Minnesota State Board of Accountancy

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We are a service company that can help you file with the Minnesota State Board of Accountancy. We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.

Contact Information

Physical address:
85 East 7th Place, Suite 125
St. Paul, MN 55101

Phone: (651) 296-7938
Fax: (651) 282-2644

Web: Home Company search Individual search Forms File online
Email: boa@state.mn.us

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Minnesota State Board of Accountancy in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Minnesota Certified Public Accountant License

Agency:Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Exam Required?Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Exam Application

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

Fees vary based on the exam selections

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$150

Reciprocal Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$150

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100

Due:

Annually by December 31.

Minnesota CPA Firm Permit

Agency:Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
  • Limited Liability Partnerships
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Ownership Requirements:
  • All owners, partners, shareholders, members, managers, directors, and officers of the firm who have their principal place of business located in Minnesota have an active certificate.
  • A simple majority of the firm’s ownership, in terms of financial interest and voting rights among all partners, officers, shareholders, members or managers, must belong to holders of certificates (i.e., CPAs) licensed in some state.
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

If non-CPA or non-RAP owners exist, then a MN-licensed CPA must be appointed as the responsible individual.

Initial Registration

Form:

All Other CPA Firm Types Initial Application

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$100 application fee + $45 per Minnesota non-CPA/non-RAP owner

Registration Renewal

Form:

CPA Firm Permit Renewal Form

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:
  • $35 (firms with only offices in Minnesota)
  • $68 (firms with offices in other states)
  • $45 per Minnesota non-CPA/non-RAP owner
Due:

Annually by December 31

Minnesota RAP Firm Permit

Agency:Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Sole Proprietorships
  • Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Limited Liability Partnerships
  • Partnerships
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Ownership Requirements:

No CPA licensee may be a partner, member, manager, shareholder, director, or officer of a RAP firm. No more than half of the voting/financial interest must be held by registered RAPs. 

Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Form:

RAP Firm Initial Application

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$100 application fee + $45 per Minnesota non-RAP owner

Registration Renewal

Form:

RAP Firms/SPs Permit Renewal Form

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:
  • $35 (Sole Proprietorships)
  • $100 (all other entity types)
  • $45 per Minnesota non-CPA/non-RAP owner
Due:

Annually by December 31.

Minnesota Registration as an Accounting Practitioner (RAP)

Agency:Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Initial Registration

Form:

Registered Accounting Practitioner (RAP) Application

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$50

Registration Renewal

Form:

RAP Registration Renewal Form

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$100

Due:

Annually by December 31

Minnesota Sole Proprietorship CPA Firm Permit

Agency:Minnesota State Board of Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Sole Proprietorship
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Notes:

If you are a single-member firm but registered with the Secretary of State, you are not legally considered a "Sole Proprietor"

Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

Sole Proprietor must be a Minnesota-licensed CPA

Initial Registration

Form:

Sole Proprietor Initial Application

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:
  • $35 (firms with only offices in Minnesota)
  • $68 (firms with offices in other states)
  • $45 per Minnesota non-CPA/non-RAP owner

Registration Renewal

Form:

CPA Sole Proprietor Firm Permit Renewal Form

Filing Method:

Mail or Online (only Sole Proprietorships that do not perform work that requires a peer review can renew online)

Agency Fee:
  • $35 (firms with only offices in Minnesota)
  • $68 (firms with offices in other states)
  • $45 per Minnesota non-CPA/non-RAP owner

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