Are you interested in what’s going on at the FASB and GASB? Then this section of the blog is for you. We’ll look at the active projects of these financial reporting standard setters and maybe a few other interesting topics that are important for CPAs!
The International Financial Reporting for Nonprofit Organizations (IFR4NPO) has issued the last of its 3 exposure drafts intended to create the world’s first internationally applicable financial reporting guidance for nonprofits. ED1 was issued in 2022 and ED2 was...
The GASB is soliciting user feedback for their project on Going Concern Uncertainties and Severe Financial Stress—Potential Disclosures. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and will provide the Board with helpful information in developing disclosures for this project. We encourage you to consider providing feedback!
On March 6, the SEC issued The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors after a 3 to 2 vote by the SEC Commissioners.
The ACFE has issued their 2024 Report to the Nations. It provides an overview of fraud schemes as well as an update on the avatar of a fraudster.
The ACFE has issued their 2024 Report to the Nations. It provides an overview of fraud schemes as well as an update on the avatar of a fraudster.
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Melisa F. Galasso is the founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions LLC. A CPA with nearly 20 years of experience in the accounting profession, Melisa designs and facilitates courses in advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting.
Her passion is providing high-quality CPE that is meaningful, creates efficiencies and improves quality, and positively impacts ROI. She also supports essential professional development, audit level training, and train the trainer efforts.
Melisa is a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), and has earned the Association for Talent Development Master Trainer™ designation. Her passion for instructional design and adult learning techniques is one of the differentiators that set her apart from other CPE providers.
She also serves on the FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC), AICPA Council, and the AICPA’s Women’s Initiative Executive Committee (WIEC). She also serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Center for Plain English Accounting. She previously served on the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee (TIC), the VSCPA’s Board of Directors, and is a past Chair of the NCACPA’s A&A committee. In addition, Melisa is the author of Money Matters for Nonprofits: How Board Members Can Harness the Power of Financial Statements by Understanding Basic Accounting which is available on Amazon or anywhere you purchase books online.
Melisa received a Top 50 Women in Accounting Award in 2021 by Ignition, is a 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award recipient, and was honored as a “40 under 40” by CPA Practice Advisor in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also named the 2019 Rising Star by her regional NAWBO chapter, received the Don Farmer award for achievement in technical content instruction, and earned several other awards for public speaking and technical training.
