Financial Jokes for Financial Folks

A collection of hilarious accounting jokes written by a finance enthusiast with a comedic twist. Perfect for accountants, investors, and anyone who appreciates punny financial humor!

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72 Original Accounting Jokes

  1. Why can’t the car payment make any friends?
    ➡️ Because they’re always “a loan”
  2. My company keeps overspending trying to move this giant rock…
    ➡️ In other words, they can’t budget!
  3. How did the accountant unlock their door?
    ➡️ They used their ten key
  4. Why do fixed interest rates smell so bad?
    ➡️ Because they never change
  5. I keep trying to tell my accounting jokes at work…
    ➡️ But my boss says it’s hardly “material”
  6. What did the financially responsible student do to get good grades?
    ➡️ They paid off their “principal”
  7. What do you call really tall expenses?
    ➡️ Overhead
  8. Why did the accountant push the salaries, wages, and bonuses down the hill?
    ➡️ She wanted to see the payroll
  9. Why did the financial analyst give his daughter gifts today instead of waiting until Christmas?
    ➡️ Because he understands “Present Value”
  10. Did you hear about the new superhero, Accounts Payable Woman?
    ➡️ She had superhuman li-abilities
  11. Why are weather stations so bad at budgeting?
    ➡️ Because they can only do a 10-day forecast
  12. My accounting friend is so mean…
    ➡️ She always laughs at my “expense”
  13. Why do investors always buy Altoids?
    ➡️ They’re great invest-mints!
  14. Did you hear about the accountant who threw a dictionary on the grill?
    ➡️ He was trying to cook the books
  15. What kind of spices does an accountant put on their steak?
    ➡️ Tax season-ing
  16. Why did the cowboy walk into the financial advisor’s office?
    ➡️ He was told it was a bull market
  17. Why did Grizzly Adams walk into the financial advisor’s office?
    ➡️ He was told it was a bear market
  18. Why did the Accounting Department host an awards show?
    ➡️ To give the revenue recognition
  19. Why was the expense late to the party?
    ➡️ He forgot to put it on his fiscal schedule
  20. Why should you buy stock in the boulder company?
    ➡️ Because it’s a rock solid investment!
  21. Why was the accountant sitting on her front porch?
    ➡️ She was waiting for her tax to return
  22. How come CFOs never use lowercase letters?
    ➡️ Because they’re in charge of the “Capital” structure
  23. What kind of debt did the secret agent issue?
    ➡️ A bond, James Bond.
  24. Why was the banker bad at playing music?
    ➡️ Because they only knew how to play a Treasury note
  25. What does an accountant use to hang decorations?
    ➡️ Tax
  26. How do you tell an accountant to be quiet?
    ➡️ You tell them to use their invoice
  27. What do you call a vendor that never tells the truth?
    ➡️ A Supp-liar
  28. What do you call a marathon for Accounts Payable Analysts?
    ➡️ A settlement run
  29. I bite all my quarters…
    ➡️ Now I have a lot of bitcoin
  30. How did the Medical Plan say goodbye?
    ➡️ Deductible waived
  31. Why did the cash analyst become a pirate?
    ➡️ Because she knew a lot about treasury
  32. How did the Marine pay for food on his business trip?
    ➡️ He used his carpe per diem
  33. Why are Accounts Receivable playing cards so rare?
    ➡️ Because all of them have yet to be collected
  34. What do you call a mean bill that hasn’t been paid yet?
    ➡️ “Accrued” Expense
  35. Why did the investor think he could sell his lakefront property quickly?
    ➡️ Because it was liquid
  36. Why did the accountant keep falling over?
    ➡️ She couldn’t find her balance sheet
  37. Did you hear about the accountant with the integrity of a set of novels?
    ➡️ They had a lot of “book values”
  38. Why was the accountant’s self-esteem always so low?
    ➡️ Because he never gave himself enough “credit”
  39. How come the accountant never gave the asset any credit?
    ➡️ Because she didn’t want to bring him down
  40. I stopped inviting Diversification over for board game night…
    ➡️ They never wanted to play “Risk”
  41. What do you call the military officer in charge of accounting?
    ➡️ General Ledger
  42. Where’s the accountant’s favorite place to shop?
    ➡️ The GAAP
  43. What do you call an “inventory” of boats?
    ➡️ Finished goods available for sail
  44. Did you hear about the creditor who got bored?
    ➡️ He lost interest
  45. What do you call a liability without any friends?
    ➡️ A loan
  46. I repaired the building we pay rent for…
    ➡️ It’s safe to say it’s a “fixed” cost
  47. What do you call it when a group of executives falls back during battle?
    ➡️ A corporate retreat
  48. Why did the clean freak hate dealing with Cost of Goods Sold?
    ➡️ Because it always made their profit “gross”
  49. P & L went to make an announcement…
    ➡️ Well I guess it was less of an announcement and more of an income statement
  50. Why did the clown business go bankrupt after 5 years?
    ➡️ They had a large balloon loan
  51. What kind of costs does a dishes company have?
    ➡️ They vary a bowl (variable)
  52. Did you hear about the butter company who switched to accrual-based accounting?
    ➡️ They started recording income when it’s actually “churned”
  53. Did you hear about the frog who had $50,000 in debt?
    ➡️ He "toad" a lot of money
  54. I had to take out a loan for my lawn equipment...
    ➡️ It was a great Annual Percentage Rake (APR)
  55. I just invested in a bakery...
    ➡️ It was supposed to have a great RO-Pie
  56. What did the revenue fish say to the expense fish?
    ➡️ "Net incoming!"
  57. What does a volcano go into when it can't pay its mortgage?
    ➡️ Bankruption
  58. What kind of bedding does an accountant have?
    ➡️ Balance sheets
  59. What type of credit line does a door company have?
    ➡️ Revolving
  60. What's it called when a Mastercard kicks a field goal?
    ➡️ Credit score!
  61. Why couldn't they sell the Tower of Pisa?
    ➡️ There was a "lien" on it
  62. Why did the businessman throw all his money in the river?
    ➡️ He wanted to see his cash flow
  63. Did you hear about all the shared expenses going to Hawaii?
    ➡️ It was their allo-cation
  64. How did the mortgage on the deserted island feel?
    ➡️ A loan
  65. What do you call dogs trying to establish an LLC?
    ➡️ Creating their “beagle” structure
  66. Why are rabbits so focused on working capital?
    ➡️ It’s necessary for maintaining day to day “hop-erations”
  67. How do you tell how profitable a butter company is?
    ➡️ Look at the “net margarine”
  68. Why was the fishing store so valuable?
    ➡️ It had a lot of “net” worth
  69. What do you call it when Quickbooks enters the atmosphere?
    ➡️ Journal Entry
  70. Have you heard of car accident liquidity?
    ➡️ It’s how quickly something can be converted into “crash”
  71. Did you hear about the well-funded alphabet company?
    ➡️ They had 26 sources of “capital”
  72. Why is prepaid expense soup so thick?
    ➡️ Because it’s reduced every month

I really can’t believe you just read all of those…