Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a designation given by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to individuals that pass the Uniform CPA Examination and meet the education and experience requirements. The CPA designation helps enforce professional standards in the accounting industry. CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is the highest accounting credential in the United States. CPA ensures global recognition for accounting & finance professionals.
The Mississippi - Board of Accountancy provides assurance to public that CPA (Mississippi) operates at the highest level of professional competence through, verification of education and experience credentials.
MISSISSIPPI(MS) CPA CPE REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW
| CPE Requirements | 40 hours every year | ||
| License Renewal Period | August 1, every year | ||
| CPE Reporting Cycle | July 1 to June 30 annually | ||
| Ethics Requirement | Four (4) hours in every three years, a minimum of one CPE credit hour in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations. | ||
| Carry Over Credits | Mississippi CPA can carry forward 20 CPE credits in the next reporting cycle Note: Carry-over credits cannot be used toward the Ethics requirement and Personal Development hours cannot be carried over. | ||
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Mississippi CPA requires 40 hours of CPE to be completed in every reporting cycle and must be reported to the Board by June 30th of every year as part of the renewal process.
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All licensed CPAs in Mississippi must complete 40 hours of approved continuing education every year. Many of our programs in Live and Self-Study are Approved for continuing education for Mississippi CPA.
Here is myCPE 40 CPE Package for Mississippi CPAs that would meet all of your annual continuing education requirements in one go.
Mississippi State Board of Accountancy has a mandatory requirement that Mississippi (MS) CPA has to earn at least 4 hours of CPE in the subject area of ethics from which at least 1 hour of CPE should be in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations. Regulatory AICPA Ethics, Circular 230 Ethics, or Behavioural Ethics all subject areas are approved for qualifying as ethics. At myCPE we provide Ethics courses to all Mississippi (MS) CPAs as a part of our membership initiative including the course in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations.
A reporting cycle for Mississippi (MS) CPA is from July 1 to June 30 every year.
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Mississippi State Board of Accountancy specifies all the subject areas of NASBA as qualifying subject areas for CPE. Hence all the programs approved for NASBA fields of study on myCPE shall be eligible for CPE Credits for Mississippi CPAs. Click Here for further reference on the state board website.
You should choose myCPE Packages for Mississippi Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals for the following reasons:
Our CPE Package for Mississippi CPAs is 100% compliant with the regulations of the Mississippi State Board of Accountancy and we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you feel the package is non-compliant, please email our support team at (support@my-cpe.com) and let us know how it is non-compliant and we will happily refund your full payment.
A licensee must report CPE credit hours on the Board prescribed reporting form and by the required due date of August 1 even if the number reported is zero. A blank reporting form will be interpreted as zero CPE credit hours. You will be responsible for submitting copies of your certificates of completion and/or verification of courses at the time of the audit. You must retain your documentation for at least five (5) years after the end of the applicable one year and the triennial compliance period.
The license renewal fee for Mississippi (MS) CPA is $110.
For Further Information here is a link to its Fee Schedule.
A Mississippi (MS) CPA can complete 100% of the total required CPE credit hours via self-study courses. i.e., a Mississippi (MS) CPA can complete all 40 hours via self-study courses and the 40 CPE Package of myCPE is 100% compliant with that requirement.
A registrant must report, at a minimum, the CPE hours required for the registration renewal period. A maximum of 20 hours that exceed the number required for the current registration renewal period may not be carried forward to a subsequent registration renewal period.
Any Mississippi (MS) CPA who fails to complete the CPE by June 30th is in non-compliance and failure to meet the CPE requirements for renewal during the renewal period may result in disciplinary action.
As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Mississippi CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference.
As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Mississippi CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference. However, it will be the responsibility of each attendee to ensure that they are eligible for the Continuing Professional Education Credits based on their occupation/job profile, knowledge requirements as well as guidelines laid down by their regulatory board before registering for the webinars. So, make sure you check with the respective state board or regulatory body.
Mississippi State Board of Accountancy governs the accounting and auditing profession in the state of Mississippi! Here is a link to the State Board Website.
