Newsletter November 2022
November 22, 2022
The FASB closed November with a BIG proposal related to private companies and leases. They are proposing changes to related party guidance for related parties under common control. This is a much-awaited proposal and we encourage you to provide feedback to the FASB about this very important topic. Otherwise, November was a slow month for standard setting. No final standards were issued by any standard setter. The GASB did put out a new exposure draft, Implementation Guidance Update—2023, which provides new questions and answers in a variety of financial reporting topics. FASB also proposed a new chapter for FASB Concepts Statement No. 8, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. The AICPA also put out for proposal Peer Review Standards Update No. 1, Omnibus Enhancements and Technical Corrections. We are still waiting for the issuance of a reference rate reform effective date change. We'll continue to monitor and keep you informed.
The FASB closed November with a BIG proposal related to private companies and leases. They are proposing changes to related party guidance for related parties under common control. This is a much-awaited proposal and we encourage you to provide feedback to the FASB about this very important topic. It will be the topic of this week’s blog, which comes out tomorrow if you want to learn more!

Otherwise, November was a slow month for standard setting. No final standards were issued by any standard setter. The GASB did put out a new exposure draft, Implementation Guidance Update—2023, which provides new questions and answers in a variety of financial reporting topics. FASB also proposed a new chapter for FASB Concepts Statement No. 8, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. The AICPA also put out for proposal Peer Review Standards Update No. 1, Omnibus Enhancements and Technical Corrections. We are still waiting for the issuance of a reference rate reform effective date change. We’ll continue to monitor and keep you informed.

November 2022

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.