DXC Technology Co New Standards Disclosure
| Date Issued and ASU | Date Adopted and Method | Description | Impact | ||||||||
December 2023 ASU 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” | March 31, 2026 Prospective | The update requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, prescribes standard categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation, and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. | The Company adopted this standard by expanding disclosures related to income tax in the notes to the financial statements. | ||||||||
| Date Issued and ASU | DXC Effective Date | Description | Impact | ||||||||
| November 2024 ASU 2024-03, "Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses" | Fiscal 2028 | The update requires disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified quantitative information about certain costs and expenses presented in the income statement and certain qualitative information about costs that are not disaggregated. Early adoption of this update is permitted. | The Company is in the process of assessing the impacts and method of adoption. This ASU will impact the Company’s financial statement disclosures, but not its consolidated financial statements. | ||||||||
ASU 2025-06 “Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software” | Fiscal 2029 | The update amends the guidance for capitalizing internal-use software so that it is neutral to different software development methods, primarily by removing the previous “development stage” model to more closely align the capitalization of internal use software to that of software to be sold or marketed externally. Early adoption of this update is permitted. | The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of the ASU on our consolidated financial statements as well as its method of adoption. | ||||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 8, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2025 | May 15, 2025 | |
| 2024 | May 17, 2024 | |
| 2023 | May 19, 2023 | |
| 2022 | May 26, 2022 | |
| 2021 | May 28, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| 2018 | May 29, 2018 | |
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.
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