New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Public Accountancy

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Contact Information

Physical address:
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, East Mezzanine
Albany, NY 12234

Phone: 518-474-3817 ext. 160
Fax: (518) 474-6375

Web: Home Name search Forms
Email: cpabd@nysed.gov

Licenses

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New York Certified Public Accountant License

Agency:New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Public Accountancy
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Exam Required?Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Exam Application

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

Fees vary based on exam selections

Initial Registration

Form:
Filing Method:

Online and Mail

Agency Fee:

$427

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$292

New York Public Accounting Firm Registration

Agency:New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Public Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Professional Corporations
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies
  • Professional Limited Liability Partnerships
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Limited Liability Partnerships
  • Partnerships
  • Sole Proprietorships
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Ownership Requirements:
  • A simple majority of the ownership of the firm, in terms of financial interests and voting rights held by the firm's owners, belongs to individuals licensed to practice public accountancy in some state
  • All shareholders, members, or partners of an entity whose principal place of business is New York, and who are engaged in the practice of public accountancy in this state, hold a valid license issued under section seventy-four hundred four of the Education Law
  • A simple majority of the directors are and were CPAs
  • A simple majority of the officers are and were CPAs
  • The president, the chairperson of the board of directors, and the chief executive officer or officers are and were CPAs
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Form:

Form 6R

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:
  • $50 principal office fee + $50 for each additional office
  • $10 per licensed owner who has a principal place of business in New York and any licensed owner who is supervising attest services for New York clients who have a principal place of business outside of New York
  • $900 for each nonlicensed owner who has a principal place of business in New York
  • No additional fee for nonlicensed owners with a principal place of business outside New York
  • Professional Corporations have a minimum fee of $105
  • LLCs, LLPs, Partnerships, and Sole Proprietorships have a minimum fee of $60

Registration Renewal

Form:

Form 6T

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:
  • $50 principal office fee + $50 for each additional office
  • $10 per licensed owner who has a principal place of business in New York and any licensed owner who is supervising attest services for New York clients who have a principal place of business outside of New York
  • $900 for each nonlicensed owner who has a principal place of business in New York
  • No additional fee for nonlicensed owners with a principal place of business outside New York
  • Professional Corporations have a minimum fee of $105
  • LLCs, LLPs, Partnerships, and Sole Proprietorships have a minimum fee of $60
Due:

Triennially by date of registration

Supplemental Reporting

Form:

Form 6PR

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Annually by date of issuance. Filed every year during the firm's registration period. This report does not need to be filed in the year that the Triennial Statement is filed. 

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