Advocacy for the accounting profession
Count on our commitment to achieving the most favorable outcomes at the local, state, and federal levels.
NYCPA'S professional advocacy work happens in five fundamental dimensions
Legislative Agenda
Find all the legislative and regulatory issues the NYCPA will be working towards this year and stay informed on progress.
Political Action Committee (PAC)
NYCPA’s collective voice in Albany. PAC donations are distributed to New York political candidates who understand the profession’s needs and concerns.
Comment Letters
Advocate for the profession and influence the adoption of sound policy and regulations in the areas of accounting, tax and finance.
Legislative Update
Stay up-to-date on the Society’s ongoing advocacy efforts with the monthly Legislative Update.
Key Contact Program
NYCPA members who have a connection with a legislator or political official in New York State and is willing to share that connection participate in the Key Contact program.
This legislative and regulatory agenda was developed with input from the NYCPA Legislative Task Force and will serve as the action plan for staff and volunteer activities this session.
Legislative Affairs
Regulatory Affairs
Watch List
Accepted into Law
In 1999, the Board of Directors of the New York State Society of CPAs voted unanimously to form a political action committee to strengthen the profession's voice with elected officials.
Why should you contribute to CPA PAC?
CPA PAC allows the collective voice of the NYCPA to be heard in Albany. A strong CPA PAC means a strong profession. Contributions to CPA PAC are distributed to New York candidates for office who are the profession’s allies. When you contribution to CPA PAC, you help send a clear message to legislators that we have issues that are important to our profession, to the wider business community and to public interest sectors -- and that we will be heard.
Why is CPA PAC important?
In this age of "political campaigns through the media," the reputation of an organization is not enough to have real influence on legislative matters. CPA PAC will strengthen our voice with the New York State Legislature like never before, especially against immense challenges we can expect in the near future.
By representing more than 20,000 members, the NYCPA acts as the unified voice for CPAs throughout New York State. While we are often able to use our strength in numbers to take action, political advocacy also sometimes requires a more grassroots approach. This is why the NYCPA is unveiling its revamped Key Contact Program. Much in the same way networking is vital to professional advancement, developing a strong political network of connections is important to any government advocacy program.
Recent examples of this political involvement by the NYCPA include the passage of CPA mobility legislation and fighting for the exclusion of CPAs from overbearing new regulations on tax return preparers.
Signing up for our Key Contact Program is easy. Simply fill out the online form and the information will be automatically sent to the NYCPA.
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