CPA Candidates

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CPA Candidate Associate membership

Jump-start your career while preparing for the CPA Exam or gaining the experience for licensure.

The NYCPA offers college graduates CPA Candidate Associate memberships—the smartest way for savvy prospective accountants to cut their teeth before launching their own professional journeys. What better way to get ahead and stay ahead in today’s competitive job market than to join a professional society that’s made up of your future career peers?

You can maintain your NYCPA CPA Candidate membership for up to five years after graduating.

Upon receiving your CPA license and notifying the Society, your "CPA Candidate Associate membership" converts to a full "CPA membership."

Mentor Match

Coming in 2026, this program is designed to match future and new CPAs with with experienced members of the profession to start their career on the right foot.

Exam Review Courses

NYCPA members receive discounts from top providers of CPA Exam review course material and programs. ➜

Becoming a CPA

Becoming a CPA in New York State is the most important step you'll take in your career. Find out answers to the questions you have about the process. ➜

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Unmatched benefits your NYCPA CPA Candidate Associate Membership offers:

  • Opportunities to Network: Improve your chances of finding a great job through access to thousands of accounting professionals by participating in one of 3 local NYCPA chapters or more than 45 communities across New York State.
  • Subscription to NYCPA Publications:
    • NextGen: The NYCPA’s Professional Development Guide: A sleek, cutting-edge  career-themed magazine—packed with guidance and insight for future CPAs and CPAs starting out in the profession.
    • The CPA Journal: Get the most timely analysis, debate and interpretation of current issues in the NYCPA’s bimonthly magazine for accountants.
    • The Trusted Professional: The Society’s bimonthly newspaper that provides the latest news on all things accounting and NYCPA.
  • Discounted Professional Education: The NYCPA and its Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) program offer a wide scope of CPE seminars and conferences to members at discounted rates.
  • Exchange: The NYCPA’s Social Network: Engage in a meeting of minds with aspiring and current professional members of the Society, plus participate in valuable discussions on industry issues and events on the NYSSCPA’s very own platform for social networking.
  • Group Discounts: Your CPA Candidate Associate membership grants you impressive price breaks on important tools in your career trajectory, such as CPA review courses, car rentals and credit cards.
  • Political Advocacy: The Society’s 20,000 members mean the accounting community’s voice—and yours–will be heard in Congress and the state Legislature.

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