By Vincent Howard, CPA | Managing Partner, Howard, Howard and Hodges | Skillability for Accounting Firms Last updated: 2026 | 13-minute read TL;DR — The Short Answer Public accounting firms lose 15% to 22% of their staff annually, and first-year accountants leave at rates of 25% to 35% — the highest of any tenure group.
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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
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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