Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Receivables (Topic 310): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans Upon Foreclosure. ASU 2014-04 “Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans Upon Foreclosure” clarifies that a creditor is considered to have physical possession of residential real estate that is collateral for a residential mortgage loan when it obtains legal title to the collateral or a deed in lieu of foreclosure or similar legal agreement is completed.  Consequently, it should reclassify the loan to other real estate owned at that time.  ASU 2014-04 applies to all creditors who obtain physical possession resulting from an in substance repossession or foreclosure of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan in satisfaction of a receivable.  The ASU does not apply to commercial real estate loans, as the foreclosure process and applicable laws for those assets are significantly different from residential real estate.  The ASU is effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014.  The Corporation does not believe ASU 2014-04 will have a material effect on its financial statements.

Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.  ASU 2013-11 “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” require an entity with an unrecognized tax benefit that is ‘not available’ or not intended to be used at the reporting date to present the unrecognized tax benefit as a liability that should not be combined with deferred tax assets.  Otherwise, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented as a reduction to the related deferred tax asset.  The assessment of whether a deferred tax asset is available is based on the unrecognized tax benefit and deferred tax asset that exist at the reporting date and should be made presuming disallowance of the tax position at the reporting date.  The amendments in ASU 2013-11 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013.  The Corporation adopted this ASU 2013-11 at March 31, 2014.