Significant Accounting Policies | 6 Months Ended |
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| Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements | |
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| ASU 2014-12, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for shared-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. | |
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| The FASB has issued ASU No. 2014-12 which requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. A reporting entity should apply existing guidance in Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting to account for such awards. The performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU-2014-12 is not expected to have material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. | |
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| ASU No. 2014-09, Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) | |
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| The FASB and IASB (the Boards) have issued converged standards on revenue recognition. ASU No. 2014-09 affects any entity using U.S. GAAP that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. This ASU will supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition and most industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: | |
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| • | Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer. |
| • | Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract. |
| • | Step 3: Determine the transaction price. |
| • | Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. |
| • | Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. |
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For a public entity, the amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. This ASU is to be applied retrospectively, with certain practical expedients allowed. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this statement on its consolidated financial statements. |
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ASU No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity |
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The FASB has issued ASU No. 2014-08 which enhance convergence between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The amendments in the ASU change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. It also addresses sources of confusion and inconsistent application related to financial reporting of discontinued operations guidance in U.S. GAAP. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. Those strategic shifts should have a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results. Examples include a disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business, or a major equity method investment. In addition, the new guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. The amendments in the ASU are effective in the first quarter of 2015 for public organizations with calendar year ends. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU-2014-08 is not expected to have material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. |