By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 24, 2026 | 40-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer An accounting internship training program becomes a real talent pipeline when the firm recruits for future capability, pays and structures the experience professionally, teaches core accounting
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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 24, 2026 | 37-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A bookkeeping quality control checklist should help accounting firms catch incomplete source data, duplicate or missing transactions, unsupported classifications, unreconciled balances, cutoff errors, payroll and tax-liability
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 23, 2026 | 31-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Month-end close training for staff accountants should teach employees to produce complete, supported, accurate, timely, and explainable financial information—not merely finish a checklist before the deadline.
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 23, 2026 | 29-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A senior accountant onboarding plan should validate the experienced hire’s actual capabilities quickly, teach the firm’s standards and systems without forcing the person through entry-level repetition,
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 22, 2026 | 30-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Tax research training for junior accountants should teach staff to define the issue and facts, locate current and applicable authority, evaluate how strongly each source supports
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 21, 2026 | 20-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accounting onboarding KPIs should show whether a new hire is producing more useful work, with fewer avoidable corrections and less manager rescue, while progressing toward clearly
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 17, 2026 | 24-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Scenario-based training helps accounting staff build judgment before client work by placing them inside realistic decisions, incomplete information, competing priorities, client reactions, and escalation moments—without putting
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 15, 2026 | 24-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A new staff accountant is ready for controlled client work when the person can complete a realistic assignment accurately, follow the firm’s workflow, protect client information,
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 14, 2026 | 24-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A CPA firm training needs assessment identifies the specific performance gaps preventing the firm from reaching its goals—and determines whether training is actually the right solution
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 14, 2026 | 28-minute read TL;DR — Key Takeaway A tax preparer skills assessment should prove that a candidate or seasonal employee can turn source documents and client facts into accurate, supported, review-ready tax work before
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