 936 11/09/09 Educational Assistance Benefits
    No. 935 11/03/09 2009 CSEA, PEF and RRSU Over 40 Compensatory Time II Cash Out
    No. 934
    Amended    		 11/03/09
    11/04/09
    11/05/09    		 2010 SEFA (State Employees Federated Appeal) Campaign
    No. 933 10/30/09 Year-End Procedure for Taxable Travel Reimbursements
    No. 932
    Amended
    Amended    		 10/30/09
    11/02/09
    12/03/09    		 Reporting the Taxable Value of Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles and Chauffeur Services for 2009
    No. 931 10/05/09 Verification of Employee Social Security Numbers and Names to be Reported on Employee Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statements  for Calendar Year 2009)
    No. 930 09/30/09 Verification of Agency Return Address on Employee Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements
    No. 929 09/16/09 New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) Dues and Agency Shop Fee Increase and Retroactive Adjustment for Employees in Bargaining Unit 01
    No. 928 09/10/09 October 2009 Merit Step Listings and Payments for Certain Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF) and the Rent Regulation Services Unit (RRSU)
    No. 927 09/10/09 October 2009 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 926 09/10/09 October 2009 Performance Advances and Longevity Payments for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 925 09/10/09 Executive Voluntary Severance Program Payments
    No. 924 09/09/09 Arbitration Award Implementation of Retroactive General Salary and Other Increases for Employees Represented by NYSCOPBA (BU01) for 2007–2008
    No. 923 09/09/09 Arbitration Award Implementation of Retroactive General Salary Increases and Other Payments for Employees Represented by Security Supervisors Unit, Council 82 (BU61)
    No. 922 09/01/09 New York City Postal Code/County Initiative and Employee Tax Data Page Review
    No. 921 08/20/09 Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax
    No. 920 08/18/09 PEF Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program
    No. 919 08/14/09 Taxation of Retroactive Raise Payments for Employees Receiving  Military Stipend
    No. 918 08/11/09 September 2009 Merit Step Listings and Payments for Certain Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF) with a 21P or CAL Pay Basis Code
    No. 917
    Amended
    		 08/11/09
    08/21/09
    • Restoration of Contract Pay and Additional Pay for 21P Institution Teachers
    • Payment of CAL & 21P Institution Teachers in the 2009-2010 Semesters
    • Termination of Summer Session Jobs for Institution Teacher
    No. 916 08/11/09 September 2009 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF) with a 21P or CAL Pay Basis Code
    No. 915 08/04/09 PS Query Preparation for Payroll System Upgrade
    No. 914 07/29/09 Change in Taxation of Military Stipends
    No. 913 07/22/09 Additional Field on the Automated Interface File
    No. 912 07/21/09 Processing Change for Support Order Arrears
    No. 911 05/21/09 Withholding of the April 2009 Performance Advance, Longevity Payment, Salary Increase and Longevity Increase for Management Confidential Employees and Other Unrepresented Employees
    No. 910 05/21/09 Procedures for Processing 2009 Summer Session Payments for Institution Teachers
    No. 909 05/12/09 June 2009 Tool Allowance Payment for CSEA Operational Services Unit (Bargaining Unit 03)
    No. 908 05/12/09 Non-Negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York State Payroll Checks
    No. 907 04/29/09 Verification of Employee Social Security Numbers and Names Reported on W-2 Statements for Calendar Year 2008
    No. 906 04/28/09 Changes to New York State and Yonkers Tax Withholding Tables  
    No. 905 04/24/09 Payroll System Upgrade
    No. 904 04/24/09 Automatic Rate Change for OGS Parking
    No. 903 04/13/09 Change in Maintenance Rates for Employee Housing and Meals
    No. 902 04/03/09 New Procedure to Reissue Prior Year Form W-2 for Tax Years 2005, 2006 and 2007
    No. 901 04/02/09 Termination of PayServ Processing and Payments to Recipients of the Blind Veterans Annuity Program
    No. 900 03/31/09 Schedule for Submitting 2009 Returned Paychecks
    No. 899
    RESCINDED
    		 03/23/09
    04/03/09
    		 April 2009 Performance Advances and Longevity Payments for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Designated Management Confidential (M/C)
    No. 898
    RESCINDED
    		 03/23/09
    04/03/09
    		 April 1, 2009 Salary and Longevity Increases for Employees Designated Management Confidential (M/C)
    No. 897 03/23/09 April 2009 $500.00 Longevity Payments for Long-Term Seasonal Employees Represented by CSEA and PEF
    No. 896 03/23/09 April 1, 2009 Salary and Longevity Increases for Employees Represented by the Rent Regulation Services Unit (RRSU)
    No. 895 03/23/09 April 1, 2009 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 894 03/23/09 April 1, 2009 Salary and Longevity Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 893 03/23/09 April 2009 Performance Advances and Pre-Shift Briefing Updates for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (NYSCOPBA) and the Agency Law Enforcement Services Unit and Security Supervisors Unit, Council 82 (C82)
    No. 892 03/23/09 April 2009 Performance Advances and Longevity Payments for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Rent Regulation Services Unit (RRSU)
    No. 891 03/23/09 April 2009 Performance Advances for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation (PEF)
    No. 890 03/23/09 April 2009 Performance Advances and Longevity Payments for Graded and NS Equated to Grade Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)
    No. 889 03/23/09 April 2009 Public Employees Federation (PEF) and Rent Regulation Services Unit (RRSU) Merit Step Listings and Payments
    No. 888
    Amended    		 03/23/09
    04/03/09    		 April 2009 Public Employees Federation (PEF) Longevity Lump Sum (LLS) Payment
    No. 887 03/17/09 Changes to Federal Tax Withholding Tables
    No. 886 03/16/09 Reporting Line Number Changes and Budget Year Changes for Fiscal Year 2009-10
    No. 885 03/11/09 Elimination of the Mandatory Employee Contribution for Members of the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) with Ten or More Years of Membership
    No. 884 03/06/09 Restoration and Payment of Management/Confidential (M/C) Vacation Credits for Employees Who Have Separated from State Service
    No. 883 03/04/09 Schedule for Agency Payroll Submission and Availability of Reports and Files
    No. 882 03/02/09 New Method of Calculating Salaries for Employees Upon Movement From a Public Employees Federation (PEF) Non-Statutory (N/S) Position to a Graded Position in Any Bargaining Unit
    No. 881 02/26/09 2009 $500.00 Lump Sum Payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD) for Certain Employees Represented by CSEA and PEF
    No. 880 02/17/09 New Increased Hiring Rate Reason Codes
    No. 879 02/09/09 New Bargaining Unit and the Establishment of New Payroll Bargaining Unit Codes for Eligible Employees in Certain Lifeguard Titles
    No. 878 01/23/09 Automated Process for Reissued 2008 W-2 Wage and Tax Statements
    No. 877 01/20/09 Conversion of Sing Sing Employees Federal Credit Union Deduction to Direct Deposit
    No. 876 01/16/09 Availability of Payroll Applications (PayServ, PS Query, Control-D)
    No. 875 01/14/09 2009 Blind Veterans Annuity Increase
    No. 874 01/12/09 Benefits of IRS e-File
    No. 873 01/07/09 Summary of Tax-Related Changes for 2009
    No. 872 01/06/09 Change in Process for Retirement Plan Checkbox on Form W-2
    No. 871 01/06/09 Extension of Military and Training Leave Benefits and Stipends