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Thursday, February 6, 2025 Live Webcast

Assessing Independence Under the New Yellow Book (X2-46517)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
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1 CPE Credits in PE

OVERVIEW

Individuals who work in a governmental environment have many rules of ethics that must be followed. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues Yellow Book providing rules related to ethics and independence, which received a significant update in 2018.

DESIGNED FOR

Practitioners in public practice that serve governmental and nonprofit entities

BENEFITS

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

  • Recall safeguards that can be used to reduce threats to an acceptable level
  • Identify threats to independence

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics covered in this course include:

  • Threats and safeguards
  • Independence Rules
  • GAGAS

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

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

$45.00 - Member

$65.00 - Nonmember

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Note: Online pre-registration will close on February 6 at 10:30 AM.

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