standard also provides guidance on derecognition of tax benefits,
classification on the balance sheet, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, permits net operating
loss (“NOL”) carryovers and carrybacks to offset 100% of taxable
income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the
CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be
carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to
generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. We are currently
evaluating the impact of the CARES Act, but at present do not
expect that the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act would
result in a cash benefit to us.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, or other standard
setting bodies and adopted by us as of the specified effective
date. Unless otherwise discussed, the impact of recently issued
standards that are not yet effective will not have a material
impact on our financial position or results of operations upon
adoption.
Recently Adopted
Accounting Guidance
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses – Measurement
of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which introduces a
model based on expected losses to estimate credit losses for most
financial assets and certain other instruments. In addition, for
available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, the
losses are recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the
amortized cost of the securities. The standard was effective for
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
Entities apply the standard’s provisions by recording a
cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. We adopted ASU
2016-13 effective January 1, 2020. The adoption of this ASU did not
have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheet, results
of operations, cash flows and disclosures for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2020.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 “Intangibles—Goodwill
and Other—Internal-Use Software.” The amendments in this ASU align
the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in
a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the
requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to
develop or obtain internal-use software and require the entity
(customer) to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a
hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the
hosting arrangement. The standard was effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those
fiscal years. We adopted ASU 2018-15 effective January 1, 2020. The
adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our
consolidated balance sheet, results of operations, or cash flows
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Accounting
Guidance Not Yet Adopted
Simplifying the Test for Goodwill
Impairment
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test
for Goodwill Impairment.” This ASU simplifies the subsequent
measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill
impairment test. The annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test
is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with
its carrying amount. An impairment charge should be recognized for
the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting
unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed
the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. In
addition, income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on
the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when
measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. This ASU
should be applied on a prospective basis. The ASU is effective for
annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2021. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of
this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated balance
sheet, results of operations, or cash flows.
Simplifying Accounting for Income
Taxes