CPE Webcasts

On Demand

Join Newsletter

CPE Webcasts

On Demand

Join Newsletter

Contact Us
FASB Staff Q&A: Not-for-Profit Grants and Contracts Standard

FASB Staff Q&A: Not-for-Profit Grants and Contracts Standard

Jul 5, 2019 | Accounting, Non-Profit

The FASB has issued a Staff Q&A that addresses two few frequently asked questions about the application of the limited discretion indicator and the accounting for cost-sharing provisions when implementing ASU 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. The Q&A addresses cost sharing provisions as well as budgets and its impact on whether these stipulations would qualify as conditions for contribution accounting.

Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

May 22, 2019 | Accounting

As part of its Simplification Initiative, FASB has issued an Exposure Draft proposing changes to ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. The proposal would simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions in the area of financial reporting for taxes. The...
Proposed ASU: Disclosure Requirements

Proposed ASU: Disclosure Requirements

May 9, 2019 | Accounting

FASB has issued an Exposure Draft for Disclosure Improvements on Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. The proposed amendments are intended to clarify or improve disclosure and presentation requirements of a...
Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Income Taxes

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Income Taxes

Apr 9, 2019 | Accounting

As part of the Disclosure Framework Project, FASB has issued a revised proposed ASU related to Income Taxes (Topic 740). The Proposed ASU, Disclosure Framework- Changes to the Disclosure and Requirements for Income Taxes, adds new disclosures, modifies existing and...

Connect With Us

Contact Us
Join Newsletter
galasso learning solutions logo

Disrupting the CPE industry by providing high quality, engaging, and up-to-date content that does more than check boxes, but provides a meaningful learning experience for CPAs.

About Us

Services

Who We Serve

Terms & Conditions | NASBA Policies

 

© 2025 Galasso Learning Solutions - All rights reserved
Have a Question?
Jaclyn Veno CPA | Auditing Level Training | CPE

Melisa Galasso, CPA, CSP, CPTD

Melisa F. Galasso is the founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions LLC. A CPA with nearly 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. She also supports essential professional development, audit level training, and train the trainer efforts.

Melisa is a Certified Speaking Professional, 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.

She also serves on the FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC), AICPA Council, and the AICPA’s Women’s Initiative Executive Committee (WIEC). She also serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Center for Plain English Accounting. She previously served on the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee (TIC), the VSCPA’s Board of Directors, and is a past Chair of the NCACPA’s A&A committee. 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, is 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 also named the 2019 Rising Star by her regional NAWBO chapter, received the Don Farmer award for achievement in technical content instruction, and earned several other awards for public speaking and technical training.