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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Line Items]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of FoA and its controlled subsidiaries for the Successor three months ended September 30, 2021, the Successor period from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021, and the financial statements of FoA Equity and its controlled subsidiaries for the Predecessor periods from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Predecessor as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of management, such financial information reflects all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for such interim periods in accordance with GAAP. Operating results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period or for the full year. The consolidated interim financial statements, including the significant accounting policies, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of FoA Equity and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020 (Predecessor).
On October 12, 2020, the Company, Replay Acquisition Corp. (“Replay”) and FoA Equity entered into the Transaction Agreement pursuant to which Replay agreed to combine with FoA Equity in a series of transactions that resulted in the formation of FoA as a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), and FoA controlling FoA Equity in an
“UP-C”
structure (collectively, the “Business Combination”). At the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”) on April 1, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Replay domesticated into a Delaware corporation and FoA was formed. See Note 4 - Acquisitions for additional information.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Predecessor, prior to the Business Combination, which was determined to be FoA Equity, a limited liability company that was formed in July 2020. Prior to the Business Combination, FoA Equity was a wholly owned subsidiary of UFG Holdings LLC (“UFG”). FoA Equity owned all of the outstanding equity interests or had a controlling financial interest in FOAF. FAH and Incenter LLC were wholly owned subsidiaries of FOAF, and are included in the consolidated financial statements along with their consolidated operating lending subsidiaries and operating service subsidiaries. See Note 1 - Organization and Description of Business for additional information.
The significant accounting policies described below, together with the other notes that follow, are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its controlled subsidiaries and certain variable interest entities (“VIEs”) where the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE when it has both (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (2) exposure to benefits and/or losses that could potentially be significant to the entity. Assets and liabilities of VIEs and their respective results of operations are consolidated from the date that the Company became the primary beneficiary through the date that the Company ceases to be the primary beneficiary.
FoA Equity consolidates the accounts of Finance of America Commercial Holdings LLC (“FACo Holdings”), which is a direct subsidiary of FAH and an indirect parent company of FACo. Through the date of the Business Combination, the noncontrolling interests of FACo Holdings met the definition of contingently redeemable financial instruments for which the ability to redeem was outside the control of the consolidating entity. The Contingently Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (“CRNCI”) in this subsidiary was shown as a separate caption between liabilities and equity. Any income or losses attributable to the CRNCI were shown as an addition to or deduction from CRNCI in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. All significant intercompany balances and transactions were eliminated. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination disclosed in Note 4 - Acquisitions, FoA caused Finance of America Holdings LLC to exercise its right under the FACo Holdings Agreement to purchase all of the outstanding Class B Units held by Buy to Rent Platform Holdings, L.P. (“B2R”) for a redemption price of $203.2 million in satisfaction of the applicable Hurdle Amount under the FACo Holdings Agreement. 
Business Combinations
Business Combinations
The Company applies the acquisition method to all transactions and other events in which the entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are measured at fair value as of the acquisition date. Liabilities related to contingent consideration are recognized at the acquisition date and
re-measured
at fair value in each subsequent reporting period. Goodwill is recognized if the consideration transferred exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired.
Under ASC 805, there is an option to apply push-down accounting, which establishes a new basis for the assets and liabilities of the acquired company based on a “push-down” of the acquirer’s
stepped-up
basis. The push-down accounting election is made in the reporting period in which the change in control event occurs. FoA has elected push-down accounting for the Business Combination, and recorded the push-down entries at FoA Equity.
Goodwill
Goodwill
Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is reviewed for impairment annually as of October 1 and monitored for interim triggering events on an ongoing basis. If triggering events occur, which indicate goodwill might be impaired between annual tests, goodwill will be tested when such events occur. In making this assessment, the Company considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, operating results, business plans, economic projections,
share price
and anticipated future cash flows. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying them to the analysis of goodwill impairment. Changes in economic and operating conditions could result in goodwill impairment in future periods. In testing goodwill for impairment, the Company performs a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value including goodwill. If the qualitative assessment determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value including goodwill, the Company will compare the fair value of that reporting unit with its carrying value including goodwill. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired with the impairment loss equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill.
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets, net, primarily consist of trade names and broker/customer relationships acquired through various acquisitions and recorded at their estimated fair value on the date of acquisition. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense of intangibles is included in general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company reviews intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. 
Warrant Liability
Warrant Liability
The Company accounts for warrants for the Company’s Class A Common Stock at fair value within payables and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition because the warrants do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. The warrants are subject to remeasurement at each statement of financial condition date and any change in fair value is recognized within other, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability for changes in fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the warrants.
Tax Receivable Agreement Obligation
Tax Receivable Agreement Obligation
In connection with the Business Combination, concurrently with the Closing, the Company entered into Tax Receivable Agreements (“TRA”) with certain owners of FoA Equity prior to the Business Combination (the “TRA Parties”). The TRAs generally provide for payment by the Company to the TRA Parties of 85% of the cash tax benefits, if any, that the Company is deemed to realize (calculated using certain simplifying assumptions) as a result of (i) tax basis adjustments as a result of sales and exchanges of units in connection with or following the Business Combination and certain distributions with respect to units, (ii) the Company’s utilization of certain tax attributes attributable to Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates - NQ L.L.C., a Delaware limited partnership, shareholders (“Blocker GP”), and (iii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the TRAs, including tax benefits attributable to making payments under the TRAs. These tax basis adjustments generated over time may increase (for tax purposes) the depreciation and amortization deductions available to the Company and, therefore, may reduce the amount of U.S. federal, state and local tax that the Company would otherwise be required to pay in the future, although the IRS may challenge all or part of the validity of that tax basis, and a court could sustain such challenge. The tax basis adjustments upon sales or exchanges of units for shares of Class A Common Stock and certain distributions with respect to Class A LLC Units may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those assets. Actual tax benefits realized by the Company may differ from tax benefits calculated under the Tax Receivable Agreements as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the TRAs, including the use of an assumed weighted average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits.
The payments that FoA may make under the TRAs are expected to be substantial. The payments under the TRAs are not conditioned upon continued ownership of FoA or FoA Equity by the Continuing Unitholders (as defined in Note 4 - Acquisitions).
The Company accounts for the effects of these increases in tax basis and associated payments under the TRAs arising from exchanges in connection with the Business Combination as follows:
 
