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Top 905 Accounting Keywords
Monthly search volume, CPC, competition and a 12-month trend for 905 accounting keywords, updated November 2026.
Accounting searches split between people who need something done (tax filing, bookkeeping software, an accountant near them) and students looking up terms and courses. The commercial half carries the high CPCs; the definitions carry the volume. Firms and software vendors use both: service pages for the first, glossaries and guides for the second.
The list holds 905 keywords with a combined 38,374,930 searches a month. The most searched are purchase orders (4,090,000), capital (1,830,000), quickbooks (1,830,000), xero (1,830,000), sage (1,220,000), revenue (1,000,000), licenses (823,000), repurchase agreements (823,000), guarantees (673,000) and certified management accountant (550,000).
Advertisers pay most for factoring of receivables ($11.40 a click), precedent transactions ($10.34 a click), subsidiary ledger ($10.06 a click), subsidiary ledgers ($10.06 a click) and construction accounting ($9.76 a click). 38% of the keywords in the list cost $1 or more a click, which marks the commercial end of the niche.
Demand is steady through the year: across the list, the busiest and quietest months are within 1.2x of each other. The trend column shows each keyword's own twelve months.
Volumes are global monthly averages from Google; CPC is the top-of-page bid in US dollars; competition runs from 0 (few advertisers) to 1 (many). Last refreshed November 2026. For any other keyword, the free search volume checker gives the same numbers, and the Keywords Everywhere extension shows them inside Google as you search.
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| No | Keyword | Search volume | CPC | Competition | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | purchase orders | 4,090,000 | $0.16 | 0.01 | |
| 2 | capital | 1,830,000 | $0.20 | 0.02 | |
| 3 | quickbooks | 1,830,000 | $0.34 | 0.43 | |
| 4 | xero | 1,830,000 | $0.24 | 0.30 | |
| 5 | sage | 1,220,000 | $1.13 | 0.23 | |
| 6 | revenue | 1,000,000 | $0.61 | 0.00 | |
| 7 | licenses | 823,000 | $0.23 | 0.01 | |
| 8 | repurchase agreements | 823,000 | $0.03 | 0.07 | |
| 9 | guarantees | 673,000 | $0.77 | 0.00 | |
| 10 | certified management accountant | 550,000 | $0.29 | 0.04 | |
| 11 | ebitda | 550,000 | $0.01 | 0.03 | |
| 12 | electronic invoicing | 450,000 | $0.76 | 0.04 | |
| 13 | information and communication | 450,000 | $0.54 | 0.01 | |
| 14 | institute of management accountants | 450,000 | $0.24 | 0.09 | |
| 15 | ledgers | 450,000 | $1.96 | 0.51 | |
| 16 | uncertain tax positions | 450,000 | $0.31 | 0.12 | |
| 17 | assets | 368,000 | $0.59 | 0.01 | |
| 18 | controlled foreign corporations | 368,000 | $0.22 | 0.01 | |
| 19 | dividends | 368,000 | $0.62 | 0.05 | |
| 20 | liabilities | 368,000 | $8.34 | 0.02 | |
| 21 | value added tax | 368,000 | $0.44 | 0.04 | |
| 22 | asset retirement obligations | 301,000 | $0.04 | 0.23 | |
| 23 | expenses | 301,000 | $1.14 | 0.01 | |
| 24 | inventory | 301,000 | $1.15 | 0.04 | |
