public accountant

noun

1. an accountant whose services are available to the public at large, in contrast to one employed on a full-time basis by a company.

Other Word Forms

• public accounting noun

Example Sentences

There’s also a handy little bonus in this pairing, as revealed on the congressman’s website: Should Heinrich find herself in need of an attorney, a certified public accountant or an emergency medical technician, she’s definitely covered, because Fitzpatrick is licensed as all three.

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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.

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Released in February, and rebranded an “assessment” because the Alvarez & Marsal firm that conducted it was not a certified public accountant, it found that the city’s homelessness programs were disjointed and lacked adequate data systems and financial controls, leaving them vulnerable to waste and fraud.

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In Eagle Rock, certified public accountant Zach Smith and his wife, Jennifer Strong, marketing and communications director for the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, took a similar route to create their edible habitat, which they’ve dubbed Tonawanda Farm.

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Scammers try to confuse immigrants into thinking they’re an immigration attorney by calling themselves a notario, notary public, accountant or consultant, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

From Los Angeles Times

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