New Hampshire State Requirements

Contact Information:

The New Hampshire State Board of Public Accountancy uses CPA Examination Services (CPAES) to process CPA Exam Applications:

Physical Address:

New Hampshire Board of Accountancy
6 Chenell Drive
Suite 220
Concord, NH 03301

Phone: 603-271-3286
Fax:      603-271-8702
Web:    www.nh.gov/accountancy/

Mailing Address:

NH Coordinator
CPA Examination Services
P.O. Box 198469
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-8469

Phone:  800-CPA-EXAM
615-880-4250
fax:      615-880-4290, Attn: NH Coordinator
Email:   cpaes-nh@nasba.org

<sub>AFTER JUNE 1, 2014 (For exam and certification please review the red text below).
RSA 309-B: 5, III (c) On or after July 1, 2014, at least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the board, the total educational program to include an accounting concentration or equivalent as determined by board rule to be appropriate; provided however, that candidates for a certificate may sit for the examination described in paragraph IV if they have at least 120 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate degree conferred by a college or university acceptable to the board the total educational program to include an accounting concentration or equivalent as determined by board rule to be appropriate. The applicant’s degree (for obtaining a certificate) shall include 30 semester hours of accounting courses. The accounting credits shall include coverage in financial accounting auditing, taxation, and management accounting. In addition, the degree shall include, or be supplemented by, 24 semester hours of business courses other than accounting courses. These business courses may include but not be limited to coverage in the areas of business law, business information systems, finance, professional ethics, business organizations and economics.

What this means is that you may sit for the exam with the bachelors degree, the 120 credits, the 12 credits in accounting and 12 credits in business. However, before certification can be awarded, you must obtain150 hours of educational credits with 30 hours in accounting and 24 hours in business.

Note: Requirements listed above are those to sit for the CPA Exam. Check with your State Board to find out the additional requirements for licensure and certification.
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