CPA / Accounting License from New Hampshire to Alaska: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Alaska accept a New Hampshire CPA license?
Yes — Alaska recognizes CPA licenses from all states, including New Hampshire. Apply to the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) for a reciprocal license; you will not repeat the full exam or education.
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Verdict
Full reciprocity
Alaska recognizes substantial equivalency, so your New Hampshire CPA license clears the bar on its own — the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) cares that you are a CPA in good standing, not that your license came from New Hampshire. What remains is Alaska-side: verification through CPAverify.org, the reciprocal application and fee, a background check, and any Alaska ethics or rules-of-conduct exam. Do the mobility math first, though — if Alaska is not becoming your principal place of business, practice privilege may let you work there without this application at all.
What's different between New Hampshire and Alaska
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Alaska. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
New Hampshire to Alaska (this page): Full reciprocity.
Alaska to New Hampshire (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: New Hampshire and Alaska do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from New Hampshire matter?
Coming from New Hampshire does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into Alaska.
- Application fee
Alaska lists $500 for an out-of-state applicant and New Hampshire lists $75 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Education (semester hours)
New Hampshire's first-time-applicant standard is 150 semester hours of education for initial licensure; Alaska has no semester hours figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Exam rules on record
Alaska and New Hampshire carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Alaska (this move): The Uniform CPA Examination is not retaken; the applicant authorizes interstate exchange of exam scores and official license verification from each state of licensure (national lookup at CPAverify.org). Alaska additionally requires completion of the AICPA Professional Ethics comprehensive course/exam for licensure.
- New Hampshire (the reverse move): The Uniform CPA Examination is not retaken; the reciprocity application documents when and where the exam was passed and relies on the existing certificate (national lookup at CPAverify.org). New Hampshire imposes no separate state ethics or rules-of-conduct exam on reciprocal applicants.
What changes, New Hampshire → Alaska
| New Hampshire (current) | Alaska (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Education (semester hours) | 150 | — |
| Application fee | $75 (OPLC fee schedule Plc 1002.01 sets the CPA initial/reciprocity application-and-licensing fee at $75; NASBA charges a separate application-processing fee; NASBA's New Hampshire licensing page lists the Reciprocal application at $201 (not itemized between NASBA and the state)) | $500 ($200 nonrefundable initial application fee + $300 CPA license fee = $500 total due with the application; background-report vendor fees paid separately) |
| Processing time | OPLC does not publish a processing time; applications are processed through NASBA Licensing Services | The division states average processing time varies by program and issues the license once the application is complete and all documents and fees are received; no fixed timeframe is published in the reciprocity instructions |
| Licensing authority | New Hampshire Board of Accountancy (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) | Alaska Board of Public Accountancy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Alaska sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Alaska's current requirements on the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Have held your current CPA license in active status for at least two years (AS 08.04.195).
- Complete the AICPA Professional Ethics comprehensive course/exam for licensure.
- Submit official verification (license history) from every jurisdiction where you hold or have held a license, plus interstate exchange of exam scores.
- Submit a state criminal-justice (background) report for Alaska and for your primary state of residence, issued within 90 days.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I retake the CPA Exam moving from New Hampshire to Alaska?
No — the Uniform CPA Exam transfers with your license.
Do I need an Alaska license, or does mobility cover the move?
If Alaska becomes your principal place of business, you apply to the Alaska Board of Public Accountancy (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) for a reciprocal license. If you are only serving Alaska clients from New Hampshire, practice privilege usually covers you with no Alaska license, notice, or fee.
Can I keep my New Hampshire CPA license after licensing in Alaska?
Yes — CPA licenses stack, and many CPAs hold more than one. Keep the New Hampshire license active (its renewal and CPE run separately) and mobility covers the states where you hold none.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-10-29.
- Alaska Board of Public Accountancy — CPA by Reciprocity Application Instructions #08-4985 (two-year active license, $200 + $300 = $500 fees, background reports, AICPA ethics course, interstate exchange of scores) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- Alaska Board of Public Accountancy — Applications and Forms ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Alaska Board of Public Accountancy — Statutes and Regulations, January 2026 (AS 08.04.120(a): baccalaureate degree with accounting concentration plus two years of experience; AS 08.04.195 reciprocity) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- Alaska Board of Public Accountancy — Rule Changes Beginning January 1, 2026 (HB 121: 150 semester hour requirement repealed effective 1/1/2026) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NH Admin Code Ac 301.05 — Application for Certification as CPA Through Reciprocity Form ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NH Admin Code Ac 304.03 — Domestic Reciprocity CPA Certificate Applicant Education (on or after July 1, 2014: baccalaureate of 120 hours + 30 additional hours; at least 30 accounting + 24 business) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NH Admin Code Ac 301.02 — CPA Certification Process Overview (reciprocity: education requirements in effect when the exam was passed; 4-of-10-years experience track) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NH Admin Code Plc 1002.01 — OPLC fee schedule (CPA $75 initial application/licensing) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NASBA Licensing Services — New Hampshire (education for licensure: baccalaureate of 120 hours, total of 150 semester hours; Reciprocal application $201; proof of active licensure in good standing) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- NASBA — New Hampshire Experience Requirements (updated 10.15.2026; 150 semester hours unless all exam sections passed before July 1, 2014) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-10-29
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