Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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Jun. 30, 2021

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The following FASB Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) are divided into pronouncements which have been adopted by the Corporation since January 1, 2021, and those which are not yet effective and have been evaluated or are currently being evaluated by management as of June 30, 2021.

Adopted Pronouncements:

FASB ASU 2018-14 (Topic 715), “Compensation-Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans-General”

Issued in August 2018, ASU 2018-14, modifies, adds and removes certain disclosures aimed to improve the overall usefulness of the disclosure requirements to financial statement users. The guidance became effective for the Corporation on January 1, 2021 and the adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”

Issued in December 2019, ASU 2019-12 adds new guidance to simplify accounting for income taxes, changes the accounting for certain income tax transactions and makes minor improvements to the codification. The guidance became effective for the Corporation on January 1, 2021 and the adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Pronouncements Not Yet Effective:

FASB ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting”

Issued in March 2020, ASU No. 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. Specifically, the guidance permits an entity, when certain criteria are met, to consider amendments to contracts made to comply with reference rate reform to meet the definition of a modification under GAAP. It further allows hedge accounting to be maintained and a one-time transfer or sale of qualifying held-to-maturity securities. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments are permitted to be adopted any time through December 31, 2022 and do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for certain optional expedients elected for certain hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2020-04 on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.