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CPA



NOUN
bookkeeper
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NOUN
certified public accountant
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C.P.A.
NOUN
certified public accountant
Synonyms


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In fact, despite being a CPA, I don’t prepare my own tax return.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Others - including the cyclists' union the CPA - says waking riders in the middle of the night is potentially dangerous and unnecessary.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

To comply with independence rules, Eide Bailly said it would set up an alternative practice structure whereby its nonaudit business will receive the Reverence investment and the audit business will remain a licensed CPA firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

With assistance from a lawyer friend and a CPA family member, the pair addresses topics ranging from backstage etiquette to managing social media to dealing with record labels and publishing companies.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Grabarek served as Durham’s mayor from 1963 to 1971, and then returned to private practice as a CPA.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Tony Hoong, a C.P.A. who posts on TikTok using the handle @thecpadude, helps creators get set up with a quarterly or biannual tax filing.

From New York Times Feb. 25, 2023

I am a retired C.P.A., but because I did not specialize in personal income tax, I looked for guidance on the I.R.S. and GoFundMe websites, and I really didn’t find any.

From New York Times Oct. 5, 2021

“It’s a very key personal financial document, but it’s just one piece of the puzzle,” said Mr. Fort, a C.P.A. and the director of investigations with Kostelanetz & Fink in Washington.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2021

“Over all these returns, not a single dollar,” said Mike Crabtree, a tax partner at Boulay, a C.P.A. firm in Minneapolis.

From New York Times Aug. 14, 2019

Entrance requirements for students matriculating for the whole course as candidates for a Diploma of Graduate in Accountancy—high school graduation, college entrance or a State Regents' C.P.A.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul




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