CPA / Accounting License from Georgia to Mississippi: Does It Transfer? (2026)

What's different between Georgia and Mississippi

Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Mississippi. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.

Route, each way

Georgia to Mississippi (this page): Full reciprocity.

Mississippi to Georgia (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.

The two directions differ: Georgia and Mississippi do not give each other's licensees the same route.

Does coming from Georgia matter?

Coming from Georgia does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into Mississippi.

Application fee

Mississippi lists $210 for an out-of-state applicant and Georgia lists $220 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.

Education (semester hours)

Mississippi's first-time-applicant standard is 150 semester hours of education for initial licensure; Georgia's is 150.

The two standards are the same.

Exam rules on record

Mississippi and Georgia carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.

• Mississippi (this move): The Uniform CPA Examination is not retaken; passage is established through the applicant's existing license under substantial equivalency. Mississippi does not require a separate state ethics examination, but every licensee must complete at least 1 CPE hour in Mississippi Public Accountancy Law and Regulations every three years.
• Georgia (the reverse move): The Uniform CPA Examination is not retaken; passage is confirmed through verification of your existing license/exam scores (national lookup at CPAverify.org). Georgia does not require a separate state ethics or rules-of-conduct examination for licensure.

What changes, Georgia → Mississippi

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Mississippi sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

1. Confirm Mississippi's current requirements on the Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy website (linked below) — rules change.
2. Submit the endorsement application to the Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy (application linked below).
3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
4. Hold a valid CPA license from a substantially-equivalent US jurisdiction (or show individual qualifications are substantially equivalent).
5. Pass an Accountancy Board background check before the reciprocal license is issued (required for reciprocal applicants since Nov. 1, 2015).
6. Required if you are a Mississippi resident or maintain a place for the regular transaction of business / are employed in Mississippi (Miss. Code 73-33-1).
7. Comply with Mississippi CPE, including the law/regulations coverage, from first licensure (no first-year exemption).
8. Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.

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