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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


Our accounting policies are as set forth in the notes to the December 31, 2013 consolidated financial statements referred to above.


Recently Adopted Accounting Standards


In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08, among other things, raises the threshold for disposals to qualify as discontinued operations. Under ASU 2014-08, a discontinued operation is (1) a component of an entity or group of components that has been disposed of by sale, disposed of other than by sale or is classified as held for sale that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results or (2) an acquired business or nonprofit activity that is classified as held for sale on the date of the acquisition. ASU 2014-08 also requires additional disclosures for discontinued operations and new disclosures for individually material disposal transactions that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014 and interim periods within that year. Early adoption of ASU 2014-08 is permitted but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issue. On April 3, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) authorized management to pursue the sale of our Schreiber, Yonley and Associates, Inc. (“SYA”) subsidiary, subject to final approval by the Board. As a result of ASU 2014-08, the Company would not be required to present SYA as discontinued operations. The sale of SYA would not represent a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results as defined by ASU 2014-08. The Company has elected to early adopt ASU 2014-08 for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The Company will continue to present discontinued operations as previously presented in the Company's fiscal 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


Recently Issued Accounting Standards


In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” ASU 2014-09 provides a single, comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers. The revenue guidance contains principles that an entity will apply to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognized. The underlying principle is that an entity will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 for public entities, with no early adoption permitted. The Company is still evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our financial statements.


In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation Stock – Compensation (Topic 718).” ASU 2014-12 applies to all reporting entities that grant their employees share-based payments in which the terms of the award provide that a performance target that affects vesting could be achieved after the requisite service period. It requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition and follows existing accounting guidance for the treatment of performance conditions. The standard will be effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company is still evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our financial statements.