IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC New Standards Disclosure
New Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) or other standard setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Except as set forth below, the Company did not adopt any new accounting pronouncements during the year ended December 31, 2025 that had a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). The guidance in ASU 2023-09 improves the transparency of annual income tax disclosures by requiring greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, ASU 2023-09 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 during the year ended December 31, 2025, on a basis. The expanded disclosures are included in the consolidated financial statements (Note 13).
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). The guidance in ASU 2024-03 requires new financial statement disclosures in tabular format, disaggregating information about prescribed categories underlying any relevant income statement expense captions. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, ASU 2024-03 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-03 may have on its disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-04, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) (“ASU 2024-04”). The guidance in ASU 2024-04 clarifies the requirements related to accounting for the settlement of a debt instrument as an induced conversion. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of a reporting period if the entity has also adopted ASU 2020-06 for that period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-04 may have on its disclosures in its consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (“ASU 2025-05”). The guidance in ASU 2025-05 amends ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, to provide a practical expedient to simplify estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The practical expedient, if elected, allows entities to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The standard is effective for annual fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. Entities that elect the practical expedient should apply the guidance prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-05 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”). The guidance in ASU 2025-06 amends certain aspects of the accounting for and disclosure of software costs under ASC Subtopic 350-40, Internal Use Software. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Entities may elect to apply the guidance prospectively, retrospectively, or through a modified prospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-06 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-07, Derivatives Scope Refinements and Scope Clarification for Share-Based Noncash Consideration from a Customer in a Revenue Contract (“ASU 2025-07”). The guidance in ASU 2025-07 expands the scope exceptions within ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, to include certain nonexchange-traded contracts with underlyings that are based on operations or activities specific to one of the parties to the contract, including research and development funding arrangements. The standard is effective for annual fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. Entities should apply the amendments either prospectively for contracts entered into on or after the date of adoption or on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings for contracts that exist as of the beginning of the annual reporting period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-07 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, Narrow-Scope Improvements (“ASU 2025-11”). The guidance in ASU 2025-11 amends ASC Topic 270, Interim Reporting, to provide clarity on the current interim reporting requirements as well as requires entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity through the addition of the disclosure principle. The standard is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, ASU 2025-11 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-11 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-12, Codification Improvements (“ASU 2025-12”). The guidance in ASU 2025-12 provides incremental improvements to accounting standards for a broad range of topics. The standard is effective for annual fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, ASU 2025-12 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively on an issue-by-issue basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2025-12 may have on its consolidated financial statements.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet effective, are not expected to be applicable to the Company or have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements upon future adoption.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 16, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 17, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 22, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 22, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 19, 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.
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