What's Going on at the AICPA (2025)
3.00 Credits
Member Price $129
Non-Member Price $159
Overview
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 which will be 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 to address the talent pipeline challenge. Don't miss this comprehensive overview of what's happening at the AICPA!
Highlights
- EBP Audits
- Auditing
- AICPA
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Accounting Professionals
Objectives
- 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
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions LLC
Melisa Galasso, CPA is assionate about providing confidence, not just compliance as she leads Galasso Learning Solutions as Founder & CEO. Melisa is a nationally recognized authority in designing and facilitating courses on advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting. Since 2016, she has guided the GLS team to deliver quality in everything we do. With a far-ranging career in public accounting, academia and industry and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Melisa has built a reputation for delivering engaging, effective learning experiences for CPAs. Committed to advancing our profession, she has served on multiple committees for leading industry organizations including the AICPA and FASB, written the nonprofit accounting book, “Money Matters for Nonprofits,” and has been honored with the Top 50 Women in Accounting Award, the Rising Star award from NAWBO Charlotte, and “40 under 40” recognition by CPA Practice Advisor. In her free time, Melisa loves spending time with her family and can often be found at one of her daughter’s horse shows, supporting the arts with tickets to the orchestra, volunteering, or speaking a bit of French or Spanish on one of her treasured quarterly vacations.
Non-Member Price $159
Member Price $129