| 25 | lifo | 301,000 | $0.27 | 0.00 | |
| 26 | profit | 301,000 | $0.72 | 0.06 | |
| 27 | reconciliation | 301,000 | $1.86 | 0.00 | |
| 28 | accounting software | 246,000 | $1.40 | 0.09 | |
| 29 | bookkeeping | 246,000 | $2.47 | 0.18 | |
| 30 | contingencies | 246,000 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 31 | disclosures | 246,000 | $0.08 | 0.01 | |
| 32 | fiscal year | 246,000 | $0.41 | 0.10 | |
| 33 | hedging | 246,000 | $0.34 | 0.19 | |
| 34 | loss | 246,000 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 35 | tax returns | 246,000 | $1.07 | 0.33 | |
| 36 | variable interest entities | 246,000 | $0.24 | 0.01 | |
| 37 | world bank | 246,000 | $0.07 | 0.01 | |
| 38 | capital gains tax | 201,000 | $0.04 | 0.05 | |
| 39 | continuing professional education | 201,000 | $0.07 | 0.06 | |
| 40 | discounted cash flow | 201,000 | $0.39 | 0.01 | |
| 41 | ifrs | 201,000 | $0.36 | 0.04 | |
| 42 | ifrs international financial reporting standards | 201,000 | $0.36 | 0.04 | |
| 43 | international financial reporting standards | 201,000 | $0.36 | 0.04 | |
| 44 | international financial reporting standards ifrs | 201,000 | $0.36 | 0.04 | |
| 45 | special purpose entities | 201,000 | $0.64 | 0.02 | |
| 46 | bank accounting | 201,000 | $3.22 | 0.31 | |
| 47 | amortization | 165,000 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 48 | annuities | 165,000 | $1.49 | 0.33 | |
| 49 | days payable outstanding | 165,000 | $0.64 | 0.05 | |
| 50 | fifo | 165,000 | $0.05 | 0.04 | |
| 51 | investment banking | 165,000 | $1.07 | 0.09 | |
| 52 | negligence | 165,000 | $5.71 | 0.01 | |
| 53 | noncontrolling interest | 165,000 | $0.63 | 0.02 | |
| 54 | other comprehensive income | 165,000 | $0.93 | 0.01 | |
| 55 | projections | 165,000 | $0.09 | 0.01 | |
| 56 | chartered accountant | 135,000 | $1.05 | 0.03 | |
| 57 | chartered accountant ca | 135,000 | $1.05 | 0.03 | |
| 58 | deferred tax assets | 135,000 | $0.29 | 0.00 | |
| 59 | depletion | 135,000 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 60 | embezzlement | 135,000 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 61 | global reporting initiative | 135,000 | $0.40 | 0.02 | |
| 62 | impairment | 135,000 | $0.09 | 0.02 | |
| 63 | income statement | 135,000 | $1.14 | 0.02 | |
| 64 | overhead | 135,000 | $1.15 | 0.01 | |
| 65 | point of sale systems | 135,000 | $1.73 | 0.86 | |
| 66 | stewardship | 135,000 | $5.89 | 0.00 | |
| 67 | subsidiary | 135,000 | $0.06 | 0.01 | |
| 68 | variance | 135,000 | $0.19 | 0.03 | |
| 69 | zscore | 135,000 | $0.05 | 0.00 | |
| 70 | insolvency | 110,000 | $4.22 | 0.06 | |
| 71 | pestel analysis | 110,000 | $0.07 | 0.01 | |
| 72 | petty cash | 110,000 | $0.33 | 0.02 | |
| 73 | revaluation | 110,000 | $0.00 | 0.04 | |
| 74 | statute of limitations | 110,000 | $0.24 | 0.00 | |
| 75 | workinprogress | 110,000 | $0.91 | 0.01 | |
| 76 | capitalization | 90,500 | $1.40 | 0.00 | |
| 77 | cash flow statement | 90,500 | $1.06 | 0.04 | |
| 78 | conceptual framework | 90,500 | $0.69 | 0.00 | |
| 79 | due process | 90,500 | $2.38 | 0.01 | |
| 80 | factoring | 90,500 | $1.31 | 0.23 | |
| 81 | journal entries | 90,500 | $0.68 | 0.00 | |
