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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS  
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

9.    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2016, the FASB issued updated guidance on leases which, for operating leases, requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in its balance sheet. The standard also requires a lessee to recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term, on a generally straight-line basis. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with earlier application permitted.

On October 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842 Leases (ASU No.2016-02) and all the related amendments to its lease contracts using the modified retrospective method.  The effective date was used as the Company’s date of initial application with no restatement of prior periods.  As such prior periods continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods.  The Company recorded upon adoption a right-of -use asset and lease liability on the consolidated condensed balance sheet of $9,558 and $9,686, respectively.  The lease liability reflects the present value of the Company’s estimated future minimum lease payments over the term of the lease, which includes options that are reasonably certain to be exercised, discounted utilizing a collateralized incremental borrowing rate.  The impact of the new lease standard does not affect the Company’s cash flows. See Note 12 Leases for additional information.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrument” “CECL”).  ASU 2016-13 requires an allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets to be recognized as early as day one of the instrument.  This ASU departs from the incurred loss model which means the probability threshold is removed.  It considers more forward-looking information and requires the entity to estimate its credit losses as far as it can reasonably estimate.  This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is assessing this pronouncement and does not expect a material impact to the financial statements.