public accountant
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- public accounting noun
Example Sentences
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Lucas wrote that the agency is taking other steps to oversee servicers, including on-site visits, assessing customer satisfaction surveys and reviewing reports submitted by a servicer’s independent public accountant.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
The tax bill also expands eligible expenses to include credentialing and licensing programs such coursework or tests to become a fitness trainer, a certified public accountant, or a lawyer.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
She thinks she will surpass him again—an achievement both she and her husband, a certified public accountant, would be comfortable with.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
Scammers try to confuse immigrants into thinking they’re an attorney by calling themselves a notario, notary public, accountant or consultant, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Mr. Green has been talked into introducing scientific management and a new system into the business by a certified public accountant, an expert in installing systems and discovering irregularities.
From Constance Dunlap by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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