• Tax professionals
• Online services
  • Account login & create account
  • Register as a tax preparer
  • E-ZRep TR-2000
  • Report a systemic problem
• Forms and instructions
• Guidance, regulations & laws
• Taxes and reporting requirements
• E-file mandates for tax professionals
  • Mandate changes
  • Who the mandate applies to
  • Documents you must e-file
  • Penalties
  • More information
  • E-file/payment methods
• Tax preparer registration/certificate renewal
• E-ZRep TR-2000/Power of attorney
• Late filing/late payment
• Audits/bills/collections
  • Audits/bills/collections home
  • Pay a bill (assessment)
  • Challenge Tax Department actions
  • Audit
  • Warrants, liens, levies, income executions
  • Offer in Compromise Program
  • Interest rates
  • Criminal prosecution
  • Power of attorney
  • New York State delinquent taxpayers
  • Voluntary Disclosure Program
  • Report tax evasion and fraud
• Speaking events and education programs
• Tax calendar
• Recent additions
• Consumer Bill of Rights
• Find tax shelter information
• Nonresident Audit guidelines

If you're paid to prepare New York State tax returns or facilitate refund anticipation loans or checks, you may need to register each year with this department. You may also have to pay a registration fee when you register.

• See "Who must register and pay" below for program requirements.
• Also review registration questions and answers.

• The IRS has a separate registration program for tax return preparers. You must register with NYS and separately register with the IRS.
• Each preparer needs to first create an Online Services Account and then login to the account to access the Tax Preparer Registration Program and register as a preparer or facilitator.
• As a preparer or facilitator you can create:
  • an Individual Online Services Account, or
  • a Tax Professional Online Services Account. Please note, if you create a Tax Professional Online Services Account you will need to then add yourself as an individual client in order to access and then register yourself as a preparer or facilitator.

• You must now register with NYS for all tax types you prepare. Be sure to register as a tax preparer prior to filing any tax returns in calendar year 2013, to avoid penalties.

Who must register and pay

In general, you must register if you:

• are paid to prepare at least one New York State return in calendar year 2013 as a tax return preparer, or
• help to issue or administer a refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check.

You must pay a $100 registration fee if you are a commercial tax return preparer:

• paid to prepare 10 or more New York State tax returns in calendar year 2012, and will be paid to prepare at least one tax return in calendar year 2013; or
• will be paid to prepare 10 or more tax returns in calendar year 2013.

See our more information page to learn whether you are exempt from registering or qualify as a tax return preparer, commercial preparer, or facilitator. 

After you register

• Once you register online, you can print your Certificate of Registration, which includes your New York Tax Preparer Registration Identification Number (NYTPRIN). You can also log in and print the certificate later.
• You must include your NYTPRIN and your signature on signed tax returns or reports when required.

Who may be subject to penalties  

• Tax return preparers (including commercial tax return preparers) and facilitators who fail to:
  • register or renew each year
  • sign a New York State tax return or report or refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check documentation when required
  • include the New York Tax Preparer Registration Identification Number (NYTPRIN) on any New York State tax return or report when required, or on refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check documentation that requires the facilitator’s signature
  • ensure that tax return preparers they employ are registered
• Commercial tax return preparers who fail to pay the annual fee.

For more information or registration assistance

• Contact our Call Center at (518) 457-1929.
• See our demo.