accounting profession

collocation in English

meaningsofaccountingandprofession

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accounting
noun[U]
uk
/əˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/us
/əˈkaʊn.t̬ɪŋ/
the skill or activity of keeping records of the money a person or organization earns ...
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profession
noun
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən/us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən/
any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level ...
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(Definition ofaccountingandprofessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When the public are angry at disclosures, theaccountingprofessionseeks to appease public opposition by presenting a scheme of self-regulation.
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Here is a tax condemned by the whole of theaccountingprofession.
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Consultation with theaccountingprofessionand with the banks on the formulation of such a duty and its enforcement will begin shortly.
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This is a subject which has been debated by theaccountingprofessionever since the end of the last war.
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They have euphemistically called the proceeds from the sale of assets—in a term completely unknown to theaccountingprofession—negative expenditure.
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At the same time, however, there remained the requirement to enrol the support of theaccountingprofession, a process that was lengthy and contested.
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I understand that there has been a long and earnest search among those in theaccountingprofession.
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Theaccountingprofessionhas sought to recognise that.
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I have no brief from theaccountingprofession.
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I know that discussions are continuing within the insurance industry and theaccountingprofession.
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Theaccountingprofessionfeels that they are not the right way forward.
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There needs to be set standards of disclosure, of publication and of access similar to those that are set in theaccountingprofession.
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This is a matter, of course, where the initiative must rest with theaccountingprofession.
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But there are many engaged in theaccountingprofessionwho do not come within that particular definition.
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In my view, that is the reaction of theaccountingprofessionin the light of evidence of irregularities.
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However, we should welcome the interest of theaccountingprofessionin getting company law right on this.
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I trust that there will continue to be consultations with theaccountingprofessionon their drafting.
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If one can be precise about dentists, nurses, architects and so on, one can at least have some degree of precision about theaccountingprofession.
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One glaring element is that there are 23 regulatory bodies for theaccountingprofession.
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In this country we are considering another directive which concerns the regulation of theaccountingprofession.
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