BranchOut Food Inc. New Standards Disclosure
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). ASUs not discussed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable to the Company or not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments enhance reportable segment disclosure requirements, including expanded disclosures regarding significant segment expenses and information regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker used to assess segment performance. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 during the year ended December 31, 2024. See Note 17 – Segment Reporting for additional information.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments require enhanced income tax disclosures, including additional disaggregation within the effective tax rate reconciliation and disclosure of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 during the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 12 – Income Taxes for additional information.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), and in January 2025 issued ASU 2025-01, which clarified the effective date of ASU 2024-03. The amendments require public business entities to provide additional disclosures that disaggregate certain income statement expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and selling expenses. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statement disclosures.
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. The amendments introduce a practical expedient for estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under ASC 606. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2026, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this update may have on its consolidated financial statements.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Apr 15, 2025 | |
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.
Key signals: when management describes a not-yet-adopted standard's impact as "material" or "still being evaluated," it signals potential significant changes to reported metrics upon adoption. Watch for standards that affect a company's core operations — for example, revenue recognition changes for software companies or lease accounting changes for retailers with large store footprints. The transition method chosen (full retrospective versus modified retrospective) affects comparability with prior periods. Companies that delay adoption to the latest permitted date may be struggling with implementation complexity. Compare the disclosed impact assessments against peers in the same industry to gauge whether management's expectations are reasonable.