To promote, assist, educate, protect and defend the accounting practitioner within the State of New York; to aid the progress of the profession of accountancy, without limiting the foregoing; to advance the theory and practice of accountancy and its allied fields; to enhance the status of the accounting practitioner within the State of New York; to endeavor to maintain technical and cultural standards of ethical practice by its members; to foster the study of accountancy and to encourage the personal and professional development of young accountants and students.