RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE 7 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") with required effective dates. The following accounting pronouncements should be read in conjunction with "Critical Accounting Policies" of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K.

ASU No. 2022-01, “Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging – Portfolio Layer Method.”  The ASU clarifies the guidance in ASC 815 on fair value hedge accounting of interest rate risk for portfolios of financial assets.  The ASU amends the guidance in ASU 2017-12 (released on August 28, 2017) that, among other things, established the “last-of-layer” method for making the fair value hedge accounting for these portfolios more accessible.  The ASU renames that method the “portfolio layer” method and addresses feedback from stakeholders regarding its application.  The objective of the ASU is to better align the Company’s financial reporting with the results of its risk management strategy, and to improve the hedge accounting model by simplifying it.  The ASU is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact upon the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

ASU No. 2022-02, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures.”  The ASU eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs") in ASC 310-40, "Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors" for entities that have adopted the current expected credit loss ("CECL") model introduced by ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326):  Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”.  It also requires that public business entities disclose current-period gross charge-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, "Financial Instruments—Credit Losses—Measured at Amortized Cost".  The ASU is effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact upon the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

ASU No. 2023-01. Leases (Topic 842),  “Common Control Arrangements.”  The ASU is an amendment to Topic 842.  The amendments in this Update clarify the accounting for leasehold improvements associated with common control leases.  This Update has been issued in order to address current diversity in practice associated with the accounting for leasehold improvements associated with a lease between entities under common control.  The amendments in this Update apply to all lessees that are a party to a lease between entities under common control in which there are leasehold improvements.  The amendments in this Update are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023.  The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

ASU No. 2023-02.  Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), “Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method.”  The amendments in this Update permit reporting entities to elect to account for their tax equity investments, regardless of the tax credit program from which the income tax credits are received, using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met.  The amendments in this Update are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023 with early adoption permitted.  The Company currently has no investments which are subject to this guidance and therefore the impact of adopting the new guidance is not expected to have a material impact upon the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

ASU No. 2023-05.  Business Combinations—Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60):  Recognition and Initial Measurement.  The amendments in this Update are effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025.  Additionally, a joint venture that was formed before January 1, 2025 may elect to apply the amendments retrospectively if it has sufficient information.  Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period in which financial statements have not yet been issued (or made available for issuance), either prospectively or retrospectively.  The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.