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In February 2016,
the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This standard requires the recognition of lease assets and liabilities for all leases,
with certain exceptions, on the balance sheet. For public companies, the standard is effective for annual reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 on
December 1, 2019, or the effective date, and used the effective date as its date of initial application. As such, the Company
did not adjust prior period amounts. The Company also elected to adopt the package of practical expedients upon transition,
which permits companies to not reassess lease identification, classification, and initial direct costs under ASU 2016-02 for
leases that commenced prior to the effective date. The Company has elected not to recognize on the balance sheet leases with
terms of one year or less. Upon adoption, the Company recorded lease liabilities of $65,136 and right-of-use assets of $65,136
on the balance sheet as of December 1, 2019. |
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In July 2017, the
FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic: 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic: 480), Derivatives
and Hedges (Topic 815). The FASB issued the update to simplify the accounting for certain financial instruments with down
round features. The Company adopted ASU 2017-11 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Currently, the Company does not have
financial instruments with down round features but will apply this update prospectively. |
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In June 2018, the
FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment
Accounting. FASB issued the update to include share-based payment transaction for acquiring goods or services from nonemployees
in Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The Company adopted ASU 2018-07 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020
prospectively, which has not had a material impact on its financial statements for share-based payments issued to nonemployees
during fiscal 2020. |
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In August 2018,
the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic: 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure
Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. FASB issued the update to modify the disclosure requirements in Topic 820. ASU
2018-07 will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of this update on its disclosures. |
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In
2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Instruments. The guidance changes the impairment model used to measure credit losses for most financial assets. A new
forward-looking expected credit loss model will replace the existing incurred credit loss model and will impact the Company’s
accounts and other receivables. This is expected to generally result in earlier recognition of allowances for credit losses.
ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company
in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact of adopting this update on the consolidated financial statements.
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In January 2017,
the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.
The FASB issued the update to simplify the measurement of goodwill by eliminating step 2 from the goodwill impairment test.
An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s
fair value. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for the Company so long as it remains a smaller reporting company in the first quarter
of 2023. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will apply this update upon adoption. |
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In
2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The guidance
simplifies the accounting for income taxes by primarily addressing the following: recognition of a deferred tax liability
after transition to/from the equity method, evaluation when a step–up in the tax basis of goodwill should be related
to a business combination or when it should be considered a separate transaction, inclusion of the amount of tax based on
income in the income tax provision and any incremental amount as a tax not based on income, and recognition of the effect
of an enacted change in tax laws or annual effective tax rates in the period the change was enacted, The guidance is effective
for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Early adoption is permitted. Several of the amendments in the update
are required to be adopted using a prospective approach, while other amendments are required to be adopted using a modified-retrospective
approach or retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this update on the consolidated
financial statements. |
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