Mississippi § 73-33-9 - Applicants of other states.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 73-33-9 — Applicants of other states., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-33-9. Applicants of other states.
The Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy may, in its discretion, issue a reciprocal certified public accountant license to practice to any holder of any certified public accountant’s certificate or license issued under the law of another state, which shall entitle the holder to use the abbreviation, “CPA,” in this state provided that the state issuing the original certificate or license grants similar privileges to the certified public accountants of this state. The fee for a license shall be in such reasonable amount as determined by the board. Such license shall not allow the holder thereof to engage in the practice of public accounting as a certified public accountant unless the holder meets the requirements of the Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy. This section shall apply only to a person who wishes to obtain a license issued by the State of Mississippi and shall not apply to those persons practicing in this state under Section 73-33-17. The issuance of a license by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-33-9 ("Applicants of other states.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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