Capacity Resource Center
NEW for VSCPA members: VSCPA Retention Guide
We know it hasn’t been easy to retain the talent you need in this climate. To help you stand out from the pack, the Board of Directors Capacity Task Force spearheaded a comprehensive, downloadable guide — an exclusive member benefit — designed to help your retention efforts succeed.
Use the guide in the way it works for you. The clickable PDF allows you to jump to sections that apply to you most. Find help with social media job postings or offshoring. Investigate your hiring practices and make tweaks that can help you move the needle.
Learning opportunities
September 24, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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Member Price: $75.00Your Price: $89.00
Even with the market softening, our profession's long-standing talent shortage...
October 02, 2025 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am
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Member Price: $99.00Your Price: $118.00
With 5 generations in the workplace, from the Veteran generation...
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Member Price: $149.00Your Price: $149.00
Retaining Talent in a Competitive Marketplace -Creating a Benefits Program...
Articles
Prospective CPAs now have another way to pursue the designation in Virginia — without a requirement to obtain 150 hours of education. This new CPA pathway will encourage even more accountants to become CPAs, increasing the talent pool into...
Potential employees are looking to work for organizations that are focused on providing staff with career empowerment, flexibility in terms of work/life balance, a work environment that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and a more balanced commitment to helping staff grow professionally while simultaneously growing the overall practice.
Although popular and successful in other industries, returnships have remained largely untouched by the accounting profession. Experts share why CPA firms should consider tapping into this retention tool to combat the ongoing talent crisis.
Nurture your top talent
- 2022 VSCPA Compensation & Benefits Survey
- Stay interview questions SHRM
- 5 ways to value employees and boost retention FM magazine
- How to create a thriving future workplace Ragan
- 5 ways to thrive with your remote accounting team
- Effectively recruiting and retaining staff in a disruptive environment AICPA
- How savvy leaders can surf the turnover tsunami ICPAS
Step up your recruitment game
Creative ways to create capacity
- Embrace the evolving role of the tax professional
- Outsourcing and workflow technology CPA Practice Advisor
- Outsourced bookkeeping for CPAs: 7 options compared FutureFirm
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