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Mississippi
Renewal Date: 6/30
Reporting Period: 7/1 to 6/30 annually
Required Hours: 40 hours
Ethics Required: Yes. 4 hours each triennial reporting period. 3 hours must be earned in general ethics from a Board approved Ethics and Professional Conduct course(s). In addition, a minimum of one CPE credit hour every triennial period must be exclusively in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations. No carry-over may be used for this requirement.
Subject Breakdown: None
Credit Limits: Authorship is based on submission of the published document and a request for the number of credits. Instructor credits are limited to 2x course hours per presentation hour and no repetitions are allowed. Carry over hours: up to 60hours may be carried over from a one year compliance period and applied up to 20 hours per year; carry over CPE will not be counted for credit if they are more than 36 months old.
Other State Policies: Mississippi accepts courses from providers that are members of NASBA's National Registry of CPE Sponsors provided the course meets the Board's CPE rules. Self study programs must be approved by NASBA's Quality Assurance Service (QAS). Personal development courses are not acceptable. Independent Study is not allowed.
Contact Info: Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy
5 Old River Place
Suite 104
Jackson, Mississippi 39202-3449
USA
Phone: 601-354-7320
Fax: 601-354-7290
Email: email@msbpa.state.ms.us
Web address: http://www.msbpa.state.ms.us