{
    "code": "872",
    "title": "Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Industry group",
    "major_group_code": "87",
    "parent_code": "87",
    "parent_title": "Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, and Related Services",
    "plain_english_definition": "SIC 872 - Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services is an SIC industry group within SIC 87 - Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, and Related Services. It groups SIC 8721 - Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services.\n\nUse SIC 872 when referring to this industry group as a whole. When the establishment's specific activity is known, use the appropriate 4-digit SIC industry within the group.",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual/major-group-87",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying",
            "code": "871",
            "title": "Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/871/engineering-architectural-surveying"
        },
        {
            "label": "Research, Development, and Testing Services",
            "code": "873",
            "title": "Research, Development, and Testing Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/873/research-development-testing-services"
        },
        {
            "label": "Management and Public Relations Services",
            "code": "874",
            "title": "Management and Public Relations Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/874/management-public-relations-services"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "871",
            "title": "Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/871/engineering-architectural-surveying",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "872",
            "title": "Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/872/accounting-auditing-bookkeeping-services",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "873",
            "title": "Research, Development, and Testing Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/873/research-development-testing-services",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "874",
            "title": "Management and Public Relations Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/874/management-public-relations-services",
            "label": "Industry group"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [
        {
            "code": "8721",
            "title": "Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8721/accounting-auditing-bookkeeping-services",
            "label": "Industry"
        }
    ],
    "related_naics_codes": [
        {
            "code": "5412",
            "title": "Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/5412/accounting-tax-preparation-bookkeeping-payroll-services"
        }
    ],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Dell Technologies Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/dell-technologies-inc",
            "city": "Round Rock",
            "state": "TX",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "State Street Financial Center",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/state-street-financial-center",
            "city": "Boston",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Kpmg LLP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/kpmg-llp",
            "city": "New York",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Deloitte Consulting LLP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/deloitte-consulting-llp",
            "city": "New York",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/pricewaterhousecoopers-llp",
            "city": "New York",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Athenahealth Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/athenahealth-inc",
            "city": "Watertown",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Medical Transcription Billing Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/medical-transcription-billing-corp",
            "city": "Somerset",
            "state": "NJ",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Automatic Data Processing Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/automatic-data-processing-inc",
            "city": "Roseland",
            "state": "NJ",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Eks&H LLP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/eksandh-llp",
            "city": "Denver",
            "state": "CO",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "RubinBrown LLP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/rubinbrown-llp",
            "city": "Saint Louis",
            "state": "MO",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "PFSweb Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/pfsweb-inc",
            "city": "Allen",
            "state": "TX",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 57339,
    "email_contact_count": 18113,
    "phone_count": 54348,
    "website_count": 58215,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 13, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/872/accounting-auditing-bookkeeping-services",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/872.json",
    "reviewed_by": "Industry Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}