certified public accountant
an accountant certified by a state examining board as having fulfilled the requirements of state law to be a public accountant. Abbreviation: C.P.A.
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A former certified public accountant emailed me that her adult son mailed his paper federal return in October and still hasn’t heard a word from the IRS on its status — or the $11,000 refund he and his wife are owed.
Don’t file a paper 2020 federal tax return if you don’t have to, IRS watchdog warns | Michelle Singletary | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostCodefendant and certified public accountant Muhammad Khilji asserts a similar story of reckless spending.
Picower was trained as a certified public accountant and as a lawyer.
I started off soon after nine o'clock and made my first call on Jerry Mills, who was a certified public accountant.
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British Dictionary definitions for certified public accountant
(in the US) a public accountant certified to have met state legal requirements: Compare certified accountant
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