FYI: Out-of-state NY CPA tax preparers

This just in from AICPA:

Exemption for CPAs with New York Tax Clients to Register with the State

New York’s Governor David Paterson has signed into law the bill (A.40023) that eliminates the requirement for non-New York CPA tax preparers who file New York returns to register with the state. The provision (included in Section F) clarifies that all CPAs and attorneys and the people they supervise will not have to register with the New York State Department of Tax and Finance for the new Tax Preparer Registration Program. The legislation as originally passed exempted New York licensees, but not out-of-state CPAs. The tax preparer registration provision is scheduled to take effect on December 31, 2009.

I registered already, but maybe it'll save somebody else that hour or so of hoop-jumping.  I don't know if it also applies to EAs or other licensed preparers.