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By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | SkillAbility for Accounting Firms Last updated: July 16, 2026  |  21-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer An accounting firm cross-training plan reduces key-person risk by identifying the responsibilities the firm cannot allow to stop, assigning qualified backups, transferring the required process and