The Clue
Embezzler's fear (5 letter answer)
The Answer
AUDIT
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Notes
The answer AUDIT is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Book review?
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Check to the I.R.S.?
Corporate checkup
C.P.A. project
C.P.A.'s concern
C.P.A.'s job
C.P.A.'s project
C.P.A.'s stint
C.P.A.'s task
Examination of records
Examine the records
I.R.S. action
I.R.S. activity
I.R.S. threat
Record verification
Sit in on a class
Tax burden?
Tax check
Tax review
Taxpayer's dread
Taxpayer's headache
This is one for the books
Thorough check
Accountants may run one
Bad news for a taxpayer
Cheating bookkeeper's fear
Check for embezzlement, perhaps
Do an accounting job
Do C.P.A. work
Do a C.P.A.'s work
Do an I.R.S. job
Double-check, in a way
I.R.S. agent's task
Not take for credit
Open-book exam?
Public company's requirement
Take without credit
Tax cheat's risk
Tax filer's dread
What a dodger might face
Check of financial records
Possible result of doing questionable accounting
Definition
AUDIT as a noun:
1. (audited account, audit) = an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA
2. a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
AUDIT as a verb:
1. (audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect) = examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"
2. attend academic courses without getting credit