Upcoming Public Webinars

Attend All Three Upcoming Webinars for a Discounted Price of Only $50

2025 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update

2025 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update

2025 EBP Update: Standards, Compliance, and Best Practices

2025 EBP Update: Standards, Compliance, and Best Practices

Navigating the Future of the CPA Profession: Mobility, Licensing, and Talent Pipeline Developments

Navigating the Future of the CPA Profession: Mobility, Licensing, and Talent Pipeline Developments

April 24, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern

1 CPE Credit

Stay ahead of the curve with this comprehensive ethics update, focusing on the latest developments from the AICPA’s Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC). The PEEC has been active recently, issuing new guidance and updating existing rules. In this session, we’ll explore the most impactful changes, including updates on fees, recruiting, simultaneous employment, and tax services. CPAs in both industry and public accounting will gain the insights needed to stay compliant in an evolving regulatory environment.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize changes to ethics standards issued by PEEC
  • Identify proposed changes to ethics requirements

 

May 14, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern

1 CPE Credit

Stay ahead in the evolving landscape of employee benefit plan (EBP) audits with this essential 2025 update. This course covers key regulatory changes, including the SECURE 2.0 Act, newly effective accounting and auditing standards (SAS 145 and Quality Management Standards), and insights from the Department of Labor’s latest findings on audit quality. We’ll also dive into emerging hot topics shaping the EBP audit environment, equipping you with the knowledge to enhance compliance, mitigate risks, and deliver exceptional audit quality. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to EBP audits, this session will provide actionable insights to keep you confident and prepared.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act and their implications for employee benefit plan (EBP) audits.
  • Recall the impact of new accounting and auditing standards on EBP audit procedures and risk assessment.
  • Identify insights from the latest Department of Labor findings and hot topics in EBP audits to develop strategies that enhance audit quality and mitigate risks.

June 18, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern

1 CPE Credit

This session examines the latest developments shaping the CPA profession, addressing key challenges and opportunities in mobility, licensing, and talent development. Participants will gain up-to-date insights into CPA mobility and licensing requirements, focusing on the evolving education and experience standards and the expansion of CPA pathways at both national and state levels. Additionally, we’ll discuss the accounting talent pipeline, including insights into the National Pipeline Advisory Group’s (NPAG) recommendations, progress made, and ongoing challenges.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recall the evolution of CPA mobility, including milestones, and variations
  • Identify CPA licensing requirements and CPA pathways
  • Recognize the pipeline challenges and strategies to strengthen it

Attend All Three Upcoming Webinars for a Discounted Price of only $50

Upcoming Public Webinars

Attend All Three Upcoming Webinars for a Discounted Price of Only $50

2025 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update

2025 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update

April 24, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern

1 CPE Credit

Stay ahead of the curve with this comprehensive ethics update, focusing on the latest developments from the AICPA’s Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC). The PEEC has been active recently, issuing new guidance and updating existing rules. In this session, we’ll explore the most impactful changes, including updates on fees, recruiting, simultaneous employment, and tax services. CPAs in both industry and public accounting will gain the insights needed to stay compliant in an evolving regulatory environment.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize changes to ethics standards issued by PEEC
  • Identify proposed changes to ethics requirements

 

2025 EBP Update: Standards, Compliance, and Best Practices

2025 EBP Update: Standards, Compliance, and Best Practices

May 14, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern

1 CPE Credit

Stay ahead in the evolving landscape of employee benefit plan (EBP) audits with this essential 2025 update. This course covers key regulatory changes, including the SECURE 2.0 Act, newly effective accounting and auditing standards (SAS 145 and Quality Management Standards), and insights from the Department of Labor’s latest findings on audit quality. We’ll also dive into emerging hot topics shaping the EBP audit environment, equipping you with the knowledge to enhance compliance, mitigate risks, and deliver exceptional audit quality. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to EBP audits, this session will provide actionable insights to keep you confident and prepared.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act and their implications for employee benefit plan (EBP) audits.
  • Recall the impact of new accounting and auditing standards on EBP audit procedures and risk assessment.
  • Identify insights from the latest Department of Labor findings and hot topics in EBP audits to develop strategies that enhance audit quality and mitigate risks.
Navigating the Future of the CPA Profession: Mobility, Licensing, and Talent Pipeline Developments

Navigating the Future of the CPA Profession: Mobility, Licensing, and Talent Pipeline Developments

June 18, 2025 at 1:00pm Eastern

1 CPE Credit

This session examines the latest developments shaping the CPA profession, addressing key challenges and opportunities in mobility, licensing, and talent development. Participants will gain up-to-date insights into CPA mobility and licensing requirements, focusing on the evolving education and experience standards and the expansion of CPA pathways at both national and state levels. Additionally, we’ll discuss the accounting talent pipeline, including insights into the National Pipeline Advisory Group’s (NPAG) recommendations, progress made, and ongoing challenges.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recall the evolution of CPA mobility, including milestones, and variations
  • Identify CPA licensing requirements and CPA pathways
  • Recognize the pipeline challenges and strategies to strengthen it

Attend All Three Upcoming Webinars for a Discounted Price of only $50

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.