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Certified Public Accountancy Professional License

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Accountants, including Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), must be licensed to practice in New York State. This license is issued by the New York State Department of Education (NYSDOE). Accountants must have a license to use the title CPA.

Those applying for the license must meet education, experience, and exam requirements. Applicants with licenses elsewhere in the United States can have their license endorsed in New York. This endorsement allows the license holder to practice.


Additional resources

NYS Education Department

Address
Office of the Professions


Registration Unit, State Education Building


2nd Floor



Albany NY 12234-1000
Website http://www.op.nysed.gov/
Phone (518) 474-3817
Fax (518) 402-2323

TDD/TTY: (518) 473-1426

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