NOTE 9 RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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NOTE 9     RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under US GAAP.  The core principle of ASU No. 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services.  ASU No. 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing US GAAP.  The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, of implementing this guidance on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern.  This standard sets forth management’s responsibility to evaluate, each reporting period, whether there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and if so, to provide related disclosures in the financial statements.  ASU No. 2014-15 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods ending after December 15, 2016.  The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, of implementing this guidance on the Company’s financial statement presentation.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.”  To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in ASU No. 2015-03 require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in ASU No. 2015-03.  ASU 2015-03 was effective for the Company in the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and there was no impact on its financial reporting.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740), simplifying the presentation of deferred income taxes on the balance sheet by requiring companies to classify everything as either a non-current asset or non-current liability.  ASU No. 2015-17 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods ending after December 15, 2016.  The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, of implementing this guidance on the Company’s financial statement presentation.

In February 2016, the FASB released ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to bring transparency to lessee balance sheets. ASU No. 2016-02 will require organizations that lease assets (lessees) to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by all leases with terms of more than 12 months. ASU No. 2016-02 will apply to both types of leases; capital (or finance) leases and operating leases. Previously, US GAAP has required only capital leases to be recognized on lessee balance sheets. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU No. 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU No. 2016-09 is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the income tax impact, classification on the statement of cash flows and forfeitures.  ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for years ending after December 31, 2016, and the Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU No. 2016-09 on its consolidated financial statements.