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Note 18 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]
18.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In
February 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
2016
-
02,
Leases (Topic
842
)
. The guidance in this ASU supersedes the leasing guidance in Topic
840,
Leases
. Under the new guidance, lessees are required to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than
12
months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. This ASU and its amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those fiscal years.
 
 
In
July 2018,
the FASB issued ASU
2018
-
10,
Codification improvements to Topic
842,
Leases.
The amendments in ASU
2018
-
10
provide more clarification in regards to the application and requirements of ASU
2016
-
02.
 
 
In
July 2018,
the FASB issued ASU
2018
-
11,
Topic
842,
Leases - Targeted improvements.
The amendments in ASU
2018
-
11
provide for the option to adopt the standard prospectively and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as well as offer a new practical expedient that will allow the Company to elect, by class of underlying asset, to
not
separate non-lease and lease components in certain circumstances and instead to account for those components as a single item.
 
ASU
2016
-
02
became effective on
April 1, 2019,
and the Company adopted the standard using the modified retrospective transition method, which impacted all leases existing at, or entered into after, the period of adoption. For all leases existing at the time of adoption the Company recognized a right-of-use asset and lease liability on the balance sheet.  See Note
14
"Leases" for additional information.
 
In
June 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
2016
-
13,
Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic
326
): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
. The amendments in ASU
2016
-
13
will provide more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2019,
including interim periods within that year.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of ASU
2016
-
13
may
have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In
July 2017,
the FASB issued ASU
2017
-
11,
Earnings per Share (Topic
260
),
Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic
480
), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic
815
)
. The amendments in ASU
2017
-
11
provide guidance for freestanding equity-linked financial instruments, such as warrants and conversion options in convertible debt or preferred stock, and should
no
longer be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round feature. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those periods. As of
April 1, 2019,
the Company has adopted ASU
2017
-
11
and noted
no
significant impact on its consolidated financial statements, primarily due to the put option feature within the Company's warrant agreements which requires continued liability classification under ASC
480.
 
In
August 2017,
the FASB issued ASU
2017
-
12,
Derivatives and Hedging (Topic
815
): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
. The amendments in ASU
2017
-
12
provide improved financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. In addition, the amendments in this update make certain targeted improvements to simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those periods. As of
April 1, 2019,
the Company has adopted ASU
2017
-
12
and noted
no
significant impact on its consolidated financial statements, primarily due to the fact that there are
no
longer any hedging instruments included in its results.
 
In
June 2018,
the FASB issued ASU
2018
-
08,
Not
-For-Profit Entities (Topic
958
): Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made.  The amendments in ASU
2018
-
08
assist entities in (
1
) evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as contributions (nonreciprocal transactions) within the scope of Topic
958,
Not
-for-Profit Entities, or as exchange (reciprocal) transactions subject to other guidance and (
2
) determining whether a contribution is conditional.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2018,
including interim periods within those periods. As of
April 1, 2019,
the Company has adopted ASU
2018
-
08
and noted additional disclosures within its revenue footnote to appropriately present the revenue related to its grant revenue.
 
In
August 2018,
the FASB issued ASU
2018
-
13,
Fair Value Measurement (Topic
820
): Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
. The amendments in ASU
2018
-
13
provide for increased effectiveness of the disclosures made around fair value measurements while including consideration for costs and benefits. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2019,
including interim periods within those periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU
2018
-
13
may
have on its consolidated financial statements.