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
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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 10, 2026 | 16-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer An accounting employee development plan should show how one person will become more capable in the role they have now and more prepared for the role
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 An accounting firm training plan template should not be a list of random courses. It should be a role-based development pathway that moves people from new hire
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 CPA firm onboarding software should do more than welcome new hires, assign courses, and track checklists. It should help new staff become productive without constant manager rescue.
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: July 2026 | 14-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Standardizing training for CPA firm add-on acquisitions is what turns acquired offices into a scalable platform instead of a collection of firms under one logo. A CPA
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Cost of Accountant Turnover in Public Accounting: What CPA Firms Really Lose When Staff Leave
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 The cost of accountant turnover in public accounting is not just recruiting fees, salary replacement, and lost hiring time. It is the cost of rebuilding capability from
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 An accountant development plan shows how a person moves from basic execution to independence, judgment, client communication, advisory readiness, and leadership. Most CPA firms do not really
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 Business development for accounting firms starts with staff capability because a firm cannot market its way past a capability ceiling. Most firms treat business development as lead
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 A knowledge transfer system in a CPA firm protects what only your best people know before that knowledge walks out, burns out, or gets buried. A folder
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