Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation:  The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, including QCR Holdings, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2012.  Accordingly, footnote disclosures, which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited consolidated financial statements, have been omitted.

The financial information of the Company included herein has been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Such information reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented.  Any differences appearing between the numbers presented in financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis are due to rounding.  The results of the interim period ended June 30, 2012, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2012.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries which include three state-chartered commercial banks:  Quad City Bank & Trust Company (“QCBT”), Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company (“CRBT”), and Rockford Bank & Trust Company (“RB&T”).  The Company also engages in direct financing lease contracts through the 80% equity investment by QCBT in m2 Lease Funds, LLC (“m2 Lease Funds”), and in real estate holdings through its 91% equity investment in Velie Plantation Holding Company, LLC (“VPHC”).  All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent accounting developments:  In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the balance sheet, and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement.  ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.  Adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications:  Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified, with no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity, to conform with the current period presentation.