Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. New Standards Disclosure
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2025-12, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements.” This standard clarifies interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270. The ASU becomes effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” This standard requires disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements
on an annual and interim basis. This ASU becomes effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this ASU.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” This standard enhances disclosures related to income taxes, including the rate reconciliation and information on income taxes paid. The Company adopted ASU No. 2023-09 effective December 31, 2025, on a prospective basis, the impact of which is limited to additional income tax disclosures in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 23, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 24, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 12, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 15, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Mar 23, 2016 | |
About New Standards Disclosures
New accounting standards disclosures describe recently adopted pronouncements and those not yet effective, along with management's assessment of their expected impact. This section provides an early warning system for upcoming changes to how a company reports its financial results, often years before the new rules take effect.
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