Do you work for or with governmental entities? This channel will keep you up to date with all things governmental accounting and auditing. We’ll focus on the projects of the GASB, GAO and OMB so you know what is changing for governmental entities.
The proposed joint data standards for the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) were issued in August 2024. The public is invited to make comments on the proposed rule by October 21, 2024. In this blog, we will walk through the different data standards that were proposed jointly by the 9 agencies. This is a must watch as you don’t want to miss your opportunity to review the rule before enactment, and provide your feedback.
The AICPA’s Government Performance and Accountability Committee issued the Detecting Government Fraud report in June 2024. The report highlights 4 cases of government fraud with what controls could have detected or prevented the fraud. The report also explores who is responsible for finding fraud, plus strategies to help you mitigate and address fraud in the public sector.
The GAO has issued proposed changes to the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (the Green Book) which were last updated in 2014. The proposal is a response to the issues identified by the pandemic as well as the rise in cyber-attacks. Comments are...
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has recently issued a report on Why GFOA is Rethinking Financial Reporting. Annual financial reports take a considerable amount of time and resources to complete. With only limited use by their intended audience, the...
GAO issued their Improper Payments: Information on Agencies’ Fiscal Year 2023 Estimates report (GAO-24-106927) on March 26, 2024 which provides details on the $236 billion in improper payments in FY 2023 which was concentrated in 5 programs. We’ll review the key findings from this report.
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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.
