Accounting Pronouncement

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

Accounting Pronouncement

In February 2013, the Emerging Issues Task Force issued "Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward or Tax Credit Carryforward Exists." The new standard requires entities to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the statement of financial position as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward or a tax credit carryforward, except as follows. To the extent that a net operating loss carryforward or tax credit carryforward at the reporting date is not available under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position, the unrecognized tax benefit would be presented in the statement of financial position as a liability. The new standard is applicable for all entities that have unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward or a tax credit carryforward exists. The new standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013 and does not require any new financial statement disclosures. This new standard may be applied retrospectively or prospectively with early adoption permitted. The Company retrospectively adopted this new standard effective January 1, 2013.