Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for membership in their respective professional accounting bodies and certification as a CPA. Individuals who ...
(from the article `accounting`) ...outside auditors are selected by the company`s shareholders. The audit of a company`s statements is ordinarily performed by professionally ...
(Cpa) The most highly qualified of accounting professionals, a CPA has passed a state's Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and has met additional state education and experience requirements.
[n] - an accountant certified by the state
CPA noun an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; `in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals a...
an accountant certified by a state examining board as having fulfilled the requirements of state law to be a public accountant. Abbr.: C.P.A.