| 82 | money laundering | 90,500 | $0.08 | 0.01 | |
| 83 | prospectus | 90,500 | $0.48 | 0.01 | |
| 84 | trial balance | 90,500 | $0.17 | 0.01 | |
| 85 | underwriting | 90,500 | $0.47 | 0.01 | |
| 86 | amortization schedule | 74,000 | $0.02 | 0.07 | |
| 87 | debt service coverage ratio | 74,000 | $2.20 | 0.11 | |
| 88 | financial accounting | 74,000 | $0.47 | 0.07 | |
| 89 | indexation | 74,000 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 90 | infrastructure as a service iaas | 74,000 | $0.15 | 0.05 | |
| 91 | institute of internal auditors iia | 74,000 | $1.25 | 0.05 | |
| 92 | leveraged buyouts | 74,000 | $0.02 | 0.27 | |
| 93 | microsoft dynamics | 74,000 | $1.64 | 0.28 | |
| 94 | net income | 74,000 | $0.16 | 0.00 | |
| 95 | relevance | 74,000 | $0.21 | 0.00 | |
| 96 | withholding tax | 74,000 | $2.00 | 0.01 | |
| 97 | withholding taxes | 74,000 | $2.00 | 0.01 | |
| 98 | working capital | 74,000 | $9.09 | 0.07 | |
| 99 | accounting equation | 60,500 | $0.18 | 0.00 | |
| 100 | breakeven point | 60,500 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 101 | capital markets | 60,500 | $0.95 | 0.04 | |
| 102 | chapter 7 bankruptcy | 60,500 | $3.61 | 0.47 | |
| 103 | debtors | 60,500 | $0.51 | 0.00 | |
| 104 | excise tax | 60,500 | $0.91 | 0.02 | |
| 105 | forensic accounting | 60,500 | $2.18 | 0.21 | |
| 106 | gaap | 60,500 | $0.49 | 0.03 | |
| 107 | objectivity | 60,500 | $1.15 | 0.00 | |
| 108 | rationalization | 60,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 109 | too big to fail | 60,500 | $0.29 | 0.01 | |
| 110 | american institute of certified public accountants | 49,500 | $0.32 | 0.14 | |
| 111 | american institute of certified public accountants aicpa | 49,500 | $0.32 | 0.14 | |
| 112 | corporate tax | 49,500 | $1.43 | 0.10 | |
| 113 | creditors | 49,500 | $2.11 | 0.01 | |
| 114 | current ratio | 49,500 | $0.03 | 0.00 | |
| 115 | dividend yield | 49,500 | $0.04 | 0.05 | |
| 116 | general ledger | 49,500 | $1.21 | 0.08 | |
| 117 | gross profit | 49,500 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 118 | key performance indicators kpis | 49,500 | $0.10 | 0.05 | |
| 119 | lines of credit | 49,500 | $4.58 | 0.61 | |
| 120 | marginal costing | 49,500 | $0.02 | 0.00 | |
| 121 | retained earnings | 49,500 | $0.02 | 0.01 | |
| 122 | return on investment roi | 49,500 | $0.36 | 0.04 | |
| 123 | sales tax | 49,500 | $2.56 | 0.02 | |
| 124 | tax credits | 49,500 | $0.21 | 0.12 | |
| 125 | tax evasion | 49,500 | $1.08 | 0.01 | |
| 126 | artificial intelligence ethics | 40,500 | $1.24 | 0.15 | |
| 127 | certified public accountant | 40,500 | $1.04 | 0.14 | |
| 128 | class action lawsuits | 40,500 | $2.15 | 0.21 | |
| 129 | conservatism | 40,500 | $1.55 | 0.00 | |
| 130 | corporate finance | 40,500 | $1.28 | 0.10 | |
| 131 | cost accounting | 40,500 | $0.66 | 0.03 | |
| 132 | debt to equity ratio | 40,500 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 133 | fair value | 40,500 | $0.72 | 0.00 | |
| 134 | fiduciary duty | 40,500 | $0.08 | 0.02 | |
| 135 | fiduciary responsibility | 40,500 | $0.08 | 0.02 | |
| 136 | finance lease | 40,500 | $2.97 | 0.76 | |
