Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy

03/18/2026

NEW LEGISLATION ALERT!! The Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy is pleased to advise that effective July 1, 2026, there will be a new pathway to licensure as a CPA! This new pathway will require a baccalaureate degree and 2 years’ experience. The old pathway of a baccalaureate degree with additional hours up to 150 semester hours and 1 year experience is still acceptable. Additionally, clarification was added to statute that a post graduate degree and 1 year of experience is also an acceptable pathway. All three licensure pathways require an accounting concentration or equivalent as determined by Board rule and passage of all parts of the Uniform CPA Exam.

10/14/2025

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has launched the CPA Mobile App - Check it out!!

09/11/2025

https://nasba.org/nasba-cpa-mobile-app/

The CPA journey more organized, transparent and accessible — on the go! The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has launched a free NASBA CPA Mobile App available for download on iOS and Android platforms to support Uniform CPA Examination (Exam) candidates by providing con...

07/10/2025

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
2025 Eastern Regional Meeting

Mariya Jaufre (University of Southern Mississippi) participated as a panelist in "A Student's Perspective: Panel Discussion with Current Accounting Students" on June 26, 2025 at the meeting in Philadelphia, PA.

Pictured with Mississippi State Board of Accountancy members:
Willie Sims, Vice-Chair, Bill Kelly, Secretary, Annette Pridgen and Gary Walker, Chair.

06/03/2025

It's that time again! Get your CPE by June 30th and submit your CPE form by August 1st!!

All Active CPAs must submit a CPE Reporting Form, even if you qualify for an exemption or if you did not meet the CPE requirement. A blank reporting form will be interpreted as zero hours.

06/03/2025

01/08/2025

The AICPA posts CPA Exam score release dates so candidates will know when they can expect to receive their scores.

12/30/2024

January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2024
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Rick Elam, CPA, who is stepping down from the Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy (Board) after 20 years of service. Rick has been instrumental in the regulatory, education, and professional accounting fields. Through four terms on the Board, multiple terms as Chair, he also served on the CPA Licensing Examination and CPE Committees for the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. In addition to his time as the Board member appointed from the 1st Congressional District, he has also served as a faculty member, and Reynolds Chair of Accountancy, with the E. H. Patterson School of Accountancy at Ole Miss. Prior to becoming a faculty member at Ole Miss, he served as the Vice President of Education with the AICPA. His leadership, kindness and support will be greatly missed by the remaining Board members as well as the Board staff. We wish him all the best in a most well-deserved retirement.

07/30/2024

2024 CPE Forms must be submitted online by August 1st!

All Active CPAs must submit a CPE Reporting Form, even if you qualify for an exemption or if you did not meet the CPE requirement. A blank reporting form will be interpreted as zero hours.

06/12/2023

The 6/30 deadline for obtaining your CPE hours is nearing!! The Online CPE Reporting Form is available here:

All Active CPAs must submit a CPE Reporting Form, even if you qualify for an exemption or if you did not meet the CPE requirement. A blank reporting form will be interpreted as zero hours.