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Corporate Entities for Professional Practice

Introduction Disclaimer I. Professions Under Jurisdiction of the State Education Department II. Overview of Filing for a Professional Business Entity III. Domestic Professional Service Corporations (PC) IV. Foreign Professional Service Corporations (PC) V. Professional Service Limited Liability Companies (PLLC) VI. Foreign Professional Service Limited Liability Companies (PLLC) VII. Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering/Land Surveying Services VIII. Registered Professional Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) IX. Notifying the State Education Department of Changes in Business Entities X. State Education Department Fees Contact Information Report to the Board of Regents: "Corporate Practice of the Professions," (1998)

Section II
Overview of Filing for a Professional Business Entity

For more detailed information, please read sections III through VIII as appropriate for your business entity.

  1. Submit appropriate corporate formation documents to the New York State Education Department.

  2. Receive Certificate of Authority from the New York State Education Department.

  3. File New York State Education Department Certificate of Authority along with all corporate formation documents with the Department of State.

  4. Request a certified copy of the filing from the Department of State and pay the fee required by the Department of State.

  5. Submit the certified copy of the filing from the Department of State to the New York State Education Department. Note for Professional Corporations only: A $20 filing fee must be submitted along with the certified copy of the filing from the Department of State.


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