FORWARD AIR CORPFWRD

FORWARD AIR CORP New Standards Disclosure

10-KFiled Mar 11, 20261 min read
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The guidance in this ASU expands the disclosure requirements for income taxes by requiring greater disaggregation of information in the income tax rate reconciliation and disaggregation of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance in this ASU is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted the new guidance for the year ended December 31, 2025 and had provided all new disclosure requirements in Footnote 7, Income Taxes.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40).” The ASU updates the guidance on accounting for internal-use software costs by (i) removing all references to software development stages, and (ii) requiring that an entity capitalize software costs when both management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. This ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning in 2028. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 11, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 24, 2025
2023Mar 15, 2024

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.

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