   
records an increase in deferred tax assets for the estimated income tax effects of the increases in tax basis based on enacted U.S. federal and state tax rates at the date of the exchange;
 
   
to the extent we estimate that the Company will not realize the full benefit represented by the deferred tax asset, based on an analysis that will consider, among other things, our expectation of future earnings, the Company reduces the deferred tax asset with a valuation allowance; and
 
   
initial measurement of the obligations is at fair value on the acquisition date. Subsequently, the liability will be remeasured at fair value each reporting period, with any changes in fair value recognized through earnings.
The Company records obligations under the TRAs resulting from exchanges subsequent to the Business Combination, as they occur, at the gross undiscounted amount of the expected future payments as an increase to the liability along with the deferred tax asset and valuation allowance (if any) with an offset to additional
paid-in
capital.
As of September 30, 2021 (Successor), the Company had a liability of $35.1
 
million related to its projected obligations under the TRA, which is included in deferred purchase price liabilities within payables and other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Prior to the Business Combination, a portion of FoA Equity’s earnings were subject to certain U.S. federal and foreign taxes. Subsequent to the Business Combination, the portion of earnings allocable to FoA is subject to corporate level tax rates at the federal, state and local levels. Therefore, the amount of income taxes recorded prior to the Business Combination are not representative of the expenses expected subsequent to the Business Combination.
The computation of the effective tax rate and provision at each interim period requires the use of certain estimates and significant judgments including, but not limited to, the expected operating income for the year, projections of the proportion of income that is subject to tax, permanent differences between the Company’s GAAP earnings and taxable income, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets existing as of the statement of financial position date. The
estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change throughout the year as new events occur, additional information is obtained or as tax laws and regulations change. Accordingly, the effective tax rate for future interim periods may vary materially.
The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method, which requires it to recognize current tax liabilities or receivables for the amount of taxes it estimates are payable or refundable for the current year, deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases of assets and liabilities and the expected benefits of net operating loss and credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period enacted. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that a portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income and the reversal of deferred tax liabilities during the period in which related temporary differences become deductible.
The benefit of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the Company’s income tax returns is recognized in the financial statements if such positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as “unrecognized benefits.” A liability is recognized (or amount of net operating loss carryover or amount of tax refundable is reduced) for an unrecognized tax benefit because it represents a potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized. Interest costs and related penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are required to be calculated, if applicable, and are recognized as general and administrative expenses.
Seller Earnout
Seller Earnout
The equity owners of FoA Equity prior to the Closing are entitled to receive an earnout exchangeable for Class A Common Stock if, at any time during the six years following Closing, the volume weighted average price (the “VWAP”) of Class A Common Stock with respect to a trading day is greater than or equal to $12.50 for any 20 trading days within a consecutive
30-trading-day
period (“First Earnout Achievement Date”), 50% of the earnout units issued to sellers (in conjunction with the Sponsor shares defined below, the “Earnout Securities”) will be issued; and if, at any time during the six years following Closing, the VWAP is greater than or equal to $15.00 for any 20 trading days within a consecutive
30-trading-day
period, the remaining 50% of the Earnout Securities will be issued (“Second Earnout Achievement Date”).
The seller earnout is accounted for as contingent consideration and classified as equity. The seller earnout was measured at fair value upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the date of issuance, and will not be subsequently remeasured. The settlement of the seller earnout will be accounted for within equity, if and when, the First or Second Earnout Achievement Date occurs. See Note 22 - Incentive Compensation for additional information.
Sponsor Earnout
Sponsor Earnout
