Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.CWK
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. New Standards Disclosure
New Accounting Pronouncements
The following accounting pronouncements were recently adopted by the Company:
Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”). In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”). In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848 (“ASU 2022-06”). ASU 2020-04 provides temporary optional practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts, and ASU 2021-01 and ASU 2022-06 amended the scope and deferred the sunset date of ASU 2020-04, respectively. The Company elected the optional expedient for modifications of debt contracts for its June 2023 debt agreement amendment, which did not have a significant impact on its financial statements and related disclosures. The Company did not apply the optional expedient to other 2023, 2024 or 2025 debt modifications. Refer to Note 11: Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings for additional information.
Business Combinations – Joint Ventures
In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations – Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement (“ASU 2023-05”). ASU 2023-05 applies to the formation of a joint venture and requires a joint venture to initially measure all contributions received upon its formation at fair value. The guidance was effective for all joint ventures with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025 and will be applied prospectively. The Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2025, with no impact to its financial position, results of operations or related disclosures.
SEC Staff Bulletins and Releases
In July 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-03 to amend various SEC paragraphs in the Accounting Standards Codification to primarily reflect the issuance of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 120. In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-04 to amend additional SEC paragraphs in the ASC to primarily reflect the issuance of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121. The ASUs do not provide any new guidance, so there is no transition or effective date associated with them and, therefore, the Company adopted the ASUs with no impact to its financial statements and related disclosures.
Segment Reporting
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), to amend reportable segment disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-07 requires interim and annual disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to an entity’s chief operating decision maker or those charged with assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The guidance became effective for annual periods that began after December 15, 2023 and interim periods that began after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2024, with no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, and applied the amended disclosure requirements retrospectively. Refer to Note 3: Segment Data for expanded disclosures related to each reportable segment.
Income Taxes
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), to amend certain disclosure and presentation requirements. ASU 2023-09 requires entities to disclose disaggregated information within its effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information related to income taxes paid, such as the amount paid disaggregated by jurisdiction, among other disclosures. The guidance was effective for annual periods that began after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2025, with no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, and elected to apply the amended disclosure requirements prospectively. Refer to Note 14: Income Taxes for expanded disclosures related to income taxes.
The following accounting pronouncements have been issued but are not effective for the current reporting period and have not been early adopted by the Company:
SEC Staff Bulletins and Releases
In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative, to amend certain disclosure and presentation requirements for a variety of topics within the ASC. These amendments align the requirements in the ASC to the SEC’s removal of certain disclosure requirements set out in Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K. The effective date for each amended topic in the ASC is either the date on which the SEC’s removal of the related disclosure requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective or on June 30, 2027 if the SEC has not removed the requirements by that date. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company does not anticipate that these amendments will have an impact on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
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 (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. This ASU will require a footnote disclosure about specific expenses by requiring entities to disaggregate, in a tabular presentation, certain expense captions presented on the face of our statements of operations. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after
December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and the disclosure requirements are to be applied retrospectively to any prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the ASU will have on its financial statement disclosures and determining the timing of our adoption. This ASU will result in expanded disclosures related to expenses but will have no impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Business Combinations – Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity (“ASU 2025-03”). ASU 2025-03 revises the guidance in ASC 805, on identifying the accounting acquirer in a business combination in which the legal acquiree is a VIE that meets the definition of a business. This ASU requires entities to assess whether a legal acquisition of a VIE should be accounted for as a reverse acquisition, where the legal acquiree is the accounting acquirer, which could impact the form and content of post-combination financial statements, the measurement of goodwill and other matters. Prior to ASU 2025-03, a business combination involving the acquisition of a VIE always resulted in the legal acquirer as the accounting acquirer. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments must be applied prospectively to all business combinations that occur after the adoption date. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Measurement of Credit Losses
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”). Since the adoption of ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASC 326”), entities have been required to reflect forecasts of future economic conditions when estimating expected credit losses, including when estimating credit losses arising from current accounts receivable and current contract assets. ASU 2025-05 provides an optional practical expedient whereby entities may assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date will not change during the remaining life of current accounts receivable and current contract assets. The expedient may be applied to current accounts receivable and current contract asset balances arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606, including assets acquired in a business combination transaction. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and entities that decide to elect the optional practical expedient must apply the expedient prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Internal-Use Software
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 (“ASU 2025-06”). ASU 2025-06 modernizes certain aspects of the recognition and disclosure framework for internal-use software costs, including cloud computing arrangements. The ASU removes all references to “development stages” and updates the criteria that must be met for entities to begin capitalizing software costs. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments may be applied prospectively, retrospectively or using a modified prospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Derivatives Scope Refinement
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-07, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract (“ASU 2025-07”). ASU 2025-07 adds a new scope exception in ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), for certain contracts that are not traded on an exchange and have an underlying that is based on operations or activities specific to one of the parties to the contract. Additionally, the ASU clarifies that when an entity has a right to receive a share-based payment from its customer in exchange for the transfer of goods or services, the share-based payment should be accounted for as noncash consideration within the scope of Topic 606. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and entities may apply the guidance prospectively or on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Hedge Accounting Improvements
In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements (“ASU 2025-09”). ASU 2025-09 amends certain aspects of the hedge accounting guidance in ASC 815, to more closely align hedge accounting with the economics of an entity’s risk management activities. The ASU provides guidance on five discrete topics, including topics pertaining to cash flow hedges and the net written option test. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and entities must apply the ASU prospectively for all hedging relationships as of the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Interim Reporting Requirements
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements (“ASU 2025-11”). ASU 2025-11 intends to improve the navigability of the guidance in ASC 270, Interim Reporting (“ASC 270”), and clarifies when it applies. The ASU also provides additional guidance on what disclosures should be provided in interim reporting periods and establishes a principle under which an entity must disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have had material impact on the entity. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and entities may apply the guidance prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures
Codification Improvements
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, Codification Improvements (“ASU 2025-12”). ASU 2025-12 facilitates updates for a broad range of ASC topics arising from technical corrections, unintended application of the ASC, clarifications and other minor improvements. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim reporting periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted on an issue-by-issue basis and entities may apply the guidance prospectively or on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
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.