Cuomo grants mobility to New York CPAs


Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that allows for cross-border practice mobility for out-of-state certified public accountants, as long as the CPA’s home state is deemed by New York to have licensing requirements that are equivalent to those in New York as outlined in Section 23 of the Uniform Accountancy Act.

Under 23 equivalency, if a CPA has a license in good standing, a passing grade on the CPA exam, and at least one year of experience, then that CPA would be qualified to practice in any state that has adopted UAA Section 23 mobility.

Georgia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have provisions that bar CPAs licensed in New York and other non-mobility states from providing services in their states because of a lack of a mobility bill. New York CPAs will now have the same access to clients in other states that CPAs licensed in mobility states already have.

Under the new law, any CPA who comes into New York with the new mobility practice privilege will fall under the jurisdiction and be subject to the rules of New York state.

The bill goes into effect on Nov. 15, 90 days after it was signed into law.

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Leah Buletti

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