CPA / Accounting License from New Jersey to New York: Does It Transfer? (2026)

What's different between New Jersey and New York

Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into New York. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.

Route, each way

New Jersey to New York (this page): Licensure by endorsement.

New York to New Jersey (the reverse move): Full reciprocity.

The two directions differ: New Jersey and New York do not give each other's licensees the same route.

Does coming from New Jersey matter?

Coming from New Jersey does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into New York.

Application fee

New York lists $427 for an out-of-state applicant and New Jersey lists $75–$265 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.

Education (semester hours)

New York's first-time-applicant standard is 150 semester hours of education for initial licensure; New Jersey's is 150.

The two standards are the same.

Exam rules on record

New York and New Jersey carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.

• New York (this move): The Uniform CPA Examination is never retaken; your initial-licensure state (and your current principal-place-of-business state, if different) verifies your licensure, either through an online license-verification printout or on Form 3 (Certification of Out-of-State Licensure and Examination Grades) (national lookup at CPAverify.org). New York requires no separate ethics examination for licensure.
• New Jersey (the reverse move): The Uniform CPA Examination is never retaken; passage is confirmed through written verification of good standing from every jurisdiction in which the applicant holds or has held a license. New Jersey imposes no separate state ethics or rules-of-conduct examination for licensure (a 4-credit New Jersey Law & Ethics CPE course applies only at triennial renewal).

What changes, New Jersey → New York

The destination column is what you must satisfy — New York sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

1. Confirm New York's current requirements on the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (State Board for Public Accountancy) website (linked below) — rules change.
2. Submit the endorsement application to the New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (State Board for Public Accountancy) (application linked below).
3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
4. Hold an active CPA license from another US state with licensing requirements New York deems significantly comparable (NYSED: effective Nov. 21, 2026, CPAs licensed under either the 120-semester-hour + 2-years or the 150-semester-hour + 1-year pathway are eligible; a certificate-only holder from a two-tier state is not eligible until that state issues a license or permit).
5. Certify at least 4 years of acceptable full-time accounting/tax/advisory experience gained since initial licensure and within the last 10 years (Form 4B, completed by a supervising CPA).
6. Have completed 40 credits of continuing education in any subject area, or 24 credits in one subject area, within the past 12 months.
7. Submit Form 1 (Application for Licensure and First Registration) and verification of licensure from your initial-licensure state (and current principal-place-of-business state, if different): an online verification printout showing initial license date, number and any discipline, or Form 3 (Certification of Out-of-State Licensure and Examination Grades).
8. Be at least 21 years of age and of good moral character.
9. Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.

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