AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.AXON
AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. New Standards Disclosure
Accounting Guidance and Disclosure Rules - Recently Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and additional disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation, and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The provisions of ASU 2023-09 are effective for our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025. Axon has adopted ASU 2023-09 prospectively for the year ending December 31, 2025; prior periods have not been recast. Refer to Note 12 for additional details.
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2024-04, Debt (Topic 470): Debt with Conversion and Other Options. ASU 2024-04 clarifies the assessment of whether certain transactions should be accounted for as an induced conversion or debt extinguishment. The provisions of ASU 2024-04 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. We elected to early adopt ASU 2024-04 in the first quarter of 2025 and applied the standard when assessing the accounting treatment for our convertible debt repurchase. Refer to Note 10 for additional details.
Accounting Guidance and Disclosure Rules - Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. ASU 2024-03 is intended to enhance the level of detail disclosed related to expense categories and provide additional disclosure of expenses by nature. The provisions of ASU 2024-03 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025‑05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. ASU 2025‑05 is intended to provide a practical expedient for estimating expected credit losses on current trade receivables and current contract assets. The provisions of ASU 2025‑05 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025‑06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal‑Use Software (Sub-topic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal‑Use Software. ASU 2025‑06 is intended to modernize the internal‑use software model primarily by removing software development stages and introducing a “probable-to-complete recognition threshold.” The provisions of ASU 2025‑06 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. ASU 2025-10 is intended to established guidance on the recognition, measurement and presentation of government grants received by business entities. The provisions of ASU 2025-10 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2028, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. ASU 2025-11 is intended to improve the navigability and clarify guidance of required interim disclosures. The provisions of ASU 2025-11 are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements.Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 6, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Mar 7, 2016 | |
About New Standards Disclosures
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