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NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS AND SHARE BASED AWARDS (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
New Pronouncements And Share Based Awards Policies  
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary.  This amendment to Topic 810 clarifies, but does not change, the scope of current US GAAP.  It clarifies the decrease in ownership provisions of Subtopic 810-10 and removes the potential conflict between guidance in that Subtopic and asset derecognition and gain or loss recognition guidance that may exist in other US GAAP.  An entity will be required to follow the amended guidance beginning in the period that it first adopts FAS 160 (now included in Subtopic 810-10).  For those entities that have already adopted FAS 160, the amendments are effective at the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period ending on or after December 15, 2009.  The amendments should be applied retrospectively to the first period that an entity adopted FAS 160.  The Company has addressed this accounting pronouncement and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

  

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-01, Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash-a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,(Topic 505). This Accounting Standards Update clarifies that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend for purposes of applying Topics 505 and 260 (Equity and Earning Per Share). Effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and would be applied on a retrospective basis.  The Company has addressed this accounting pronouncement and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (ASU 2011-04).  This update provides guidance on how fair value measurement should be applied where existing GAAP already requires or permits fair value measurements.  In addition, ASU 2011-04 requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements.  ASU 2011-04 became effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2012.  The Company has addressed this accounting pronouncement and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

Earnings Per Common Share

The Company follows FASB ASC 260 “Earnings Per Share”. ASC 260 simplifies the standards for computing earnings per share (EPS) and makes them comparable to international EPS standards. Basic EPS is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, excluding the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted. Net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share was calculated using the following number of shares for the nine months ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

    2012     2011  
             
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding     1,561,022       1,561,022  
Share Based Awards

The Company adopted “Share-Based Payment” FASB ASC 718.  ASC 718 requires expense for all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values.  Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative.  For the Company, this statement was effective as of April 1, 2006.  The Company adopted the modified prospective method, under which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date.  The modified prospective method recognizes compensation cost based on the requirements of ASC 718 for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and, based on the requirements of ASC 718, for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date that remain unvested on the effective date.  The Company does not expect to record any significant expenses under ASC 718 for options currently outstanding.  However, the amount of expense recorded under ASC 718 will depend upon the number of options granted in the future and their valuation.