Certified Public Accountancy Professional License

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Accountants, including Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), must be licensed to practice in New York State. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) gives out these licenses. You need this license to call yourself a CPA.

How to get a CPA license

To get a CPA license, you need to:

If you have a CPA license from another state, you can get it endorsed in New York to use your license to work in New York.

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NYS Education Department Information Page on Certified Public Accountants
NYS Education Department
Office of the Professions
Registration Unit, State Education Building
2nd Floor
Albany
NY
12234-1000
op4info@mail.nysed.gov
http://www.op.nysed.gov/
(518) 474-3817
(518) 402-2323
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