| 137 | financial crisis | 40,500 | $4.15 | 0.02 | |
| 138 | gearing ratios | 40,500 | $0.32 | 0.01 | |
| 139 | gross margin | 40,500 | $0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 140 | ifrs 16 | 40,500 | $1.83 | 0.07 | |
| 141 | internal audit | 40,500 | $0.80 | 0.07 | |
| 142 | internal auditing | 40,500 | $0.80 | 0.07 | |
| 143 | intrinsic value | 40,500 | $0.30 | 0.00 | |
| 144 | know your customer kyc | 40,500 | $0.22 | 0.28 | |
| 145 | management information systems | 40,500 | $1.21 | 0.07 | |
| 146 | securities | 40,500 | $0.73 | 0.06 | |
| 147 | blackscholes model | 40,500 | $0.17 | 0.01 | |
| 148 | zerobased budgeting | 40,500 | $0.08 | 0.03 | |
| 149 | accounting principles | 33,100 | $0.12 | 0.04 | |
| 150 | bank reconciliation | 33,100 | $2.43 | 0.09 | |
| 151 | breach of contract | 33,100 | $0.73 | 0.03 | |
| 152 | capital expenditure | 33,100 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 153 | cash management | 33,100 | $0.72 | 0.04 | |
| 154 | chapter 11 bankruptcy | 33,100 | $2.37 | 0.26 | |
| 155 | contribution margin | 33,100 | $0.03 | 0.02 | |
| 156 | corporate ethics | 33,100 | $0.11 | 0.02 | |
| 157 | credit default swaps | 33,100 | $0.30 | 0.05 | |
| 158 | current assets | 33,100 | $0.11 | 0.00 | |
| 159 | deferred income | 33,100 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 160 | deferred revenue | 33,100 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 161 | financial stability | 33,100 | $0.82 | 0.04 | |
| 162 | interest coverage ratio | 33,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 163 | letter of credit | 33,100 | $1.13 | 0.03 | |
| 164 | professional standards | 33,100 | $0.61 | 0.96 | |
| 165 | quick ratio | 33,100 | $0.06 | 0.00 | |
| 166 | tax accountant | 33,100 | $2.52 | 0.19 | |
| 167 | tax accounting | 33,100 | $2.52 | 0.19 | |
| 168 | time value of money | 33,100 | $0.79 | 0.00 | |
| 169 | transfer pricing | 33,100 | $1.14 | 0.09 | |
| 170 | writeoffs | 33,100 | $0.79 | 0.00 | |
| 171 | accounting cycle | 27,100 | $0.36 | 0.01 | |
| 172 | accrued expenses | 27,100 | $0.57 | 0.00 | |
| 173 | chart of accounts | 27,100 | $2.48 | 0.04 | |
| 174 | cost of goods sold | 27,100 | $0.05 | 0.03 | |
| 175 | credit ratings | 27,100 | $1.01 | 0.21 | |
| 176 | financial engineering | 27,100 | $0.42 | 0.09 | |
| 177 | fixed assets | 27,100 | $0.87 | 0.01 | |
| 178 | fixed costs | 27,100 | $0.34 | 0.00 | |
| 179 | gross profit margin | 27,100 | $0.04 | 0.01 | |
| 180 | intangible assets | 27,100 | $0.04 | 0.00 | |
| 181 | moral hazard | 27,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 182 | net present value npv | 27,100 | $0.05 | 0.01 | |
| 183 | sampling methods | 27,100 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 184 | securitization | 27,100 | $5.00 | 0.04 | |
| 185 | securitizations | 27,100 | $5.00 | 0.04 | |
| 186 | share buybacks | 27,100 | $1.05 | 0.01 | |
| 187 | tax deductions | 27,100 | $0.04 | 0.03 | |
| 188 | total quality management tqm | 27,100 | $0.52 | 0.04 | |
| 189 | variable costing | 27,100 | $0.07 | 0.00 | |
| 190 | variable costs | 27,100 | $0.07 | 0.00 | |
