AUS Services Tax and Accounting - PPC Market Share Analysis October 2025

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Tax and Accounting category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Tax and Accounting – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Services Tax and Accounting AUS

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 21.1178905469
78.8821094531
21%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 26
74
26%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 12%
Transactional 0%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 7%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Services Tax and Accounting brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
ato.gov.au 19.1
hrblock.com.au 14.81
xero.com 13.85
mytaxrefundtoday.com.au 6.1
sleek.com 5.8
etax.com.au 5.37
oneclicklife.com.au 4.22
myob.com 2.32
bruntwork.co 1.78
onestoptax.com.au 1.72
others 24.93
  • ato.gov.au - 19.1%
  • hrblock.com.au - 14.81%
  • xero.com - 13.85%
  • mytaxrefundtoday.com.au - 6.1%
  • sleek.com - 5.8%
  • etax.com.au - 5.37%
  • oneclicklife.com.au - 4.22%
  • myob.com - 2.32%
  • bruntwork.co - 1.78%
  • onestoptax.com.au - 1.72%
  • others - 24.93%

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In the tax and accounting PPC landscape, ATO leads with 19.1% click share, followed by H&R Block at 14.81%. Xero captures 13.85%, while ‘others’ collectively hold 24.93%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Services Tax and Accounting brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date ato.gov.au xero.com myob.com etax.com.au sleek.com oneclicklife.com.au mytaxrefundtoday.com.au hrblock.com.au bruntwork.co beany.com
2025/10/01 15.22% 11.01% 18.59% 2.67% 7.17% 2.86% 6.25% 8.59% 2.97% 1.95%
2025/10/02 20.7% 10.21% 15.37% 1.17% 6.04% 2.07% 4.86% 8.56% 2.48% 1.79%
2025/10/03 22.98% 13.42% 13.59% 3.45% 6.58% 2.2% 6.83% 7.54% 2.07% 2.32%
2025/10/04 22.64% 14.83% 12.61% 4.9% 4.78% 3.29% 0.01% 12.83% 1.46% 0.77%
2025/10/05 22.07% 17.64% 14.79% 2.19% 7.58% 2.82% 0.01% 9.45% 1.41% 1.7%
2025/10/06 11.46% 11.28% 11.76% 6.75% 6.11% 3.13% 11.04% 12.71% 1.62% 3.19%
2025/10/07 11.21% 10.66% 16.19% 4.11% 5.85% 6.95% 4.71% 10.19% 2.13% 3.31%
2025/10/08 13.14% 11.38% 18.22% 2.94% 5.58% 3.28% 6.24% 12.22% 2.32% 2.38%
2025/10/09 17.38% 11.33% 19.45% 2.91% 6.28% 2.74% 5.67% 8.79% 2.14% 2.86%
2025/10/10 18.58% 12.96% 20.09% 2.61% 6.71% 3.12% 6.13% 8.24% 1.6% 0.85%
2025/10/11 22.58% 15.14% 20.46% 3.53% 4.34% 1.36% 0% 10.43% 1.06% 1.88%
2025/10/12 20.81% 14.31% 22.04% 4.55% 5.86% 2.22% 0% 10.19% 1.32% 1.26%
2025/10/13 14.89% 14.15% 24.56% 3.27% 5.69% 1.84% 3.55% 9.85% 1.84% 1.12%
2025/10/14 13.9% 10.24% 24.35% 2.4% 5.62% 1.77% 6.65% 8.92% 1.66% 0.63%
2025/10/15 10.86% 10.03% 24.61% 4.51% 3.72% 2.63% 3.45% 12.04% 1.74% 0.77%
2025/10/16 20.03% 8.9% 19.38% 3.26% 4.48% 2.6% 5.52% 12.66% 1.11% 1.13%
2025/10/17 20.26% 12.14% 20.7% 4.5% 4.41% 3.12% 3.84% 10.09% 1.18% 1.06%
2025/10/18 17.34% 13.35% 19.81% 3.74% 3.18% 3.45% 0.01% 15.06% 1.12% 1.14%
2025/10/19 19.95% 12.95% 17.76% 6.5% 4.4% 3.64% 0.01% 12.77% 1.36% 1.3%
2025/10/20 8.41% 10.16% 19.77% 8.88% 4.33% 1.86% 6.11% 13.66% 1.64% 1.02%
2025/10/21 11.59% 9.06% 18.72% 5.77% 5.06% 3.49% 9.31% 15.91% 1.78% 1.51%
2025/10/22 13.4% 14.23% 9.44% 3.88% 5.72% 3.73% 4.57% 14.83% 2% 1.61%
2025/10/23 15.22% 12.57% 6.86% 4.46% 5.54% 4.01% 5.94% 14.14% 2.21% 1.44%
2025/10/24 23.95% 11.75% 5.62% 2.65% 8.34% 1.78% 6.06% 11.68% 1.72% 1.58%
2025/10/25 22.71% 16.06% 3.64% 4.62% 3.85% 4.85% 3.99% 15.79% 1.05% 1.04%
2025/10/26 25.33% 12.84% 3.38% 5.27% 6.54% 4.06% 6.61% 14.35% 0.95% 0.52%
2025/10/27 14.53% 14.83% 4.49% 4.16% 7.43% 5.13% 5.74% 12.79% 1.86% 1.12%
2025/10/28 14.63% 15.02% 4.09% 6.67% 3.36% 4.98% 5.06% 12.79% 2.84% 1.08%
2025/10/29 16.06% 12.59% 4.32% 6.96% 5.34% 8.25% 3.95% 12.27% 2.18% 1.44%
2025/10/30 15.86% 13.53% 9.71% 4.64% 5.17% 5.16% 4.12% 12.24% 2.59% 0.91%
2025/10/31 14.85% 12.74% 10.44% 7.41% 7.12% 6.58% 6.1% 2.79% 2.27% 0.94%
  • ato.gov.au
  • xero.com
  • myob.com
  • etax.com.au
  • sleek.com
  • oneclicklife.com.au
  • mytaxrefundtoday.com.au
  • hrblock.com.au
  • bruntwork.co
  • beany.com

