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Defined Benefit Plan
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]  
Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Text Block]

11. Defined Benefit Plan

 

The Company had a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which covered substantially all of its employees. The plan provided monthly retirement benefits commencing at age 65. Effective February 28, 2009, the Company “froze” or suspended future benefit accruals under the plan. On November 5, 2010, the Company notified participants of its intention to terminate the plan in a standard termination with a proposed termination date of January 7, 2011. In order to terminate the plan and pay the distributions required, the Company fully funded a total of $3,320,932 to the plan, and no further funding is required. The plan was totally liquidated during 2011 and no future pension obligation existed at December 31, 2011.

 

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011  
Components of net periodic benefit costs:        
Interest costs   $ 124,539  
Expected return on plan assets     (124,037 )
Amortization of prior servicer costs     72,871  
         
Net periodic benefit costs   $ 73,373