The Company classified the Sponsor Earnout Agreement as an equity transaction measured at fair value upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the date of issuance, and will not be subsequently remeasured. Additionally, the settlement of the Sponsor Earnout Agreement will be accounted for within equity, if and when the First or Second Sponsor Earnout Achievement Date occurs. See Note 29 - Sponsor Earnout for additional information.
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling interest represents the Company’s noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the controlling Class A Common Stock ownership of the Company. Net income (loss) is reduced by the portion of net income (loss) that is attributable to noncontrolling interests as well as special allocations related to the Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (“A&R MLTIP”) as defined in the FoA Equity LLC Agreement.
Equity-Based Compensation
Equity Based Compensation
Equity based compensation with service conditions made to employees is measured based on the grant date fair value of the awards and recognized as compensation expense over the period during which the recipient is required to perform services in exchange for the award (the requisite service period). The Company has elected to use a straight line attribution method for recognizing compensation costs relating to awards that have service conditions only. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.
For equity based compensation where there are market conditions as well as service conditions to vesting, the grant date fair value of the awards is recognized as compensation expense using the graded-vesting method over the requisite service period for each separately vesting tranche of the award as if they were multiple awards.
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share
Basic net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding during the Successor periods. Diluted net income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and the effect of all dilutive common stock equivalents and potentially dilutive share based compensation awards outstanding during the Successor periods.
For the Predecessor periods, FoA Equity’s capital structure consisted of a single class of outstanding membership units which were held by one member, UFG. Therefore, the Company omitted earnings per unit for the Predecessor periods presented due to the limited number of LLC unit holders.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions due to factors such as changes in the economy, interest rates, secondary market pricing, prepayment assumptions, home prices or discrete events affecting specific borrowers, and such differences could be material.
Reclassifications
Reclassifications
Certain amounts from the prior period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial presentation.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
 
Standard
  
Description
  
Effective Date
  
Effect on Consolidated
Financial Statements
ASU 2016-13 , Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief, ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, ASU 2020-03, Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments
  
Requires use of the current expected credit loss model that is based on expected losses (net of expected recoveries), rather than incurred losses, to determine our allowance for credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost, certain net investments in leases and certain off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Replaces current accounting for purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) and impaired loans.
 
Amends the other-than-temporary impairment model for available for sale debt securities. The new guidance requires that credit losses be recorded through an allowance approach, rather than through permanent write-downs for credit losses and subsequent accretion of positive changes through interest income over time.
  
January 2020
  
The Company determined that certain servicer advances and other receivables, net of reserves included in other assets are within the scope of ASU 2016-13. The Company determined that these receivables have limited expected credit-related losses due to the contractual servicing agreements with agencies and loan product guarantees. Furthermore, the Company determined that for outstanding servicer and other advances, the majority of estimated losses are attributable to losses due to operational servicing defects and credit-related losses are not significant because of the contractual relationship with the agencies. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2018-17 , Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities
  
The amendments in this Update require that indirect interests held through related parties under common control be considered on a proportional basis when determining whether fees paid to decision makers or service providers are variable interests. These amendments align with the determination of whether a reporting entity within a related party group is the primary beneficiary of a VIE.
  
January 2020
  
The Company adopted this guidance using the prospective method of adoption.
 
Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
  
Historical guidance for goodwill impairment testing prescribed that the Company must compare each reporting unit’s carrying value to its fair value. If the carrying value exceeds fair value, an entity performs the second step, which assigns the reporting unit’s fair value to its assets and liabilities, including unrecognized assets and liabilities, in the same manner as required in purchase accounting and then records an impairment. This ASU eliminates the second step.
 
Under the new guidance, an impairment of a reporting unit’s goodwill is determined based on the amount by which the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.
  
January 2020
  
The Company adopted this guidance using the prospective method of adoption.
 
Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
Standard
  
Description
  
Effective Date
  
Effect on Consolidated
Financial Statements
ASU 2018-13 , Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
  
The amendments in this Update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, based on the concepts in the Concepts Statement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. Certain disclosure requirements were either removed, modified, or added.
 
This guidance removes the requirement to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurement methodologies, the policy for timing of transfers between levels and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. It also adds requirements for the disclosure of a) changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and b) the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 measurements. For certain unobservable inputs, entities may disclose other quantitative information in lieu of the weighted average if the other quantitative information would be a more reasonable and rational method to reflect the distribution of unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements.
  
January 2020
  
The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2018-15 , Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal- Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract
  
The amendments in this Update align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a service-contract hosting arrangement with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license).
  
January 2020
  
The Company adopted this guidance using the prospective method of adoption.
 
Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes
  
This amendment simplifies various aspects of the guidance on accounting for income taxes.
  
January 2021
  
The Company adopted this guidance using the prospective method of adoption.
 
Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
Standard
  
Description
  
Effective Date
  
Effect on Consolidated
Financial Statements
ASU 2021-06, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205), Financial Services—Depository and Lending (Topic 942), and Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Final Rule Releases No. 33-10786, Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses, and No. 33-10835, Update of Statistical Disclosures for Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants
  
In August 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-06 to align the SEC paragraphs in the codification with the new SEC rules issued in May 2020 relating to changes to the disclosure requirements for acquisitions and dispositions. ASU No. 2021-06 amends and supersedes various SEC paragraphs in FASB’s Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, and Topic 946, Investment Companies.
 
In May 2020, the SEC issued Release No. 33-10786, Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses, to update the financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-X for acquisitions and dispositions of businesses. In addition, to address the unique attributes of investment companies and business development companies, the SEC adopted new requirements regarding fund acquisitions specific to registered investment companies and business development companies.
 
Regulation S-X Rule 3-05 generally requires a registrant to provide separate audited annual and unaudited interim pre-acquisition financial statements of the business if it is significant to the registrant using the investment, asset, and income tests. The amendments in this Update include changes to the investment and income tests when measuring significance, and raising the significance threshold for reporting the disposition of a business on Form 8-K from 10% to 20% to conform to requirements for reporting business acquisitions.
  
January 2021
  
This ASU is effective for all acquisitions and disposals occurring after January 1, 2021.
 
The Company adopted this guidance using the retrospective method of adoption.
 
The Company evaluated the significance of all material acquisitions and disposals using the final amendments and determined it was in compliance.
 
Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance, Not Yet Adopted
 
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance, Not Yet Adopted as of September 30, 2021
 
Standard
  
Description
  
Date of
Planned
Adoption
  
Effect on Consolidated
Financial Statements
ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting
 
ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Codification Clarification
  
The amendments in this Update provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or other interbank offered rates expected to be discontinued.
 
In January 2021, FASB issued an Update which refines the scope of ASU Topic 848 and clarifies the guidance issued to facilitate the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. The amendment permits entities to elect certain optional expedients and exceptions when accounting for derivative contracts and certain hedging relationships affected by changes in the interest rates used for discounting cash flows, computing variation margin settlements and calculating price alignment interest in connection with reference rate reform activities.
  
TBD
  
This ASU is effective from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022.
 
If LIBOR ceases to exist or if the methods of calculating LIBOR change from the current methods for any reasons, interest rates on our floating rate loans, obligation derivatives, and other financial instruments tied to LIBOR rates, may be affected and need renegotiation with its lenders.
 
The Company continues to assess the potential impact that the adoption of this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation(Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options
  
The amendments in this Update affect all entities that issue freestanding written call options that are classified in equity. Specifically, the amendments affect those entities when a freestanding equity-classified written call option is modified or exchanged and remains equity classified after the modification or exchange. The amendments that relate to the recognition and measurement of EPS for certain modifications or exchanges of freestanding equity-classified written call options affect entities that present EPS in accordance with the guidance in Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.
  
January 2022
  
This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
 
The adoption of this standard is not expected to have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as it currently does not apply.