RECENT ACCOUNTING AND REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

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

NOTE 4 – RECENT ACCOUNTING AND REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in this update supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, including most industry-specific revenue recognition guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of Topic 606 is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company's primary source of revenue is interest income on financial assets, which is explicitly excluded from the scope of the new guidance. In addition, management determined that the timing of the Company’s recognition of wealth management fees did not change materially. The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, to address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. The key provision included in the ASU is that equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) will be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income and the elimination of the requirement for public business entities to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost.  This ASU also requires companies to use an “exit price” fair value when measuring the fair values of financial instruments. The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements, as the Company does not currently invest in equity securities.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The amendments in this ASU provide cash flow statement classification guidance for certain areas where diversification existed in practice. The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The amendments in this update require that in the statement of cash flows, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts. The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718) to provide clarity and reduce both (1) diversity in practice and (2) cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to a change in terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The adoption of this update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018-02, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The purpose of this ASU is to eliminate the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Reform Act of 2017. Upon adoption of this update, the Company recorded a reclassification of $7 thousand to increase accumulated other comprehensive income and decrease retained earnings.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires a lessee to record a right-to-use asset and liability representing the obligation to make lease payments for long-term leases. This ASU will be effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. It is expected that assets and liabilities will increase based on the present value of remaining lease payments for leases in place at the adoption date; however, this is not expected to be material to the Company's results of operations or financial position. Management continues to evaluate the extent of potential impact the new guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), which requires entities to measure expected credit losses based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectibility of the reported amount. Credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP; however, recognized credit losses will be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. This ASU will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods. Management is evaluating the provisions of the update, and will closely monitor developments and additional guidance to determine the potential impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Management is currently working with a third party software service provider to ensure proper mapping and alignment of critical instrument-specific data.