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ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE:
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE:  
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NOTE 15. ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

 

The following Updates to the Accounting Standards Codification are effective beginning in the first quarter of 2013:

 

ASU No. 2012-02: On July 27, 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2012-02, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment.” This update simplifies the guidance for testing the impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill. The amendments allow an organization the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. If the Company elects to perform a qualitative assessment, it is no longer required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the organization determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is “more likely than not” that the asset is impaired.  This update eliminates the prior requirement to test impairment on at least an annual basis by comparing the fair value of the asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeded its fair value, an impairment loss was recognized in an amount equal to the difference.

 

The amendments in this update are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal periods beginning after September 15, 2012. Therefore beginning in the first quarter of 2013, the Company is applying this guidance on the testing of the impairment of its indefinite-lived intangible assets.

 

ASU No. 2011-11: On December 16, 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” an amendment of ASC topic 210 “Balance Sheet.” The objective of this ASU is to improve disclosures about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This scope would include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of IFRS.

 

This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. This update was clarified by the ASU No. 2013-01.

 

ASU No. 2013-01: On January 31, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01 “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” The objective of this update is to clarify the scope of the offsetting disclosures and address any unintended consequences. This update clarifies that the scope of ASU No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, applies to derivatives including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with Topic 210 — “Balance Sheet” or Topic 815 — “Derivatives and Hedging” or are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement.  We are required to apply the amendments of ASU No. 2011-11 and ASU No. 2013-01 for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. As of March 31, 2013, we did not have any transactions to report.

 

ASU No. 2013-02: On February 5, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02 “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” This update improves the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments in this update requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under U.S.GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under U.S.GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts.

 

The amendments in this update apply to all entities that issue financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S.GAAP and that report items of other comprehensive income. It is required to comply with these amendments for all reporting periods presented, including interim periods.  The amendments of this update are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and we will apply it in any material reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income in the future.