CPA / Accounting License from New Hampshire to Minnesota: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Minnesota accept a New Hampshire CPA license?
Yes — Minnesota recognizes CPA licenses from all states, including New Hampshire. Apply to the Minnesota Board of Accountancy for a reciprocal license; you will not repeat the full exam or education.
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Verdict
Full reciprocity
Minnesota recognizes substantial equivalency, so your New Hampshire CPA license clears the bar on its own — the Minnesota Board of Accountancy cares that you are a CPA in good standing, not that your license came from New Hampshire. What remains is Minnesota-side: verification through CPAverify.org, the reciprocal application and fee, a background check, and any Minnesota ethics or rules-of-conduct exam. Do the mobility math first, though — if Minnesota 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 Minnesota
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Minnesota. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
New Hampshire to Minnesota (this page): Full reciprocity.
Minnesota to New Hampshire (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: New Hampshire and Minnesota 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 Minnesota.
- Application fee
Minnesota lists $150 for an out-of-state applicant and New Hampshire lists $75 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Education (semester hours)
Minnesota'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
Minnesota and New Hampshire carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Minnesota (this move): The Uniform CPA Examination is not retaken; a CPA already licensed elsewhere applies as a 'Non-Minnesota Exam Candidate' and passage is verified through the existing license. Minnesota separately requires passing the AICPA Professional Ethics 'For Licensure' comprehensive course within the six months before or after application.
- 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 → Minnesota
| New Hampshire (current) | Minnesota (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)) | $150 (initial license application fee; the application expires if all required documents are not received within six months and the $150 must be paid again) |
| Processing time | OPLC does not publish a processing time; applications are processed through NASBA Licensing Services | Board does not publish a processing time; all documents must be received within six months of the application/fee submission or the application expires |
| Licensing authority | New Hampshire Board of Accountancy (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) | Minnesota Board of Accountancy |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Minnesota sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Minnesota's current requirements on the Minnesota Board of Accountancy website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Minnesota Board of Accountancy (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold a CPA license in good standing in another US jurisdiction (substantial equivalency).
- Pass the AICPA Professional Ethics comprehensive course ('For Licensure') within the six months before or after application.
- Meet Minnesota's 150-hour education and experience requirements — OR, if licensed 4+ years, satisfy the education waiver by verifying four years of experience earned within the ten years preceding application.
- Have qualifying experience verified by a CPA.
- 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 Minnesota?
No — the Uniform CPA Exam transfers with your license.
Do I need a Minnesota license, or does mobility cover the move?
If Minnesota becomes your principal place of business, you apply to the Minnesota Board of Accountancy for a reciprocal license. If you are only serving Minnesota clients from New Hampshire, practice privilege usually covers you with no Minnesota license, notice, or fee.
Can I keep my New Hampshire CPA license after licensing in Minnesota?
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 New Hampshire 2026-10-29, Minnesota 2026-07-21.
- Minnesota Board of Accountancy — Initial Licensing (Non-Minnesota Exam Candidate / reciprocity: 150 hours or 4-of-10 experience waiver, AICPA ethics, $150 fee) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Minnesota Board of Accountancy — homepage ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- 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 New Hampshire 2026-10-29, Minnesota 2026-07-21
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