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Are you an accountant looking for a break from crunching numbers? Or just someone who appreciates a good pun? Either way, we’ve scoured the internet to find the best accounting jokes that will hopefully give you a laugh. Perfect for sharing with colleagues or breaking the ice at your next meeting the jokes and puns are made for accountants of all kinds. Don’t forget, laughter is tax-free.
Top 50 list of jokes for accountants
1. How does an accountant stay out of debt?
He learns to act his wage.
2. What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t?
Depreciation.
3. What’s an extroverted accountant?
One who looks at your shoes while talking to you instead of his own.
4. Why do economists exist?
So accountants have someone to laugh at.
5. What does an accountant say when boarding a train?
"Mind the GAAP."
6. Why did the accountant complete a jigsaw puzzle in 57 weeks?
Because the box said 4-8 years.
7. What’s the definition of an accountant?
Someone who solves a problem you didn’t know you had in a way you don’t understand.
8. Why are accountants so calm?
They have strong internal controls.
9. Why do accountants make great lovers?
They’re great with figures.
10. How do accountants propose?
With an engagement letter.
11. Why did the accountant go on a diet?
They wanted to reduce their ‘bottom line.’
12. How do you know when an accountant is on holiday?
They don’t wear a tie and come in after 8 a.m.
13. Why don’t accountants read novels?
The only numbers in them are page numbers.
14. What did one asset say to another?
I feel so under-depreciated.
15. Why don’t old accountants die?
They just lose their balance.
16. What do accountants do for fun?
Add the telephone book!
17. Why did the accountant bring a ladder to work?
To reach the highest tax bracket.
18. How do you drive an accountant insane?
Tie him to a chair and mess up his spreadsheets.
19. What’s grey and not there?
An accountant on vacation.
20. Why did the accountant stare at a glass of orange juice for hours?
Because it said concentrate.
21. What do accountants say when you ask them the time?
“It’s 9:18 a.m. and 12 seconds… no wait – 13 seconds… no wait – 14 seconds…”
22. What do you call an accountant without a spreadsheet?
Lost.
23. How many accountants does it take to change a lightbulb?
How many did it take last year?
24. Why did the accountant get dehydrated?
He didn’t have enough liquid assets.
25. What’s an accountant’s favorite book?
50 Shades of Grey.
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26. Why did the accountant go to the doctor?
Tax season stress.
27. Why did the cannibal accountant get disciplined?
For buttering up her clients.
28. Why don’t accountants use public transportation?
They prefer to keep their assets in a private car.
29. What do partnerships and ghosts have in common?
They’re both pass-through entities.
30. What’s an actuary?
An accountant without the sense of humor.
31. What do accountants do at office parties?
Invite actuaries to liven things up!
32. Why was the accountant in rehab?
Solvency abuse.
33. How does an accountant trash their hotel room?
By refusing to fill out the Guest Comment Card.
34. What do you call an accountant without a calculator?
Lonely.
35. Have you heard the joke about the fun accountant?
Me neither.
36. Who leads accountants to battle?
General Ledger.
37. What does an accountant use for birth control?
Their personality.
38. Why did the accountant become an archaeologist?
They loved digging through financial records.
39. Why did the chicken cross the road?
It was in last year’s files.
40. What did the overworked asset say to the other asset?
I feel under-depreciated.
41. Why are accountants so organized?
Because their job is so taxing.
42. Why do accountants love holidays?
Because there is less traffic on the way to work.
43. Why can’t accountants find love?
They only care about material things.
44. How does Santa Claus value his sleigh?
Net Present Value.
45. Why do accountants have great abs?
Because they’re good at number crunching.
46. Why do accountants fall over?
Because they lose their balance.
47. Why did the auditor have diarrhea?
He lacked internal control.
48. What’s the difference between an accountant and a lawyer?
The accountant knows they’re boring.
49. How many accountants does it take to screw in a light bulb?
One, but it’ll take a long time because they need to check the working papers first.
50. What does an accountant’s wife say when she can’t sleep?
“Tell me about your day, darling.”
Conclusion
There you have it—a quick roundup of the best jokes for accountants, perfect for breaking up the workday or lightening the mood during busy tax season. Whether you’re an accountant yourself or just know one who could use a laugh, this list of jokes we hope will do the trick. Remember, in the world of accounting, there’s always room for a little humor between the debits and credits!
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