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An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy (called accounting in the United States), which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions.

The word "accountant" is derived from the French word Compter which took its origin from the Latin word Computare. The word was written in Middle English as Accomptant, but in process of time the word, which was always pronounced by dropping the "p", became gradually changed both in pronunciation and in orthography to its present form.^[1]

The Big Four are the largest employers of accountants worldwide.^[2] However, they do not employ a majority of accountants; most are employed in commerce and industry.^[3]

In the Commonwealth of Nations, which includes the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several other states, the primary accounting bodies are the Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), Chartered Accountant (CA or ACA), Chartered Management Accountant, International Accountant (AAIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA - Ireland and CPA - Hong Kong), Certified Management Accountant (CMA - Canada), Certified General Accountant (CGA - Canada), Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA - Australia) and members of the NIA (Australia), Certified Public Practicing Accountant (CPPA) of the New Zealand Association of Certified Public Accountants (NZACPA).

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