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This week the AICPA Council met in Orlando, Florida. This blog will give an overview of the topics discussed along with key highlights from the meeting including the inauguration of the 111th Chair of the AICPA, Carla McCall!Check out our CPE webcasts for more great...
The PCAOB has issued a Spotlight - Root Cause Analysis – An EffectivePractice To Drive Audit Quality which provides details on how root cause analysis has been effectively used by firms to improve quality. The spotlight provides ideas for firms looking to implement...
In April, IESBA issued new guidance to provide ethical considerations for tax planning performed by those in public practice as well as those in industry. The guidance is in response to the growing concern around tax avoidance schemes and to provide a more principles based approach to the ethical considerations.
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has issued its 2024-2027 Strategy &Work Plan titled TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: ADVANCING THE CENTRALITY OF ETHICS. This lays out the vision and goals of the organization for the next three years with a focus on sustainability and firm culture.
This week’s blog will look at the hot topics discussed at the 2024 AICPA Regional Council Meetings held last week in NY, Dallas, LA & Chicago. While the meeting is closed to the public, we’ll give you a brief overview of the topics Council members were discussing and at the top of minds for many!
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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.