| 191 | warrants | 27,100 | $0.45 | 0.06 | |
| 192 | accounting standards | 22,200 | $0.36 | 0.03 | |
| 193 | accrual accounting | 22,200 | $0.05 | 0.07 | |
| 194 | accruals | 22,200 | $0.24 | 0.01 | |
| 195 | artificial intelligence in accounting | 22,200 | $0.83 | 0.40 | |
| 196 | audit trail | 22,200 | $2.81 | 0.02 | |
| 197 | beneficial ownership | 22,200 | $0.11 | 0.02 | |
| 198 | common stock | 22,200 | $0.82 | 0.01 | |
| 199 | contingent liabilities | 22,200 | $0.07 | 0.00 | |
| 200 | deferrals | 22,200 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 201 | deferred compensation | 22,200 | $2.50 | 0.02 | |
| 202 | defined benefit plans | 22,200 | $0.11 | 0.06 | |
| 203 | dividend payout ratio | 22,200 | $0.21 | 0.00 | |
| 204 | financial accounting standards board | 22,200 | $0.43 | 0.01 | |
| 205 | foreign corrupt practices act | 22,200 | $0.06 | 0.00 | |
| 206 | fraud triangle | 22,200 | $0.27 | 0.01 | |
| 207 | going concern | 22,200 | $2.53 | 0.00 | |
| 208 | net profit margin | 22,200 | $0.06 | 0.01 | |
| 209 | payroll tax | 22,200 | $2.82 | 0.10 | |
| 210 | payroll taxes | 22,200 | $2.82 | 0.10 | |
| 211 | return on equity | 22,200 | $0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 212 | short selling | 22,200 | $0.01 | 0.06 | |
| 213 | social audits | 22,200 | $0.28 | 0.01 | |
| 214 | value added tax vat | 22,200 | $0.17 | 0.03 | |
| 215 | adverse selection | 18,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 216 | audit report | 18,100 | $0.99 | 0.04 | |
| 217 | auditors report | 18,100 | $0.99 | 0.04 | |
| 218 | bad debts | 18,100 | $3.75 | 0.01 | |
| 219 | control risk | 18,100 | $2.59 | 0.02 | |
| 220 | cost of capital | 18,100 | $2.63 | 0.01 | |
| 221 | current liabilities | 18,100 | $0.34 | 0.00 | |
| 222 | digital assets | 18,100 | $1.01 | 0.15 | |
| 223 | discount rate | 18,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 224 | discount rates | 18,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 225 | enrolled agent | 18,100 | $0.58 | 0.18 | |
| 226 | estate tax | 18,100 | $0.07 | 0.04 | |
| 227 | financial leverage | 18,100 | $1.51 | 0.02 | |
| 228 | financial statement analysis | 18,100 | $0.59 | 0.16 | |
| 229 | generally accepted accounting principles gaap | 18,100 | $0.44 | 0.10 | |
| 230 | government grants | 18,100 | $0.99 | 0.24 | |
| 231 | investment accounting | 18,100 | $2.72 | 0.53 | |
| 232 | overhead costs | 18,100 | $0.03 | 0.01 | |
| 233 | pension plans | 18,100 | $0.50 | 0.29 | |
| 234 | ratio analysis | 18,100 | $0.41 | 0.01 | |
| 235 | receivership | 18,100 | $0.53 | 0.00 | |
| 236 | restatements | 18,100 | $0.46 | 0.01 | |
| 237 | statement of changes in equity | 18,100 | $2.29 | 0.00 | |
| 238 | assets liabilities equity | 18,100 | $0.65 | 0.01 | |
| 239 | general data protection regulation gdpr | 18,100 | $0.51 | 0.29 | |
| 240 | alternative minimum tax | 14,800 | $0.50 | 0.02 | |
| 241 | calendar year | 14,800 | $0.04 | 0.68 | |
| 242 | cash conversion cycle | 14,800 | $0.87 | 0.01 | |
| 243 | cash equivalents | 14,800 | $1.03 | 0.00 | |
| 244 | consulting services | 14,800 | $0.63 | 0.14 | |
| 245 | coso framework | 14,800 | $1.33 | 0.06 | |
