PL, I feel your pain. I moved to FL last November, but I think when I start prepping for CPA, I'm going to apply to the MA Board because when I pass all four parts, because I meet the MA education requirements, I can get my CPA certificate without any work experience. MA says the license is non-reporting (can't attest) but that "there is no distinctions or restrictions made on the actual license itself and we rely on the member to provide this information if presented on an engagement". This is fine to me because I'm not interested in attesting or reporting on financial statements.

In regards to your question, what can be done, the simple answer is Federal Legislation Get the CPA's in Congress (one from CA, the other from TX and MN) to create a universal rule. The difficulty of CPA mobility and different standards should prompt Congress to bring the profession under the Commerce Clause. I agree, somebody that wants to get the CPA exam out of the way quickly and opts to take it in NH or DE, then gets told by FL or IL that "we're sorry, even though you passed the exams, we can't give you credit because you didn't have the required education credits at the time". Well, common sense says the whole idea around the education requirements is to better prepare for the exam and set the habit of continuing CPE. What difference does it matter when the test is passed?

Okay, I'm done ranting.