Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes during the six months ended June 30, 2020, other than as noted below.

Restricted Cash Equivalents

Restricted cash equivalents are money market funds held in collateral accounts that are restricted to secure a letter of credit in accordance with the lease for 281 Albany Street that the Company entered into in March of 2020 (see Note 8). The letter of credit is required to be maintained throughout the term of the lease, which is ten years. These restricted cash equivalents amount to $1.9 million and are reported in “Other Assets” in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Adopted

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The new standard modifies disclosure requirements related to fair value measurement. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three or six months ended June 30, 2020.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). The standard changes how credit losses are measured for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, the standard requires the use of a new forward-looking “expected credit loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, the standard now requires allowances to be recorded instead of reducing the amortized cost of the investment. With certain exceptions, the guidance is applied using a modified retrospective approach by reflecting adjustments through a cumulative-effect impact to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three or six months ended June 30, 2020.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – Issued but not yet adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The amendments in ASU 2019-12 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods therein. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of ASU 2019-12 will have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.