Can I share my accounting tool or product here?
No. The community expects users to not use the subreddit for financial gain and removes self-promotion regardless of whether there has been personal financial gain.
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r/Accounting rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Accounting: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 1,284,852
- Verified
- September 16, 2026
- Category
- Consultants and professional services operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Respectful and civil: Be patient with others. Keep disagreements polite. You can feel free to be "harsh", but never insulting. Personal attacks are not tolerated.
- No self-promotion, advertising, solicitations, or research ideas: This includes business solicitations and market research ideas, referrals and job postings. Do not post your own blog, website, or video channel. We expect users to not use the subreddit for financial gain, although we will remove self-promotion regardless of whether there has been personal financial gain. This also extends to PM'ing users because of comments they made on this subreddit.
- Ethics: While no advice or credentials of those giving advice have been verified or endorsed, any blatant violations of ethical rules are not tolerated.
- Duplicative posting: Reposting of content within a short period of time of other posts or meta posts meming off of other posts are prohibited in order to focus threads and promote a diversity of content on the subreddit.
Works well
- Ask a genuine career question, such as what a typical day looks like in a specific accounting role.
- Share a lesson from your own accounting experience that helps someone earlier in their career.
- Answer someone's question about certifications or career transitions with no mention of your product or company.
- Join a discussion about an accounting topic and add a perspective from your own work, keeping it fully non-promotional.
Avoid
- Posting a link to your own blog, website, or video channel.
- Sharing job postings, referrals, or business solicitations.
- Running market research ideas or surveys in the community.
- Sending private messages to users because of comments they made here.
- Reposting content that recently appeared in the feed.
- Making personal attacks or insulting people during a disagreement.
What r/Accounting Is For
This community is primarily for accountants and aspiring accountants to learn about and discuss their career choice. The description says advice and questions are welcome. Based on the rules, the room is meant for genuine conversation about the accounting profession, career paths, and day to day work. It is not a place to find customers, hire people, or promote tools.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that matters most for you is the one called No self-promotion, advertising, solicitations, or research ideas. It is broad and explicit. It covers business solicitations, market research ideas, referrals, job postings, your own blog, your website, and your video channel. It even says the rule extends to private messaging users because of comments they made on the subreddit. The rule called Respectful and civil also matters because it sets the tone. The rule called Duplicative posting matters if you cross-post or repost something that just appeared. The rule called Ethics matters if your topic brushes against professional accounting standards.
What To Post
A good post here is a real question or a real piece of advice about the accounting career journey. You could ask about a career transition, a certification path, or what a specific role is like day to day. You could share an honest experience from your own work if it helps someone understand the profession. Nothing you post should point back to a product, a company, or a personal brand. If you are a founder, the only useful thing you can do here is participate as a person who cares about accounting, not as someone who sells to accountants.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything that looks like promotion, advertising, or solicitation. Do not post your blog, website, or video channel. Do not post job listings or referrals. Do not run market research or surveys. Do not private message people because of what they said here. Avoid reposting content that recently appeared. Avoid personal attacks or insults even when you disagree with someone. Avoid anything that looks like a blatant ethics violation in the accounting sense.
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Common questions about r/Accounting
Can I message users privately about my service?
No. The no self-promotion rule extends to PM'ing users because of comments they made on the subreddit.
Can I post a survey or research question?
No. The rules explicitly prohibit market research ideas alongside business solicitations.
Can I ask a genuine career question as an aspiring accountant?
Yes. The public description says advice and questions are welcome, as long as the post does not promote anything.
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