CRAWFORD & CO New Standards Disclosure
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08)
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Company's results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07)
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with retrospective application required. The Company adopted this guidance as of December 31, 2024. Refer to Note 12, "Segment and Geographic Information," for updated segment disclosures.
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09)
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, a new accounting standard to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with prospective application permitted. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively, beginning in our 2025 annual reporting as of December 31, 2025. Refer to Note 6, "Income Taxes," for income tax-related disclosures required by this guidance.
Pending Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (ASU 2024-03)
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires disclosures disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items, such as inventory purchases, employee compensation, and depreciation. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (ASU 2025-05)
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, which provides a practical expedient that can be elected to be applied to accounts receivable and contract assets, which would allow entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the assets when estimating expected credit losses for such assets. Entities are required to apply the guidance on a prospective basis. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine the potential impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (ASU 2025-06)
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which provides guidance that simplifies the accounting for internal-use software by replacing stage-based rules with a principles-based approach, allowing capitalization once management authorizes funding and intends to use the software, and when it’s probable the project will be complete. Entities may elect to apply the guidance retrospectively, prospectively to software costs incurred after the adoption date (i.e. on existing, in-process software projects or new projects) or on a modified prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine the impact the adoption will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 4, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 6, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 15, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 4, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 5, 2020 | |
About New Standards Disclosures
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