Some of the many different services offered by an Accountant are the following:

• Accounting: Performs a variety of functions including tax planning and financial statement analysis, structuring investment portfolios and complex financial transactions, and evaluating a company's financial history to suggest the best possible course of action.
• Assurance: Assuring the quality of information provided by a company.
  
• Forensic Accounting: Assisting in the prevention, detection, or investigation of financial frauds including embezzlement, securities fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering. These experts work within the legal sector.
  
• Environmental Accounting: Dealing primarily with how companies can be environmentally responsible while keeping their business interests as a top priority (turning a profit).
  
• Insolvency: Investigates a clients insolvency (or bankruptcy), recommending the most suitable course of action for each individual case.
  
• Management Accounting: Creating a system so the client can analyze how their business is performing.
  
• International Services: Provides support and facilitates commerce in the global market.
  
• Investment Advice: Providing advice on everything from life insurance and pensions to general business and portfolios.
  
• Tax Advice: This includes a range of advice, from tax planning to tax liability, which could include income tax, capital gains tax, or corporation tax.