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Instructor
Melisa Galasso
Instructor
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 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 VSCPA's Board of Directors. She previously served on the AICPA's Technical Issues Committee (TIC) and is a past-Chair of the NCACPA's A&A committee. In addition, Melisa authors the AICPA's State and Local Government Guide and serves as a SME for the Center for Plain English Accounting.
Melisa 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.
Understand the latest on governmental accounting and auditing with this fast-paced, interactive webcast. We’ll analyze the recent GASB requirements for governments and provide an understanding of OMB and Yellow Book requirements.
– Apply the most recent requirements of GASB directed toward state and local governments.
– Recall key points related to the latest developments in OMB and Yellow Book requirements.
– Identify recent activities of the AICPA.
Key Topics
– Federal government activities
– Accounting standards updates
– Auditing Standards Board (ASB) Clarity Project
– Key changes in audit requirements resulting from the ASB Clarity Project
– GASB activities
Knowledge of government accounting and auditing
Accounting and finance personnel responsible for accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments, and auditors for these organizations