RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS [Abstract]

RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE 10 – RECENT PRONOUNCEMENTS

In April 2011, the FASB issued an accounting standards update (“ASU”) regarding reconsideration of effective control for repurchase agreements.  This ASU removes from the assessment of effective control (1) the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and (2) the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion.  Other criteria applicable to the assessment of effective control are not changed by this ASU.  The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the financial position and results of operations of the Company.

In May 2011, the FASB issued an ASU regarding amendments to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).  This ASU provides amendments to ensure that fair value has the same meaning in U.S. GAAP and IFRS and that their respective fair value measurements and disclosure requirements are the same.  The ASU is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the financial position and results of operations of the Company.

In June 2011, the FASB issued an ASU regarding the presentation of comprehensive income.  This ASU amends existing guidance and eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholder's equity.  This ASU requires that comprehensive income be presented in either a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements.  This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this ASU changed the manner in which the Company's other comprehensive income is disclosed and did not have an impact on the financial position and results of operations of the Company.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an ASU regarding goodwill impairment.  This ASU gives companies the option to perform a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying value as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. This ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the financial position and results of operations of the Company.