CPA / Accounting License from New Hampshire to Kansas: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Kansas accept a New Hampshire CPA license?
Yes — Kansas recognizes CPA licenses from all states, including New Hampshire. Apply to the Kansas Board of Accountancy for a reciprocal license; you will not repeat the full exam or education.
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Verdict
Full reciprocity
Kansas recognizes substantial equivalency, so your New Hampshire CPA license clears the bar on its own — the Kansas Board of Accountancy cares that you are a CPA in good standing, not that your license came from New Hampshire. What remains is Kansas-side: verification through CPAverify.org, the reciprocal application and fee, a background check, and any Kansas ethics or rules-of-conduct exam. Do the mobility math first, though — if Kansas 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 Kansas
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Kansas. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
New Hampshire to Kansas (this page): Full reciprocity.
Kansas to New Hampshire (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: New Hampshire and Kansas 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 Kansas.
- Application fee
Kansas lists $250 for an out-of-state applicant and New Hampshire lists $75 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Processing time
Kansas lists 2–7 weeks; New Hampshire has no verified processing-time figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.
- Education (semester hours)
Kansas's first-time-applicant standard is 150 semester hours of education for initial licensure; New Hampshire's is 150.
The two standards are the same.
- Exam rules on record
Kansas and New Hampshire carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Kansas (this move): The Uniform CPA Examination is not retaken; passage and licensure are verified through an Authorization for Interstate Exchange of Information form completed by each state where you hold or held a certificate (and the exam state, if different). That form must show you satisfactorily completed an ethics exam approved by the Kansas Board — the AICPA professional ethics exam, or the California, Colorado, or Texas ethics exam.
- 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 → Kansas
| New Hampshire (current) | Kansas (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Education (semester hours) | 150 | 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)) | $250 (non-refundable CPA certificate-by-reciprocity fee; a separate permit to practice costs $165 if applied for at the same time) |
| Processing time | OPLC does not publish a processing time; applications are processed through NASBA Licensing Services | 2–7 weeks (under 2021 Sub. for HB 2066 (Option 1), military spouses/service members are processed within 15 days and other applicants who reside or intend to reside in Kansas within 45 days; the K.S.A. 1-307 track (Option 2) has no separately published timeline) |
| Licensing authority | New Hampshire Board of Accountancy (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) | Kansas Board of Accountancy |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Kansas sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Kansas's current requirements on the Kansas Board of Accountancy website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Kansas Board of Accountancy (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold a valid current CPA certificate in good standing from another US jurisdiction.
- Qualify under K.S.A. 1-307 (met Kansas requirements when originally certified, meet all current Kansas requirements, OR have four years of experience within the ten years immediately preceding the application) or meet the qualifications in K.S.A. 1-322(a)(1) or (2) (2026 HB 2573 replaced the former 'substantial equivalency standard' wording).
- Submit the Authorization for Interstate Exchange of Information form showing an approved ethics exam was completed.
- Complete the New CPA Certificate Holder Oath, witnessed by another CPA.
- Kansas is a two-tier state: a permit to practice is obtained separately (permit fee $165 if applied for together with the certificate).
- 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 Kansas?
No — the Uniform CPA Exam transfers with your license.
Do I need a Kansas license, or does mobility cover the move?
If Kansas becomes your principal place of business, you apply to the Kansas Board of Accountancy for a reciprocal license. If you are only serving Kansas clients from New Hampshire, practice privilege usually covers you with no Kansas license, notice, or fee.
Can I keep my New Hampshire CPA license after licensing in Kansas?
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.
- Kansas Board of Accountancy — Application for CPA Certificate by Reciprocity (instructions + form): $250 non-refundable fee, K.S.A. 1-307 waiver / four-years-in-ten experience, board-approved ethics exam, 15-day/45-day processing ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- Kansas Board of Accountancy — FAQs (reciprocity qualification and AICPA ethics exam) ↗ (accessed 2026-10-29)
- Kansas Legislature — 2026 HB 2573, enrolled (signed by the Governor; amends K.S.A. 1-302a education pathways incl. bachelor's + two years of experience, K.S.A. 1-307 reciprocity and K.S.A. 1-322 practice privileges; effective on publication in the Kansas Register) ↗ (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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