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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE  
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE

NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE

New Accounting Standards Recently Adopted

On April 1, 2019, we adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, or Accounting Standards Codification 842 (ASC 842) and all the related amendments using the modified retrospective method. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the lease accounting standard in effect for those periods.

The most significant effects of the standard on our consolidated financial statements were (1) the recognition of new right-of-use asset and lease liability on our consolidated balance sheet for an operating lease, and (2) new disclosures about our leasing activities (see Note 13). We elected the policy of not recording leases on the balance sheet when the leases have terms of 12 months or less. The Company has one short-term operating lease with a term of twelve months.

We elected the practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance of the new standard that retained the lease classification and initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to adoption of the standard. The adoption did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings, and did not have a material impact on our results of operations, balance sheet or cash flows.

We also adopted the following ASUs effective April 1, 2019, none of which had a material impact to our financial statements or financial statement disclosures: ASU 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, ASU 2018-07, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, and ASU 2018-02 Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.

Issued Standards Not Yet Adopted

In December, 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, expected to reduce cost and complexity related to the accounting for income taxes. This ASU removes specific exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 under U.S. GAAP and removes the limitation on the tax benefit recognized on pre-tax losses in interim periods. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the amendments in this update to determine the impact it may have on its financial statements and disclosures.