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Business, Acquisition of Assets and Basis of Presentation (Policies)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Basis of Presentation
 
These unaudited financial statements represent the financial statements of Aytu. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with Aytu’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2015, which included all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). In the opinion of management, these unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of Aytu for the balance sheet and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of expected operating results for the full year. The information presented throughout this report as of and for the period ended March 31, 2016 is unaudited.
 
Aytu’s current business was formed through a reverse triangular merger (the “Merger”) in which Luoxis Diagnostics, Inc. (“Luoxis”) and Vyrix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Vyrix”) merged into Rosewind Corporation in a multi-step merger on April 16, 2015. These historical financial statements prior to April 16, 2015 include the combined financial statements of Vyrix from its inception in November 2013, combined with the carve-out financial statements related to Vyrix assets acquired in the Merger (the “Vyrix Acquired Assets”) from March 23, 2011, the date its parent company, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Ampio”), originally acquired the Vyrix Acquired Assets through its merger with DMI BioSciences, Inc. (“BioSciences”) and the financial statements of Luoxis from its inception in January 2013, combined with the carve-out financial statements related to Luoxis.
 
On June 8, 2015, in connection with the reincorporation as a Delaware corporation, the Company effected a reverse stock split in which each common stock holder received one share of common stock for every 12.174 shares then outstanding (the “Reverse Stock Split”). All share and per share amounts in this Report have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the Reverse Stock Split.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Aytu considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of money market fund investments. Aytu’s investment policy is to preserve principal and maintain liquidity. The Company periodically monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of the financial institutions with which it invests. Periodically, throughout the year, Aytu has maintained balances in excess of federally insured limits.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Revenue Recognition
 
License Agreements and Royalties
 
Payments received upon signing of license agreements are for the right to use the license and are deferred and amortized over the lesser of the license term or patent life of the licensed drug. Milestone payments relate to obtaining regulatory approval, cumulative sales targets, and other projected milestones and are recognized at the time the milestones are achieved. Royalties will be recognized as revenue when earned.
 
Product & Service Sales
 
Aytu recognizes revenue from product and service sales when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or service has been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.
Estimated Sales Returns And Allowances [Policy Text Block]  
Estimated Sales Returns and Allowances
 
Aytu records estimated reductions in revenue for potential returns of products by customers. As a result, management must make estimates of potential future product returns and other allowances related to current period product revenue. In making such estimates, management analyzes historical returns, current economic trends and changes in customer demand and acceptance of our products. If management were to make different judgments or utilize different estimates, material differences in the amount of the Company’s reported revenue could result.
Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Accounts Receivable
 
Accounts receivable are recorded at their net realized value. Aytu evaluates collectability of accounts receivable on a quarterly basis and records a valuation allowance accordingly. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been recorded.
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Inventories
 
Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Aytu periodically reviews the composition of its inventories in order to identify obsolete, slow-moving or otherwise unsaleable items. If unsaleable items are observed and there are no alternate uses for the inventory, Aytu will record a write-down to net realizable value in the period that the impairment is first recognized.
 
When future commercialization is considered probable and the future economic benefit is expected to be realized, based on management’s judgment, Aytu capitalizes pre-launch inventory costs prior to regulatory approval. A number of factors are taken into consideration, including the current status in the regulatory approval process, potential impediments to the approval process, such as safety or efficacy, anticipated research and development initiatives that could impact the indication in which the compound will be used, viability of commercialization and marketplace trends. For product candidates that have not been approved by the FDA, inventory used in clinical trials is expensed at the time of production and recorded as research and development expense. For products that have been approved by the FDA, inventory used in clinical trials is expensed at the time the inventory is packaged for the clinical trial. Prior to receiving FDA approval, costs related to purchases of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the manufacturing of the product candidate are recorded as research and development expense.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Fixed Assets
 
Fixed assets are recorded at cost. After being placed in service, the fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives. Fixed assets consist of the following:
 
 
 
Estimated
Useful
Lives in
 
June 30,
 
 
 
years
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lab equipment
 
3 - 5
 
 
90,000
 
 
90,000
 
Less accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
 
(60,000)
 
 
(33,000)
 
Fixed assets, net
 
 
 
$
30,000
 
$
57,000
 
 
Aytu recorded the following depreciation expense in the respective periods:
 
 
 
Year Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation expense
 
$
27,000
 
$
27,000
 
In Process Research and Development, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
In-Process Research and Development
 
In-process research and development (“IPRD”) relates to the Company’s Zertane product and clinical trial data acquired in connection with the 2011 acquisition of BioSciences. The $7,500,000 recorded was based on an independent, third party appraisal of the fair value of the assets acquired. IPRD is considered an indefinite-lived intangible asset and its fair value will be assessed annually and written down if impaired. Once the Zertane product obtains regulatory approval and commercial production begins, IPRD will be reclassified to an intangible that will be amortized over its estimated useful life. If the Company decided to abandon the Zertane product, the IPRD would be expensed.
Intangible Assets, Finite-Lived, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Patents
 
