Applying the Uniform Guidance in Your Single Audits

Overview

Designed to provide you with the knowledge to be more efficient and effective at planning and performing audits in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and the Single Audit Act, this course examines how the Single Audit Act relates to OMB Uniform Guidance, as well as the different types of guidance and requirements found in the Uniform Guidance. The course also covers responsibilities and requirements of the auditor and the auditee, how to identify federal assistance and how to determine a nonfederal entity’s major programs. Make sure your skills are up to date with the latest information in this challenging audit area.

Highlights

Introduction to single audits

Preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and determining major programs

Understanding, assessing, and testing internal control

Testing compliance with federal statutes and regulations and applicable compliance requirements

Auditor reporting in a Uniform Guidance compliance audit

Program-specific audits

Administrative requirements and cost principles in a single audit

Prerequisites

Background of not-for-profit or governmental accounting and auditing

Designed For

Auditors performing single audit engagements

Internal financial staff of governments

Staff of not-for-profit entities interacting with auditors.

Objectives

Analyze the relationship of the Single Audit Act and the OMB Uniform Guidance.
Identify the types of guidance and requirements found in the Uniform Guidance.
Identify fundamental auditee and auditor responsibilities related to a compliance audit of federal awards.
Determine major federal programs.
Determine the requirements of the single audit as it relates to understanding internal control, assessing the level of control risk, and testing the effectiveness of internal control relative to federal awards.
Identify the single audit requirements for testing the direct and material compliance requirements for major programs.
Determine reporting requirements.
Identify the audit and reporting requirements for program-specific audits.

Notice

This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by AICPA.

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Leader(s):

Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions LLC

Leader Bios

Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions LLC

Melisa F. Galasso is the Founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions LLC. A CPA with over 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.

Melisa is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), 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.

Melisa serves as the Co-Chair of the NCACPA's A&A committee and as a Subject Matter Expert for the AICPA's Center for Plain English Accounting (CPEA). She has also served on the FASB's Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC), AICPA Council, and the AICPA's Women's Initiative Executive Committee (WIEC). She also previously served on the AICPA's Technical Issues Committee (TIC) and the VSCPA's Board of Directors. In addition, Melisa is the author of Money Matters for Nonprofits: How Board Members Can Harness the Power of Financial Statements by Understanding Basic Accounting which is available on Amazon or anywhere you purchase books online.

Melisa received a Top 50 Women in Accounting Award in 2021 by Ignition, was 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 named the 2019 Rising Star by her regional NAWBO chapter, received the Don Farmer award for achievement in technical content instruction, and has earned several other awards for public speaking and technical training.

Prior to establishing Galasso Learning Solutions, Melisa worked in public accounting, industry, internal audit, and academia.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and International Business from Georgetown University.

Melisa actively supports several causes that empower women. She is the Chair of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Greater Charlotte. In 2023, she was one of 31 women selected as part of Dress for Success Charlotte's Power Hour. She also serves as the Education Chair for the Board of Directors for NAWBO Charlotte.

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