ATMOS ENERGY CORPATO

ATMOS ENERGY CORP New Standards Disclosure

10-KFiled Nov 14, 20252 min read
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance which provides updates to qualitative and quantitative reportable segment disclosure requirements, including enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and increased interim disclosure requirements, among others. We adopted this amendment as of September 30, 2025 and applied it retrospectively for all periods presented. See Note 4 for further discussion.
In December 2023, the FASB issued guidance which provides qualitative and quantitative updates to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disclosures, among others, in order to enhance the transparency of income tax disclosures, including consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and disaggregation by jurisdiction of income taxes paid. We early adopted this amendment as of September 30, 2025 and applied it retrospectively for all periods presented. See Note 15 for further discussion.
Accounting pronouncements that will be effective after fiscal 2025
In November 2024, the FASB issued guidance that will require more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. This amendment will be effective for our Form 10-K for fiscal 2028 and our Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2029. We are currently evaluating the impact this may have on our financial statement disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued guidance which provides qualitative updates to the determination of capitalizing internal-use software costs by expanding the scope to allow for various software development methods. The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted, and the amendment may be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or with a modified transition approach. This amendment will be effective for our Form 10-K for fiscal 2029 and our Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2029. We are currently evaluating the impact this may have on our financial statement disclosures.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Nov 14, 2025Showing above
2024Nov 18, 2024
2023Nov 14, 2023
2022Nov 14, 2022
2021Nov 12, 2021
2020Nov 13, 2020
2019Nov 12, 2019
2018Nov 13, 2018
2017Nov 13, 2017
2016Nov 14, 2016
2015Nov 6, 2015

About New Standards Disclosures

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