Please note: The CPE Information provided in this section relates to CPAs only.
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New York |
| Renewal Date: |
Triennial based on date of issuance and birth month |
| Reporting Period: |
1/1 to 12/31 annually |
| Required Hours: |
40 hours per year in the following recognized areas of study: accounting, attest, auditing, taxation, advisory services, specialized knowledge and applications related to specialized industries; OR
24 hours per year concentrated in any ONE of the following recognized areas of study: accounting, attest, auditing, taxation, advisory services, specialized knowledge and applications related to specialized industries |
| Ethics Required: |
Yes. 4 Credits every 3 years. If the licensee chooses the 24-hour concentration, then the 4 hours of ethics must be in that same CPE concentration area. Regulatory ethics taken in a licensee's principal jurisdiction to maintain an active license and accepted by the Board to meet the ethics requirements of that state may also be used to meet the New York ethics requirement. |
| Subject Breakdown: |
None |
| Credit Limits: |
The maximum credit for instructors & articles/books is 50% of total hours. An author's work must be published in a peer-referenced journal or book dealing with relative topics approved by the department. No repetition of courses without significant revisions or new materials for instructor credits. |
| Other State Policies: |
The formal course work must be taken in courses sponsored by entities registered with the State Board if taken in New York. Courses taken outside the State of New York must only be registered with NASBA although may also be registered with the Board. Self-study courses, regardless of physical location, and live courses in New York State must always be taken from a New York State-registered sponsor.
Contact hours in one-half hour increments, equal to 25 minutes, shall be permitted after the first continuing education credit has been earned in a given program. |
| Contact Info: |
New York State Board for Public Accountancy,
State Education Department
Division of Professional Licensing Services
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234-1000
USA
Phone: 518-474-3817 ext. 160
Fax: 518-474-6375
Email: cpabd@mail.nysed.gov
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| Web address: |
http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/cpa/ |
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