The National Society of Public Accountants was formed on December 11, 1945 under the laws of Delaware. The Society's first Executive Secretary was Oklahoma's George LaCoste who had been one of the founders of the state organization and served as its' first president from 1944-1947. Mr. LaCoste operated the National Society's headquarters out of his office in the Majestic Building in downtown Oklahoma City for several years before the headquarters was moved to Washington, D.C.