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In October 2025, ato.gov.au led PPC spend, peaking mid-month. Xero and MYOB showed fluctuating trends, while etax.com.au and sleek.com maintained moderate levels. By month-end, HR Block’s spend dropped significantly.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Services Tax and Accounting

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2025/10/01 115
2025/10/02 120
2025/10/03 116
2025/10/04 120
2025/10/05 121
2025/10/06 127
2025/10/07 129
2025/10/08 124
2025/10/09 118
2025/10/10 126
2025/10/11 116
2025/10/12 122
2025/10/13 120
2025/10/14 128
2025/10/15 127
2025/10/16 127
2025/10/17 122
2025/10/18 113
2025/10/19 113
2025/10/20 121
2025/10/21 122
2025/10/22 120
2025/10/23 118
2025/10/24 117
2025/10/25 114
2025/10/26 116
2025/10/27 127
2025/10/28 126
2025/10/29 127
2025/10/30 123
2025/10/31 127

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October saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 129 on the 7th. Mid-month stability was followed by a dip, ending strong at 127.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Services Tax and Accounting

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
hrblock.com.au 1.38%
etax.com.au 1.34%
oneclicklife.com.au 1.18%
abn-register.com.au 0.67%
onestoptax.com.au 0.53%
beany.com -0.65%
taxrefundonspot.com.au -1.63%
taxfilenumberonline.com.au -1.79%
myob.com -1.84%
ato.gov.au -2.07%

