May 2026 Newsletter
June 3, 2026
May was a busy month in standard setting. FASB covered a wide range of topics, including CECL, intangibles, the equity method, nonrefundable tax credits, mortgage servicing rights, and environmental credits. GASB continued its work on revenue and expense recognition, along with going concern uncertainties and severe financial stress. Meanwhile, the AICPA’s major standard-setting committees were also active, including ASB approval of SAS 150 on external confirmations. And yes, we are still not so patiently waiting for the 2026 Compliance Supplement.

The FASB had multiple meetings in May. It started with a Public Roundtable Meeting on CECL. They also discussed contractual sale restrictions, the equity method of accounting, accounting for and disclosure of intangibles, nonrefundable tax credits, mortgage servicing rights, and subjective acceleration clauses. They also hosted an Investor Advisory Committee meeting, a public roundtable on DISE, and a Public Markets Advisory Committee meeting. The FASB also issued ASU 2026-02, Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations (Topic 818) in May.

The GASB met with the AICPA’s State and Local Government Expert Panel this month, in addition to its regular meetings. They focused their attention in May on revenue and expense recognition as well as the Going Concern Uncertainties and Severe Financial Stress project.

The AICPA held a host of meetings this month for its major standard setting committees. The ASB met this month and approved SAS 150, External Confirmation Procedures. We expect this to be issued later this summer. The ARSC also met in May to discuss Consistency of Limited Assurance Standards.

PEEC met in May to discuss Public interest entities, Alternative practice structures, PEEC’s strategic plan for 2027—2030, Engagements subject to SSAEs, Firm mergers and acquisitions, International: Tax services, and also had an IESBA update.

We are still (not so) patiently waiting for the 2026 Compliance Supplement.

Jaclyn Veno CPA | Auditing Level Training | CPE

Melisa Galasso, CPA, CSP, CPTD

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.