By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 10, 2026 | 17-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer A workpaper review checklist should help staff catch incomplete, unsupported, unclear, and unresolved work before the file reaches the reviewer. Review-ready work clearly shows the purpose
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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accounting firm training software should do more than track course completion. It should help CPA firms build measurable staff capability. Course tracking tells a firm whether someone
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Most LMS platforms organize content. CPA firms need a system that builds accounting capability. A generic LMS can assign courses, track completion, host videos, deliver quizzes, and
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 2026 | 15-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Accounting workforce development is the system CPA firms need to build capacity from within instead of relying only on hiring, shadowing, and manager rescue. Most CPA firms
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 12-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer The 70-20-10 rule says people learn roughly 70% from experience, 20% from coaching and relationships, and 10% from formal training. It’s directionally right — courses alone never built
19 Jun
Accounting Workforce Development Platform for CPA Firms: Why Training Software Isn’t Enough Anymore
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 14-minute read The Short Answer (TL;DR) Most CPA firms do not need more “training software.” They need a workforce development system. There is a major difference. Training software gives people content. A workforce development platform
09 Jun
How to Turn Order-Taking Tax Staff into High-Ticket Advisory Engines (Without the Recruiting Tax)
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Most accounting firm owners are trapped in an expensive, defensive talent game. We look at our existing team and see compliance processors who require constant oversight. Then, when we want to expand our firm’s capacity to deliver lucrative advisory
By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 22-minute read | The definitive guide The Short Answer (TL;DR) Training accounting staff effectively requires a complete system, not a collection of courses: (1) pre-employment skills testing before any offer letter, (2) structured, gated onboarding
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