r/Accounting is a subreddit with 1.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses accounting, career, job, cpa, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review office chair, ergonomic office chair, and accounting software.
Primarily for accountants and aspiring accountants to learn about and discuss their career choice. Advice and questions welcome.
Popular Themes in r/Accounting
#1
Advice Requests
: "Life of an Accountant"
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Fuck Baker Tilly & Anchin Merger"
9 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "[CAN] Personal Tax as a Side Gig?"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "What percentage salary increase do you need in order to do a lateral move to a new company?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Accounting
#1
Accounting
: "Working in Accounting has made me realize one thing about the business world. No one has their shit together."
195 posts
#2
Career
: "If you could restart your accounting Career today, what would you do differently?"
116 posts
#3
Job
: "What’s the most chaotic way you or a coworker left a Job?"
91 posts
#4
Cpa
: "Is 33 too late to break into the industry? Is it worth doing the Cpa exams?"
40 posts
#5
Struggling
: "New Staff Accountant Struggling"
39 posts
#6
Audit
: "What are the best possible exit opportunities out of Audit?"
30 posts
#7
Tax
: "My boss asked me to take someone’s Tax liability from $60K to $30K and I feel wrong doing it?"
28 posts
#8
Internship
: "I think you should try public Internship first before calling it off"
17 posts
#9
Advice
15 posts
#10
Industry
: "Going from senior in public to staff in Industry"
15 posts
Products Discussed in r/Accounting
Office Chair
85 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
4.3★ from 33 reviews
#2
Steelcase
4.5★ from 21 reviews
#3
Staples
4.4★ from 5 reviews
Ergonomic Office Chair
72 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
4.5★ from 33 reviews
#2
Steelcase
4.9★ from 17 reviews
#3
X-Chair
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Accounting Software
62 reviews
#1
QuickBooks
4.0★ from 8 reviews
#2
Netsuite
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Xero
4.2★ from 5 reviews
Flair Used in r/Accounting
#1
Advice
: "My boss asked me to take someone’s tax liability from $60K to $30K and I feel wrong doing it?"
34 posts
#2
Discussion
: "How many of you guys are pivoting out of accounting"
21 posts
#3
Career
: "Walking through internal controls with the client:"
19 posts
#4
Off-Topic
: "I got an A in Financial Accounting II"
9 posts
#5
Resume
: "Resume guidance"
1 post
#6
Homework
: "Income summary confusion"
1 post
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Yearly
+106k members(9.2%)
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Last updated: June 17, 2026