John is an electrician who runs his own small shop. When tax season comes, he hires an accountant from one of "the Big Four" accounting firms to help him file his business's tax return. In this scenario, John has most likely hired a ________ accountant.
A) certified private
B) forensic
C) certified public
D) private
E) noncertified

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In this scenario, John has hired a certified public accountant who has been certified by the state to provide accounting services ranging from the preparation of financial records and the filing of tax returns to complex audits of corporate financial records. Most public accountants are either self-employed or members of large public accounting firms such as Ernst & Young, KPMG, Deloitte, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, together referred to as "the Big Four."

John Is an Electrician Who Runs His Own Small Shop