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In the past month, hrblock.com.au led with a 1.38% click share increase, followed by etax.com.au at 1.34%. Meanwhile, ato.gov.au saw a decline of 2.07%, and myob.com dropped by 1.84%.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Services Tax and Accounting Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date ato.gov.au xero.com etax.com.au mytaxrefundtoday.com.au oneclicklife.com.au sleek.com hrblock.com.au onestoptax.com.au seek.com.au myob.com
2025/10/01 18.66% 9.3% 4.05% 10.57% 4.81% 6.53% 12.82% 0.81% 1.38% 4.44%
2025/10/02 23.73% 8.8% 1.79% 8.46% 2.99% 5.39% 11.63% 0.58% 2.06% 2.83%
2025/10/03 24.54% 13.03% 3.98% 10.1% 2.95% 5.98% 9.46% 1.05% 0.86% 2.89%
2025/10/04 23.44% 14.44% 5.86% 0.01% 4.7% 4.53% 15.43% 1.95% 1.07% 1.97%
2025/10/05 23.83% 17.58% 3.13% 0.01% 3.67% 7.41% 12.06% 0.92% 1.55% 2.37%
2025/10/06 12.19% 10.85% 7.41% 13.86% 3.74% 5.4% 14.54% 0.64% 1.18% 1.64%
2025/10/07 11.98% 10.36% 4.91% 7.63% 8.14% 5.55% 12.77% 0.96% 1.7% 2.59%
2025/10/08 15.57% 12.84% 4.16% 8.55% 4.3% 5.43% 15.83% 1.17% 1% 2.71%
2025/10/09 21.45% 11.46% 4.06% 8.44% 3.5% 6.63% 12.11% 1.12% 1.09% 2.6%
2025/10/10 24.04% 13.28% 3.56% 9.45% 4.27% 6.95% 10.98% 1.55% 1.06% 2.33%
2025/10/11 28.28% 17.57% 4.81% 0.01% 2% 4.72% 15.12% 1.07% 0.92% 2.49%
2025/10/12 27.32% 16.23% 6.92% 0.01% 2.9% 6.93% 15.21% 2.32% 0.86% 2.93%
2025/10/13 20.67% 15.8% 4.38% 5.41% 2.57% 6.83% 14.29% 1.46% 2.2% 2.47%
2025/10/14 19.33% 11.55% 2.91% 9.86% 2.09% 6.94% 13.03% 1.69% 1.73% 2.46%
2025/10/15 15% 12.05% 5.97% 5.08% 3.52% 4.47% 16.92% 3.93% 2.05% 3.03%
2025/10/16 26.28% 9.2% 3.94% 8.75% 2.71% 4.94% 16.88% 2.33% 1.73% 1.82%
2025/10/17 25.85% 13.86% 6.36% 5.69% 4.15% 5.11% 13.1% 1.22% 2.14% 2.03%
2025/10/18 23.37% 15.42% 4.6% 0% 4.48% 3.3% 20.62% 4.24% 1.53% 1.54%
2025/10/19 26.36% 13.88% 8.02% 0% 4.13% 4.89% 17.12% 1.08% 1.32% 1.66%
2025/10/20 11.88% 11.49% 11.89% 8.87% 2.46% 4.81% 18.65% 1.6% 0.8% 1.53%
2025/10/21 15.45% 9.35% 7.25% 12.46% 4.26% 5.52% 21.59% 1.27% 1.89% 1.85%
2025/10/22 16.63% 14% 5.09% 6.29% 4.51% 5.85% 19.14% 2.91% 0.93% 0.47%
2025/10/23 18.36% 11% 5.78% 7.98% 4.62% 5.12% 17.16% 2% 1.7% 0.25%
2025/10/24 29.79% 9.96% 3.51% 7.68% 2.31% 7.47% 14.37% 2.17% 1.28% 0.19%
2025/10/25 25.63% 13.39% 5.78% 5.54% 5.72% 3.3% 19.46% 3.6% 1.53% 0.12%
2025/10/26 27.65% 10.47% 6.3% 9.1% 5.09% 5.93% 16.72% 2.46% 1.65% 0.11%
2025/10/27 18.14% 12.13% 5.43% 8.57% 6.96% 7.16% 14.58% 1.46% 2.28% 0.14%
2025/10/28 16.83% 13.25% 7.88% 6.92% 7% 2.93% 14.29% 2.61% 2.62% 0.14%
2025/10/29 18.49% 10.98% 8.04% 5.84% 10.17% 5% 13.53% 2.63% 1.23% 0.25%
2025/10/30 19.11% 12.39% 5.97% 6.04% 7.37% 5.43% 14.75% 1.12% 1.69% 0.69%
2025/10/31 18.22% 11.86% 8.94% 8.79% 8.57% 6.9% 3.05% 2.74% 2.01% 0.75%
  • ato.gov.au
  • xero.com
  • etax.com.au
  • mytaxrefundtoday.com.au
  • oneclicklife.com.au
  • sleek.com
  • hrblock.com.au
  • onestoptax.com.au
  • seek.com.au
  • myob.com

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In October 2025, ato.gov.au led with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month. Xero.com showed steady growth, while etax.com.au and mytaxrefundtoday.com.au had sporadic spikes. HRBlock.com.au maintained a strong presence, ending with a dip.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Services Tax and Accounting

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Services Tax and Accounting - Last month
  1. 1
    Apply For Tax File Number https://www.ato.gov.au

    Australian Taxation Office — Apply, Update, Secure, & Recover Your TFN Easily. Know How To Manage Your Tax File Number.

  2. 2
    Australian Tax Return - Online | Etax Makes Tax Easy https://www.etax.com.au › tax-return

    Simply, a better way to do your tax return. Refund calculator and free support. Do your secure online tax return, in minutes.

  3. 3
    Oct 31 Tax Deadline Is Close! | Lodge your Tax Return Today https://www.hrblock.com.au

    Avoid late lodgment penalities. Book a visit to your nearest office. Max Refund Guarantee. $1 Billion claimed in deductions, and counting.

  4. 4
    Tax rates tables https://www.taxinstitute.com.au

    The Tax Institute Is Australia’s Leading Professional Association & Educator In Tax. Get Access To The Best Resources, Professional Development & Networks.

  5. 5
    Income Tax Calculator: Estimate Your Tax Bill | Xero AU https://www.xero.com

    Try One Of Xero's Free Business Calculators And Get Started Planning Today. Xero SMB Calculators. Your Planning Tool For The...

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In the competitive landscape of tax and accounting services, the top-performing Google PPC ads reveal distinct narratives. The Australian Taxation Office emphasizes ease and security in managing Tax File Numbers. Etax simplifies tax returns with a user-friendly approach and free support. H&R Block highlights urgency with the looming tax deadline, promising maximum refunds. The Tax Institute positions itself as a premier educational resource, while Xero offers practical tools for financial planning. Each ad uniquely addresses user needs, from convenience to expertise.

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