A professional accounting body is an organization or association of accountants in a particular jurisdiction. Usually a person needs to be a member of such professional accounting body to hold out to the public of the jurisdiction as an accountant. The designation accountant varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction as Chartered Accountant, Certified Accountant, Certified Public Accountant, Public Accountant, Management Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, etc.

For many leading bodies, see the sub-category Member bodies of the International Federation of Accountants.

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