[Anonymous]

Has anyone looked into getting licensed in NH?

Not sure if anyone else has a similar dilemma, but I am currently taking the CPA exam and am 12 credits shy of the 150hours requirement to be licensed in my state HOWEVER I would be eligible in NH (and a couple other states) since they only have a 120hours requirement for the license. I plan on moving (not sure where yet) in the next year so its not important for me to be licensed in the state I currently reside in and furthermore I’m in financial planning so i dont necessarily “need” it for my career.

So I guess my question is, does anyone have any experience in transferring scores and applying for your license in a state that is not your own because of “easier” requirements? or is that a big no-no? And does anyone have any experience dealing with the state boards as far as ease of applying in a state you are not a resident in? (assuming no residency requirement)

Thanks for your feedback!

P.S. Starting July 2014 NH is moving to 150hours. Yikes!

[Study Monk]

I am in the same boat and need 12 units. I was going to do the same thing and get licensed in an easier state, but I changed my mind. Some people say that you need to put the state behind CPA on your resume if its not in the state that you reside in. There is also some political process going on with the AICPA where they are trying to get all the states to conform to the 150 rule, so you better hurry.

I decided to take the 12 units and will be doing them as I study for the CPA exam, but I am not working right now. If you have some spare cash you may want to take Reg with Roger and get 3 college units:

If I fail FAR I might consider taking his whole course for 6 units.

Since you have only one more test you could probably spend a few months taking easy online classes and get the units. Ultimately you should do whatever it takes to get licensed in the state that you plan to work in.

If your relatively young and adventurous it is probably worth taking the units, so you don't have to worry about transferring your license in the future. Then again it might not matter what state your licensed in if your not planning to work in public accounting and your resume is strong.

I wish you luck!

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I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

I am in the same boat and need 12 units. I was going to do the same thing and get licensed in an easier state, but I changed my mind. Some people say that you need to put the state behind CPA on your resume if its not in the state that you reside in. There is also some political process going on with the AICPA where they are trying to get all the states to conform to the 150 rule, so you better hurry.

I decided to take the 12 units and will be doing them as I study for the CPA exam, but I am not working right now. If you have some spare cash you may want to take Reg with Roger and get 3 college units:

If I fail FAR I might consider taking his whole course for 6 units.

Since you have only one more test you could probably spend a few months taking easy online classes and get the units. Ultimately you should do whatever it takes to get licensed in the state that you plan to work in.

If your relatively young and adventurous it is probably worth taking the units, so you don't have to worry about transferring your license in the future. Then again it might not matter what state your licensed in if your not planning to work in public accounting and your resume is strong.

I wish you luck!

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Ntw6817]

I saw something about this in the survival guide that Jeff sent out today. You might want to go check it out.

[Ntw6817]

I saw something about this in the survival guide that Jeff sent out today. You might want to go check it out.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, I did check out the survival guide and it looks great! wish i had it a year ago! He did mention the conundrum of the 150hrs coming back to haunt you but for me i dont think it should be problem since like i said before i dont plan on working in public accounting, like, ever. 🙂

As for the CPA letters behind your name on a resume, I did not know that! weird because I have lots of colleagues who are CPAs in other states how still have CPA letters next to their names on their resumes. I dont think they know about this rule! in FL everyone is a transplant so that rule really surprises me. In any case, its not a deal breaker because I dont mind putting the state on the resume since like i said, i wont be practicing. Wonder if that rule also sticks for LinkedIn since thats where most of the recruiters are these days.

Thanks for the tidbit about RogerCPA, i wish i had known that before since i'm only 2 weeks away from REG. The 12 credit hours would put my moving plans behind by about a year since I work full time and have a baby and plan to get pregnant with another one soon so I'm hoping the NH plan works. I'm going to reach out to the board there to see what they say and report back!

[Anonymous]

Thanks, I did check out the survival guide and it looks great! wish i had it a year ago! He did mention the conundrum of the 150hrs coming back to haunt you but for me i dont think it should be problem since like i said before i dont plan on working in public accounting, like, ever. 🙂

As for the CPA letters behind your name on a resume, I did not know that! weird because I have lots of colleagues who are CPAs in other states how still have CPA letters next to their names on their resumes. I dont think they know about this rule! in FL everyone is a transplant so that rule really surprises me. In any case, its not a deal breaker because I dont mind putting the state on the resume since like i said, i wont be practicing. Wonder if that rule also sticks for LinkedIn since thats where most of the recruiters are these days.

Thanks for the tidbit about RogerCPA, i wish i had known that before since i'm only 2 weeks away from REG. The 12 credit hours would put my moving plans behind by about a year since I work full time and have a baby and plan to get pregnant with another one soon so I'm hoping the NH plan works. I'm going to reach out to the board there to see what they say and report back!

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