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Note 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]  
New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


In May 2014, the Financial Accountings Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles when it becomes effective. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. Early application is not permitted. ASU 2014-09 permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.


In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation – Stock Compensation: Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. The guidance requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. The guidance will be effective for the Company in the fiscal quarter beginning January 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, if any, on its financial statements.


In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (subtopic 205-40). The guidance requires disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The guidance will be effective for the Company in the fiscal quarter beginning January 1, 2017. Management is evaluating the significance of the recent accounting pronouncement and has not yet concluded whether the pronouncement will have a significant effect on the Company’s future financial statements.