Mississippi CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs
If your Mississippi CPA license has already lapsed
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Verified 2026-11-09
Reinstatement Fee
$310
$310 = $200 Board Processing Fee for Reinstatement + $110 Registration Fee for Reinstatement (Board's Schedule of Fees). On top of any delinquent back-fees (capped at 3 years, $110/yr) and a $150 late fee -- total cost varies by how long the license was lapsed.
Catch-Up CPE Required
- 40 CPE hours per year lapsed 40 CPE hours for each 12-month compliance period missed, capped at 120 hours (3 years' worth), earned within 36 months of the reinstatement application (Rule 2.4.4) -- a ceiling, not a fixed add-on. Must include the standard 3-hour ethics and 1-hour MS law/regulations courses within that total, the same triennial requirement normal licensees owe, not an extra requirement.
- 3 ethics hours, counted inside the catch-up CPE above, not on top of it.
Source of record
Miss. Code Ann. Sec73-33-7(2),(4); 30 Miss. Code R. Part 1, Ch. 2, Rules 2.3 (Registration) and 2.4 (Reinstatement); Schedule of Fees, Appendix to 30 Miss. Code R. Part 1
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What triggers lapsed status: A license is automatically cancelled if the holder fails to register and pay the annual fee by January 1 AND then fails to cure within 10 days of a certified-mail default notice. A license can also be lost via revocation, suspension, or voluntary surrender, all triggering the same reinstatement track.
Last verified: November 9, 2026 · checked against the state's codified statute or administrative rule, not just a board webpage — if we can't verify a date against primary law, we say so instead of guessing (see how we verify every deadline). Always confirm with the
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