Costs of establishing patents, consisting of legal and filing fees paid to third parties, are expensed as incurred. The fair value of the Zertane patents, determined by an independent third party appraisal, is $500,000. The Zertane patents were acquired in connection with the 2011 acquisition of BioSciences and are being amortized over the remaining U.S. patent lives of approximately 11 years which expires in March 2022. The cost of the Luoxis patents was $380,000 when they were acquired in connection with the 2013 formation of Luoxis and is being amortized over the remaining U.S. patent lives of approximately 15 years which expires in March 2028. Patents consist of the following:
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patents
 
$
880,000
 
$
880,000
 
Less accumulated amortization
 
 
(251,000)
 
 
(180,000)
 
Patents, net
 
$
629,000
 
$
700,000
 
 
Aytu recorded the following amortization expense in the respective periods:
 
 
 
Year Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization expense
 
$
71,000
 
$
70,000
 
 
Future amortization from the year ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:
 
2016
 
$
71,000
 
2017
 
 
71,000
 
2018
 
 
71,000
 
2019
 
 
71,000
 
2020
 
 
71,000
 
Thereafter
 
 
274,000
 
 
 
$
629,000
 
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]
Business Combination—ProstaScint
 
In May 2015, Aytu entered into and closed on an asset purchase agreement with Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the agreement, Aytu purchased assets related to the Seller’s product known as ProstaScint® (capromab pendetide), including certain intellectual property and contracts, and the product approvals, inventory and work in progress (together, the “ProstaScint Business”), and assumed certain of the Seller’s liabilities, including those related to product approvals and the sale and marketing of ProstaScint.
 
The purchase price consisted of the upfront payment of $1.0 million. Aytu also paid an additional $500,000 for the ProstaScint-related product inventory and $227,000 (which represents a portion of certain FDA fees). Aytu also will pay 8% as contingent consideration on its net sales made after October 31, 2017, payable up to a maximum aggregate payment of an additional $2.5 million. The contingent consideration was valued at $664,000 using a discounted cash flow estimate as of the acquisition date. The total fair value consideration for the purchase was $2.4 million.
 
The Company’s allocation on consideration transferred for ProstaScint as of the purchase date of May 20, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible assets
 
$
727,000
 
Intangible assets
 
 
1,590,000
 
Goodwill
 
 
74,000
 
Total assets acquired
 
$
2,391,000
 
 
Included in the intangible assets is developed technology of $790,000, customer contracts of $720,000 and trade names of $80,000, each of which will be amortized over a ten-year period.
 
As of March 31, 2016 the contingent consideration had increased to $699,000 due to accretion.
 
Business Combination—Primsol
 
In October 2015, Aytu entered into and closed on an Asset Purchase Agreement with FSC Laboratories, Inc. (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the agreement, Aytu purchased assets related to the Seller’s product known as Primsol® (trimethoprim solution), including certain intellectual property and contracts, inventory, work in progress and all marketing and sales assets and materials related solely to Primsol (together, the “Primsol Business”), and assumed certain of the Seller’s liabilities, including those related to the sale and marketing of Primsol arising after the closing.
 
Aytu paid $500,000 at closing for the purchase of the Primsol Business and paid an additional $142,000, of which $102,000 went to inventory and $40,000 towards the Primsol Business, for the transfer of the Primsol-related product inventory. We also agreed to pay an additional (a) $500,000 which was paid on April 1, 2016, (b) $500,000 payable no later than June 30, 2016, and (c) $250,000 payable no later than September 30, 2016 (together, the “Installment Payments”).
 
The Company’s allocation on consideration transferred for Primsol as of the purchase date of October 5, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible assets
 
$
182,000
 
Intangible assets
 
 
1,470,000
 
Goodwill
 
 
147,000
 
Total assets acquired
 
$
1,799,000
 
 
Included in tangible assets is $102,000 of inventory and $80,000 of work-in-process inventory. Included in the intangible assets is developed technology of $520,000, customer contracts of $810,000 and trade names of $140,000, each of which will be amortized over a six-year period.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the accrued payable adjusted for the present value was $1,155,000.
Business Combinations
 
The Company accounts for its business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting as indicated in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations”, which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquire; and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, the Company recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and non-controlling interest in the acquiree, based on the fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. In accordance with ASC 805, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Goodwill
 
The ProstaScint purchase price allocation was based upon an analysis of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired from Jazz Pharmaceuticals. The final purchase price may be adjusted up to one year from the date of the acquisition. Identifying the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired required the use of estimates by management, and were based upon currently available data, as noted below.
 
The Company allocated the excess of purchase price over the identifiable intangible and net tangible assets to goodwill. Such goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes and represents the value placed on entering new markets and expanding market share.
 
The Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred, by comparing the carrying value to its implied fair value. Impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of the acquired business, adverse market conditions, adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations and a variety of other circumstances. If the Company determines that an impairment has occurred, it is required to record a write-down of the carrying value and charge the impairment as an operating expense in the period the determination is made. In evaluating the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill, the Company must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the acquired assets. Changes in strategy or market conditions could significantly impact those judgments in the future and require an adjustment to the recorded balances. The goodwill was recorded as part of the acquisition of ProstaScint that occurred on May 20, 2015. There was no impairment of goodwill for the year ended June 30, 2015.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include valuation allowances, stock-based compensation, warrant valuation, purchase price allocation, valuation of contingent consideration, sales returns and allowances, useful lives of fixed assets and assumptions in evaluating impairment of definite and indefinite lived assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Income Taxes
 
Aytu is included in the consolidated tax returns of Ampio. Aytu’s taxes are computed and reported on a “separate return” basis for these financial statements. Deferred taxes are provided on an asset and liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
 
The amount of income taxes and related income tax positions taken would be subject to audits by federal and state tax authorities if Aytu filed these taxes on a separate basis. The Company has adopted accounting guidance for uncertain tax positions which provides that in order to recognize an uncertain tax benefit, the taxpayer must be more likely than not of sustaining the position, and the measurement of the benefit is calculated as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon settlement with the taxing authority. The Company believes that it has no material uncertain tax positions. The Company’s policy is to record a liability for the difference between the benefits that are both recognized and measured pursuant to FASB ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“ASC 740-10”) and tax position taken or expected to be taken on the tax return. Then, to the extent that the assessment of such tax positions changes, the change in estimate is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. The Company reports tax-related interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. During the periods reported, management of the Company has concluded that no significant tax position requires recognition under ASC 740-10.
Compensation Related Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Stock-Based Compensation
 
Aytu accounts for share based payments by recognizing compensation expense based upon the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. The Company determines the estimated grant fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recognizes compensation costs ratably over the period of service using the graded method.
Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Research and Development
 
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred with expenses recorded in the respective period.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and other current assets and other liabilities are carried at cost which approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]  
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
 
Aytu routinely performs an annual evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of its long-lived assets to determine if facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of assets or intangible assets may be impaired and if any adjustment is warranted. Based on its evaluation as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, no impairment existed for long-lived assets.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Adoption of Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-16, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments,” which requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to estimated amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The amendments require that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change to the estimated amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments also require an entity to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the estimated amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. The amendment is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company early adopted this standard.
 
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. The amendments in the update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction of the carrying amount of the debt. Recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs were not affected by this amendment. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements — Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcement at June 18, 2015 EITF Meeting” which clarified that the SEC would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, the Company early adopted this standard and recorded debt issuance costs as a debt discount. There was no impact related to this adoption as the Company did not have any debt issuance costs prior to adoption.
 
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17 regarding ASC Topic 470 "Income Taxes: Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes." The amendments in ASU 2015-17 eliminate the requirement to bifurcate deferred taxes between current and non-current on the balance sheet and requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. The amendments for ASU-2015-17 can be applied retrospectively or prospectively and early adoption is permitted. Aytu early adopted ASU 2015-17 and there was no material impact on its financial statements.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, Not Adopted as of March 31, 2016
 
In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, “Compensation –Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share Based Payment Accounting”. The standard includes multiple provisions intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for share based payments. The amendments are expected to significantly impact net income, EPS, and the statement of cash flows. Implementation and administration may present challenges to companies with significant share based payment activities. The amendments are effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.
 
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability 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. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of its pending adoption of this standard on its financial statements.
 
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which requires that all equity investments be measured at fair value with changes in the fair value recognized through net income (other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee). The amendments in this update also require an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. In addition, the amendments in this update eliminate the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities and the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet for public business entities. The amendment is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its financial statements.
 
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.”  ASU 2015-11 clarifies that inventory should be held at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling price, less the estimated costs to complete, dispose and transport such inventory.  ASU 2015-11 will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  ASU 2015-11 is required to be applied prospectively and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2015-11 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-15 will have on its financial statements.
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 regarding ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. The standard provides principles for recognizing revenue for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers with the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Deferral of the Effective Date, which deferred the effective date of the new revenue standard for periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, which addresses principal versus agent considerations. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on its financial statements.
Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In June 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-10, “Technical Corrections and Improvements”. The amendments represent changes to clarify the codification, correct unintended application of guidance, or make minor improvements to the codification that are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice or create a significant administrative cost. In addition, some of the amendments will make the codification easier to understand and easier to apply by eliminating inconsistencies, providing needed clarifications, and improving the presentation of guidance in the codification. The amendments that require transition guidance are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. All other amendments will be effective upon issuance. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2015-10 on its financial statements.
 
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The update requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of being presented as an asset. Debt disclosures will include the face amount of the debt liability and the effective interest rate. The update requires retrospective application and represents a change in accounting principle. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The Company is evaluating the impact of ASU 2015-03 on its financial statements.
 
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, “Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20): Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items.” The purpose of this amendment is to eliminate the concept of extraordinary items. As a result, an entity will no longer be required to separately classify, present and disclose extraordinary events and transactions. The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and subsequent interim periods with early application permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2015-01 will have on its financial statements.
 
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-15 will have on its financial statements.
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 regarding ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. The standard provides principles for recognizing revenue for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers with the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted but not prior to the original public organization effective date of December 15, 2016. The Company is evaluating the accounting, transition and disclosure requirements of the standard and cannot currently estimate the financial statement impact of adoption.