CuriosityStream Inc.CURI
CuriosityStream Inc. New Standards Disclosure
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
As of December 31, 2025, the Company ceased to be an "emerging growth company," as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), because that date marked the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the Company’s initial public offering. While the Company previously elected to use the extended transition period provided by the JOBS Act to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements until such time as those pronouncements were applicable to private companies, the sunset of its emerging growth company status means the Company is now generally required to comply with new or revised accounting standards on the timelines applicable to public business entities.
The Company continues to qualify as a “smaller reporting company” and a “non-accelerated filer” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company has transitioned to the adoption timelines for public business entities, as a smaller reporting company, it may still be eligible to take advantage of certain accommodations and alternative effective dates for specific accounting standards where the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) allows for a staggered adoption for smaller registrants. The Company will evaluate the impact of any such standards on its consolidated financial statements as they are issued.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2025, on a prospective basis. The adoption resulted in expanded disclosures in Note 15 - Income Taxes, specifically regarding the rate reconciliation and cash taxes paid, but did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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. This update provides all entities with a practical expedient that allows them to assume that current economic conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged for the remaining life of the assets when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and contract assets. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company early adopted ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The Company applied the provisions of this standard prospectively as of January 1, 2025. Under the standard’s practical expedient, the Company assumes that current economic conditions will remain constant over the remaining life of its accounts receivable. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
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. This update modernizes the accounting for internal-use software by removing prescriptive project stages and replacing them with a principles-based recognition threshold. Under the new guidance, capitalization of software development costs begins when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the project and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for its intended function. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company’s annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2028, and interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this standard on January 1, 2025, using the prospective transition method. Accordingly, the new guidance was applied to software development costs incurred on or after the adoption date for both new and existing projects. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. As required by the standard, capitalized internal-use software costs are now subject to the disclosure requirements of Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment.
Accounting Pronouncements Issued but not Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, requiring public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Clarifying the Effective Date, which amended the effective date of ASU 2024-03 to clarify that all public business entities are required to adopt the guidance for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The standard allows for adoption using either a prospective or a retrospective method of transition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03, including the clarification provided by ASU 2025-01.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. The amendments in this update are intended to improve the navigability of interim reporting guidance and clarify when Topic 270 is applicable. The ASU provides a comprehensive list of interim disclosure requirements and introduces a disclosure principle requiring an entity to disclose any events or significant changes since the most recent annual reporting period that have a material effect on the entity. The new guidance is effective for the Company’s interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, and the amendments may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The amendments in this update may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.Free Sentinel
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Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 12, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 | |
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.