The CPA profession is known for its high ethical standards. The ethics section will keep you up to date with changes coming from the Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) as well as other ethics standard setters of note. Be in the know as change is being discussed!
Explore essential staff insights from the AICPA on applying ethical principles to AI usage in the accounting profession. Melissa Glosso breaks down practical considerations, risks, and actionable takeaways for maintaining professional judgment, data confidentiality, and compliance when leveraging AI tools.
Explore the highlights of the PEEC’s proposed 2027-2030 strategic plan, including key initiatives around ethics, independence, technology, and stakeholder engagement. Gain practical insight into how these priorities may impact CPAs and the accounting profession.
Explore key ethical, independence, and quality considerations when engaging in business arrangements with SOC tool providers. Understand threats, safeguards, and compliance best practices, as discussed at the AICPA Engage Conference and highlighted in recent AICPA staff insights.
Enhance your understanding of recent ethics proposals affecting CPAs with GLS’s concise review of the revised attest engagement team definition. Stay current on quality management changes, standard alignment, and actionable insights for compliance with upcoming professional requirements.
Explore the latest proposed ethics changes for alternative practice structures in the CPA profession, with a special focus on private equity impacts, in this Genuine Learning Blog episode hosted by Melisa Galasso. Get an overview of key definitions, prohibitions, and a principles-based approach to evaluating independence, along with practical insights and must-read diagrams for firms navigating evolving ownership models. Comments are open until April 30, 2026—discover actionable takeaways for your practice today!
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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.
