Recently issued accounting standards

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Apr. 30, 2016

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recently issued accounting standards

Note 2 –Recently issued accounting standards:

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning on or after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB extended the effective date by one year to years beginning on and after December 15, 2017. The standard may be adopted as early as the original effective date but early adoption prior to that date is not permitted. ASU No. 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry specific guidance. FREIT is currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, "Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis", which is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. ASU No. 2015-02 amends the assessment of whether a limited partnership or an LLC is a variable interest entity; the effect that fees paid to a decision maker have on the consolidation analysis; how variable interests held by a reporting entity's related parties or de facto agents affect its consolidation conclusion; and for entities other than limited partnerships or LLCs, clarifies how to determine whether the equity holders as a group have power over an entity. The Company has early adopted this guidance effective with its first quarter ended January 31, 2016. The adoption of this guidance did not have any impact on FREIT’s financial statements or footnote disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, “Leases (Topic 840)”. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. FREIT is currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.