NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

15.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements:

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.  This standard modifies the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. This may result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses.  This standard is effective for our fiscal year 2021. We adopted this standard on November 1, 2020.  This standard did not have a significant effect on our accounting policies or on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

New Accounting Pronouncements:

In December 2019, FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which allows for companies to remove certain exceptions and clarifies certain requirements regarding franchise taxes, goodwill, consolidated tax expenses, and annual effective tax rate calculations.  This standard is effective for our fiscal year 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are assessing the impact this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.  This standard provides temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens of the expected market transition from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as SOFR.  This standard is effective for all entities beginning March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.  We are assessing the impact this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.  

There have been no other significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates during the six months ended April 30, 2021.