C.P.A.
abbreviation
C.P.A.
American
CPA
British
abbreviation
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“The American Rescue Plan — that’s a proper term for the situation that we’re in,” said Mr. Cortez, a retired C.P.A.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2021
“A bar exam and C.P.A. exam and physician licensing exam are there for public protection,” Judith Gundersen, the group’s president, said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
Many of these accountants are cryptocurrency fans themselves, and they are more likely than your average C.P.A. to understand concepts like airdrops, hard forks and other bits of confusing crypto-jargon.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018
The rodeo’s financial records, she said, were “reviewed by a C.P.A. firm.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
C.P.A., and a large staff of C.P.A.'s including members of the American Institute of Accountants.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 by Bates, Harry
Related: I’m a CPA and tell my clients to claim Social Security early.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
“That may be fine if there was only $10,000 in the account, but if there was instead $50,000, then you probably need to check with your CPA about filing a gift tax return,” she writes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
“We weren’t doing it for the accolades. We weren’t in it to get the freebies and stuff,” Reed, 70, a retired CPA, remembered by phone from a cabin in British Columbia’s remote Northern Gulf Islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The trio have ties to professional services: Ward and Frerebeau met while working at Accenture, and Pesigan is a CPA and Ernst & Young alum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“We have tied up with several small and medium-size CPA firms in America.”
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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