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Thursday, January 30, 2025 Live Webcast

2024 Accounting & Auditing Update for Small Businesses (X2-46378)

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
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Vendor Platform

4 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

For many small businesses, the standards issued by the FASB may have little to no effect as they impact topics that do not reflect the type of transactions that these entities most frequently experience. This class will focus on the Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that are most likely to impact small businesses with a focus on ASUs initiated by the Private Company Council (PCC).

DESIGNED FOR

Accountants in public practice or industry

BENEFITS

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

  • Recall ASUs impacting small businesses
  • Identify reporting options for small entities other than GAAP
  • Recognize the changes to quality required of small firms

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

  • Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) that are most likely to impact small businesses
  • ASUs initiated by the Private Company Council (PCC).
  • Alternative reporting options to GAAP including FRF for SMEs and IFRS for SMEs
  • Audit standards that small business auditors will need to implement.

COURSE LEVEL

Update

PREREQUISITES

Prior experience with GAAS & GAAP

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Melisa Galasso

Melisa F. Galasso, CPA, CSP, CPTD, CGMA

CEO & Founder

Melisa is the founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions LLC. A CPA with nearly 20 years of accounting experience, Melisa designs and facilitates CPE courses in advanced technical accounting and auditing, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting. She 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. She serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC), American Institute of CPAs' (AICPA) Council, and the Virginia Society of CPAs' (VSCPA) Board of Directors. She was on the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee (TIC) and is a past chair of the North Carolina Association of CPAs' (NCACPA) A&A committee. Melisa authors the AICPA’s State and Local Government Guide and is an SME for the Center for Plain English Accounting. She was a 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award recipient and a CPA Practice Advisor “40 under 40” in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She was a 2019 Rising Star by her regional National Association of Women Business Owners' (NAWBO) chapter and won the Don Farmer Award for technical content instruction.

PRICING

$139.00 - Member

$159.00 - Nonmember

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Note: Online pre-registration will close on January 30 at 8:30 AM.

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