Tax preparer registration
The 2021 Tax Preparer Registration Application is now available. You can register using your Individual Online Services account.
You must register, or renew your registration, with the New York State Tax Department for every calendar year in which you:
- will be paid to prepare one or more New York State tax returns or reports; or
- will facilitate a refund anticipation loan (RAL) or refund anticipation check (RAC).
To determine if you are required to register, pay the registration fee, and take continuing education courses, please answer the question below.
Are you one of the following?
- attorney
- CPA (certified public accountant)
- PA (public accountant)
- enrolled agent
- volunteer tax preparer
- employee of an attorney
- employee of a CPA
- employee of a PA
- employee of an enrolled agent
- employee of a business who only prepares the business’ tax returns
Resources
- Who is a tax return preparer or facilitator
- How to register as a tax return preparer or facilitator
- Continuing education requirements for tax return preparers
- Publication 58, Information for Income Tax Return Preparers
- Tax preparer regulations
- Answer Center: Tax Preparer Registration
- Memoranda:
- TSB-M-09(11)C, Tax Preparer Registration Program
- TSB-M-09(14)C, Amendment to the Definition of Tax Return Preparer for the Tax Preparer Registration Program
- TSB-M-10(6)I, Enrolled Agents Excluded from the Definition of Tax Return Preparer for the Tax Preparer Registration Program
- Tax Law:
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