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Forms for Public Accounting Firms

This form is to be completed by any Professional Corporation (PC), Limited Liability Company (LLC), Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), partnership, or sole proprietorship that needs to register with the Education Department as a public accounting firm. This form should also be used to initially add non-licensed owners to firms in order to pay the associated fee, as applicable.

Complete all pages of this form and submit it to the Professional Corporations Unit at the address at the end of the form with:

  • A check or money order for the appropriate fee, made payable to the New York State Education Department. The fee should be calculated using the instructions on the first page of form 6R; and
  • A certified copy of the: Certificate of Incorporation (Domestic PCs); or the Application for Authority (foreign PCs); Articles of Organization (for Domestic LLCs); or the Application for Authority (for foreign LLCs); or the Certificate of Registration (for Domestic LLPs); or the Notice of Registration (for foreign LLPs) filed with the NYS Department of State. A copy of the filing receipt is not acceptable. Partnerships must include a certified copy of the Certificate of Registration filed with the office of the county clerk. Sole proprietorships must submit a copy of the Certificate of Assumed Name filed with the County Clerk in the county in which the firm has its principal place of business if one was filed;
  • Amendments to existing firms to add non-license owners must amend the name of their firm to remove the name of the profession prior to adding non-licensee owners. A registered firm may not have non-licensee owners if the firm’s name includes the words “certified public accountant”, or “certified public accountants”, or the abbreviations “CPA” or CPAs”; and
  • Any other document required by the Education Department.
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This form must be submitted to the Professional Corporations Unit any year when ownership has changed.

Complete both pages of this form and submit it to the address at the end of the form with any other required documentation.

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This form must be submitted to the State Board for Public Accountancy every year in between the firm's registration period.

Complete both pages of this form and submit it to the address at the end of the form with any other required documentation.

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This form must be submitted to the Professional Corporations Unit every three years following initial registration on or before the anniversary date of the registration.

Complete all pages of this form and submit it to the address at the end of the form with any other required documentation.

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