# Mississippi — CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction

For Mississippi, license renewal date is 1/1 annually; cpe reporting period is 7/1 to 6/30 annually; general cpe hours requirement is 40 hours; ethics cpe requirement is Four (4) hours in Ethics, Professional Conduct and Public Accountancy Law and Regulations with at least one (1) ethics CPE hour of the four exclusively in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations.  Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board; other subject area requirements is None, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** 1/1 annually _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 7/1 to 6/30 annually _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 40 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** Four (4) hours in Ethics, Professional Conduct and Public Accountancy Law and Regulations with at least one (1) ethics CPE hour of the four exclusively in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations.  Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** None _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** The board may exempt a non-resident licensee from the continuing education requirements if:
- **Date of last revision:** 6/1/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 6/1/2022 License Renewal Date 1/1 annually CPE Reporting Period 7/1 to 6/30 annually General Requirement 40 hours Ethics Requirement Four (4) hours in Ethics, Professional Conduct and Public Accountancy Law and Regulations with at least one (1) ethics CPE hour of the four exclusively in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations. Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board. Other Subject Area Requirements None Credit Limitations Independent study:

## Source

- https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/mississippi

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/professional-licensing-continuing-education-by-jurisdiction/).