GAAP Update FAQs

The 2025 Governmental GAAP Update will be offered on November 6, 2025, from 1:00pm to 5:00 (Eastern), with encore presentations on December 17, 2025, from 1:00pm to 5:00 (Eastern) and January 13, 2026, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. 

Click here to view a comprehensive list of topics covered.

To register for the December 17, 2025 encore offering, click here.

Group discounts are not available.

Early registration pricing is available, please see price schedule and discount deadlines below.

You will receive a registration confirmation proceeded by reminder emails from GFOA's Learning Management System (LMS). Please add the following emails to your Address Box to ensure the delivery of messages from GFOA eLearning: elevate=learn.gfoa.org@mailgun.commpartners.com | elevate@learn.gfoa.org

Click here for step-by-step instructions for accessing the event. 

The presentation itself will utilize Zoom. Please make sure your client is up-to-date. You can download the latest version of the desktop app from Zoom's website.

There are 4 CPE credits available for participating in the GAAP Update.

To earn credit, you must complete both attendance and participation requirements:

1.) Attendance: To be eligible for CPE, stay logged into the live webinar for at least 50 minutes per hour (200 minutes total). Access must be through learn.gfoa.org.

2.) Participation: Polling questions will be launched at random intervals throughout the presentation to verify your participation in addition to attendance. You must respond to at least 3 polling questions per hour (12 total). You do not need to answer the questions correctly, but they must be answered.

If you do not meet both the attendance and participation requirements, you will not be awarded CPE.

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After the event:

- Your LMS status will initially show Not Attended until attendance is verified.

- Within 2–3 business days, you’ll receive an LMS email confirming your completion status.

- If eligible, complete the course evaluation in the LMS to unlock your CPE certificate.

- You’ll have 90 days after the event to meet all CPE requirements and access course materials.

You can read more about the CPE verification requirements here.

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Course level: Intermediate

Class type: eLearning

Field of study: Accounting (Governmental)

Prerequisites: Knowledge of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting.

Who will benefit: State and local governmental accounting and financial reporting professionals, state and local government CFOs, and auditors of state and local governments.

GFOA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors using its website: NASBAregistry.org.