EXACT SCIENCES CORPEXAS
EXACT SCIENCES CORP New Standards Disclosure
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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. This update improves income tax disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced transparency and decision usefulness of disclosures. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively with the option to apply retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted and prospectively applied the amendments in this update during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. This update modifies the disclosure or presentation requirements of a variety of topics in the ASC to conform with certain Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) amendments in Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively, and the effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or S-K becomes effective. However, if the SEC has not removed the related disclosure from its regulations by June 30, 2027, the amendments will be removed from the Codification and not become effective. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update enhances financial statement disclosures by requiring public business entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses including the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, and (d) intangible asset amortization included in each relevant expense caption. The update also requires disclosure of certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current GAAP, disclosure of a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, and disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The amendments in this update may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively and are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810): Determining the Accounting Acquirer in the Acquisition of a Variable Interest Entity. This guidance clarifies the framework for identifying the accounting acquirer in transactions involving variable interest entities that meet the definition of a business. The amendments should be applied prospectively and are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Account Receivable and Contract Assets. This update introduces a practical expedient for all entities when estimating expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from revenue transactions accounted for under Topic 606. The expedient allows entities to assume current conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the remaining life of the asset. The amendments are required to be applied prospectively and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating adoption of the practical expedient.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other— Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This update provides amendments to clarify and modernize the accounting for costs incurred to develop or acquire internal-use software. The amendments address the capitalization of implementation costs by utilizing a principles-based approach and consolidates website development guidance under Subtopic 350-40. The amendments can be applied prospectively, modified prospectively, or retrospectively and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance and the timing of adoption.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 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. This update introduces a scope exception to derivative accounting for certain contracts with underlyings tied to operations or activities specific to one of the parties. Additionally, the update clarifies that share-based noncash consideration received from a customer should be accounted for under Topic 606 until the right to receive or retain the consideration becomes unconditional. The amendments can be applied prospectively or modified retrospectively and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance and the timing of adoption. The provisions related to Topic 606 are not applicable.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. This update establishes authoritative guidance for entities receiving government grants, replacing previous guidance that relied on analogies to IAS 20 or ASC 450. Under the new guidance, entities must first determine whether the grant is related to an asset or income. Grants related to assets can either adopt the deferred income approach or the cost accumulation approach while grants related to income should be recognized in earnings on a systematic and rational basis over the periods in which the costs are incurred. The amendments can be applied modified prospectively, modified retrospectively, or retrospectively and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2028. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the guidance and the timing of adoption.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. This update clarifies that all entities issuing interim financial statements under U.S. GAAP fall within the scope of ASC 270. SEC registrants must follow the requirements of Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01, while non-SEC registrants may present interim financial statements, and related notes, under GAAP at the same level of detail as annual reporting. Additionally, entities issuing condensed interim financial statements must disclose material events occurring since the end of the prior fiscal year. The amendments can be applied prospectively or retrospectively, and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance and the timing of adoption.
In December 2025, the FASB issues ASU No. 2025-12, Codification Improvements. This update results from the Board's ongoing project to address suggestions received from stakeholders and to make technical corrections, clarifications, and other incremental improvements to GAAP. This evergreen project facilitates Codification updates for a broad range of ASC topics. The amendments are not expected to have a significant effect on current accounting practice. This ASU can be applied using a prospective or retrospective approach and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2026. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance and the timing of adoption.Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 13, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 21, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 21, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 22, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 16, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 21, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 22, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 21, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 24, 2016 | |
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.