BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First Keystone Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Keystone Community Bank (the “Bank”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2019. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in First Keystone Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The Corporation has evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to the consolidated balance sheet date of June 30, 2019 for items that should potentially be recognized or disclosed in these consolidated financial statements. The evaluation was conducted through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.