| 246 | cost centers | 14,800 | $1.84 | 0.00 | |
| 247 | debt ratio | 14,800 | $0.05 | 0.01 | |
| 248 | deferred tax | 14,800 | $1.09 | 0.00 | |
| 249 | deferred taxation | 14,800 | $1.09 | 0.00 | |
| 250 | dupont analysis | 14,800 | $1.89 | 0.00 | |
| 251 | effective interest rate | 14,800 | $1.08 | 0.01 | |
| 252 | empirical studies | 14,800 | $0.66 | 0.00 | |
| 253 | fair market value | 14,800 | $1.43 | 0.02 | |
| 254 | financial derivatives | 14,800 | $0.24 | 0.02 | |
| 255 | loan agreements | 14,800 | $1.16 | 0.24 | |
| 256 | managerial accounting | 14,800 | $0.52 | 0.10 | |
| 257 | materiality | 14,800 | $0.28 | 0.03 | |
| 258 | multinational corporations | 14,800 | $1.22 | 0.00 | |
| 259 | operating expenditures | 14,800 | $0.36 | 0.01 | |
| 260 | operating expenses | 14,800 | $0.36 | 0.01 | |
| 261 | operating leverage | 14,800 | $1.68 | 0.00 | |
| 262 | preference shares | 14,800 | $0.34 | 0.00 | |
| 263 | preferred stock | 14,800 | $1.72 | 0.03 | |
| 264 | prepaid expenses | 14,800 | $8.65 | 0.00 | |
| 265 | professional ethics | 14,800 | $0.10 | 0.01 | |
| 266 | profitability ratios | 14,800 | $0.07 | 0.01 | |
| 267 | return on assets | 14,800 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 268 | return on assets roa | 14,800 | $0.01 | 0.00 | |
| 269 | rights issues | 14,800 | $0.63 | 0.00 | |
| 270 | share capital | 14,800 | $2.15 | 0.00 | |
| 271 | solvency ratios | 14,800 | $2.90 | 0.00 | |
| 272 | theory of constraints | 14,800 | $0.22 | 0.07 | |
| 273 | travel expenses | 14,800 | $4.76 | 0.03 | |
| 274 | window dressing | 14,800 | $0.98 | 0.65 | |
| 275 | activitybased costing | 14,800 | $1.73 | 0.02 | |
| 276 | accounts receivable turnover | 12,100 | $3.16 | 0.00 | |
| 277 | adjusting entries | 12,100 | $1.78 | 0.00 | |
| 278 | application controls | 12,100 | $9.28 | 0.08 | |
| 279 | capital structure | 12,100 | $2.36 | 0.00 | |
| 280 | certified internal auditor cia | 12,100 | $0.43 | 0.14 | |
| 281 | cost volume profit analysis | 12,100 | $0.95 | 0.01 | |
| 282 | defined contribution plan | 12,100 | $1.21 | 0.03 | |
| 283 | defined contribution plans | 12,100 | $1.21 | 0.03 | |
| 284 | earnings call | 12,100 | $1.31 | 0.03 | |
| 285 | financial instruments | 12,100 | $0.95 | 0.01 | |
| 286 | foreign exchange management | 12,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 287 | full disclosure | 12,100 | $0.81 | 0.01 | |
| 288 | operating income | 12,100 | $0.05 | 0.01 | |
| 289 | operating lease | 12,100 | $2.27 | 0.45 | |
| 290 | operating leases | 12,100 | $2.27 | 0.45 | |
| 291 | operating margin | 12,100 | $0.04 | 0.01 | |
| 292 | present value | 12,100 | $0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 293 | reorganization | 12,100 | $0.34 | 0.05 | |
| 294 | shareholders equity | 12,100 | $0.56 | 0.00 | |
| 295 | stockholders equity | 12,100 | $0.56 | 0.00 | |
| 296 | tax audits | 12,100 | $2.41 | 0.03 | |
| 297 | tax havens | 12,100 | $1.26 | 0.01 | |
| 298 | trust accounting | 12,100 | $1.28 | 0.23 | |
| 299 | accounting information systems | 9,900 | $0.62 | 0.07 | |
| 300 | accounting ratios | 9,900 | $0.46 | 0.01 |