In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-13,
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
to require the measurement of expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The guidance also amends the impairment model for
debt securities and requires entities to determine whether all or a portion of the unrealized loss on such debt security is a credit loss. In November 2018, ASU
2018-19
aligns the implementation date for nonpublic entities’ annual financial statements with the implementation date for their interim financial statements and clarify the scope of the guidance in the amendments in ASU
2016-13
to clarify that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of
Credit Losses (Topic 326)
and should be accounted for in accordance with
). In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU
2019-04,
which, among other amendments, allows for certain policy elections and practical expedients related to accrued interest on financial instruments. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU
2019-10
and ASU
2019-11,
which addressed certain aspects of the guidance related to effective dates, expected recoveries, troubled debt restructurings, accrued interest receivables, and financial assets secured by collateral. In February and March 2020, the FASB also issued ASU
2020-02
and ASU
2020-03,
respectively, which provide certain amendments and improvements to sections of ASU
2016-13.
These standards are effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU
2019-12,
Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes
, which is intended to improve consistency and simplify several areas of existing guidance. ASU
2019-12
removes certain exceptions to the general principles related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. ASU
2019-12
is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020 for public entities, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.