Webcast: What's Going On at the AICPA (2025)
185 | Webcast | Update | Scheduled
Description
The AICPA is buzzing with activity in 2025, and this course will ensure you stay ahead of the curve. We'll begin by exploring the new quality management standards that will be in effect this year and their impact on practice management. From there, we'll dive into the latest ethics standards, recent SSARS updates, and changes to the Peer Review Program driven by quality management requirements. To round out the session, we'll examine common deficiencies in employee benefit plan (EBP) audits and highlight the initiatives of the National Pipeline Advisory Group (NPAG) to address the talent pipeline challenge. Don't miss this comprehensive overview of what's happening at the AICPA!
Credits
| Number of Credits | Type of Credits |
|---|---|
| 3.00 | Auditing |
Prerequisites
Prior experience with GAAS, SSARS and the Code of Professional Conduct
Objectives
Upon completing this course, a learner will be able to:
- Identify the components of quality management
- Identify the impact of recently issued ethics interpretations on independence
- Recall deficiencies identified by the DOL for EBP audits
- Recognize changes to the peer review process
- Identify the recommendations made by the NPAG to improve the accounting pipeline
- Recall key projects of the Auditing Standards Board
- Recognize the impact of recent standard setting on the applicability of AR-70
Prices
- Member (Early Bird)
- $125.00
- Non-Member (Early Bird)
- $165.00
- Member
- $125.00
- Non-Member
- $165.00
Instructors
Melisa F. Galasso, CPA
Melisa 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. 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.
Within the industry, Melisa 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. Melisa also authors the AICPA's State and Local Government Guide and serves as a SME for the Center for Plain English Accounting.
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