Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections:

Immaterial Error Correction

Correction of an Immaterial Error

The Company identified an immaterial error related to its classification on the consolidated balance sheet for an accrued liability that is due more than a year after the balance sheet date. The Company determined that in accounting for this accrued liability, it did not properly classify it in long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014.  The Company reviewed the impact of this error on the prior periods in accordance with SEC guidelines on materiality of the error from a qualitative and quantitative perspective and determined that the error was not material to the prior period consolidated financial statements.  However, the Company has corrected the balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2014 by increasing the long-term accrued expenses and decreasing the accounts payable and accrued expenses in current liabilities by $213,000.  The impact of the error increased our working capital ratio from .56:1 to .57:1 as of December 31, 2014.  In addition, the error had no impact on our bank covenants as of December 31, 2014.

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles

NEW ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

In May 2014, and as amended in July 2015, as part of its ongoing efforts to assist in the convergence of U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, the FASB issued a new standard related to revenue recognition. Under the new standard, recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The new standard will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2018. Early adoption as of January 1, 2017 is permitted.  We anticipate this standard may have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, and we are currently evaluating its impact.

In August 2014, FASB issued Preparation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. Under GAAP, continuation of a reporting entity as a going concern is presumed as the basis for preparing financial statements unless and until the entity's liquidation becomes imminent. Preparation of financial statements under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting. If and when an entity's liquidation becomes imminent, financial statements should be prepared under the liquidation basis of accounting in accordance with Presentation of Financial Statements--Liquidation Basis of Accounting. Even when an entity's liquidation is not imminent, there may be conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. In those situations, financial statements should continue to be prepared under the going concern basis of accounting, but the amendments in this update should be followed to determine whether to disclose information about the relevant conditions and events. The amendments in this update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company will evaluate the going concern considerations and management anticipates this update will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.