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10 Jun

The Great Split: Accounting Isn’t Dying — It’s Dividing Into Two Professions, and Your Firm Is Already on One Side

By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 16-minute read The Short Answer (TL;DR) Accounting is not a dying profession. It is a splitting one. Three forces are colliding at once — a collapsing talent pipeline (300,000+ accountants left the profession between 2019

19 Mar

Why Are CPAs Declining? (And How Progressive Firms Are Solving the Capacity Crisis Anyway)

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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 15-minute read The Short Answer (TL;DR) CPAs are declining for structural, compounding reasons: the 150-hour education rule adds a costly fifth year that depresses entry, starting salaries lag tech and finance by $20,000–$60,000, roughly 75%

accountant shortage Archives - SkillAbility

The Great Split: Accounting Isn’t Dying — It’s Dividing Into Two Professions, and Your Firm Is Already on One Side

Why Are CPAs Declining? (And How Progressive Firms Are Solving the Capacity Crisis Anyway)

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accountant shortage Archives - SkillAbility

The Great Split: Accounting Isn’t Dying — It’s Dividing Into Two Professions, and Your Firm Is Already on One Side

Why Are CPAs Declining? (And How Progressive Firms Are Solving the Capacity Crisis Anyway)

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