LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC New Standards Disclosure
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. It will require organizations to provide enhanced disclosures primarily regarding significant segment expenses. The Company adopted the new standard effective herein with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. In accordance with the ASU, we have disclosed on a retrospective basis the significant expense, by segment, in deriving our segment profit (loss) measure; see Note 16 - Segment Information for further information.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326). The majority of the Company’s sales require payment in advance of the sale, but a limited number of buyers are approved to conduct sales on credit. Accounts receivables related to those sales are generally short-term in nature and do not require the posting of collateral. The Company estimates its allowances for expected credit loss based on historical collection trends, the age of outstanding receivables, existing economic conditions, and the specific facts and circumstances of individual customers. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that specific receivable balances may be impaired, further consideration is given to the collectability of those balances and the allowance is adjusted accordingly. Past-due account balances are written off when the Company’s internal collection efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amounts due. The Company adopted the new standard effective October 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU will require organizations to disclose specific categories in their tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis; however, retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU will require organizations to disaggregate certain expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement into specific categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. This guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2028. The guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis; however, retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.
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. This ASU modernizes the accounting for internal-use software, removing for all references to software development stages and instead, requires capitalization of software costs when management has committed to the software project and it is probable the software will be completed and perform its intended use. This guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2029. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU may have on its consolidated financial statements.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Dec 7, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Dec 8, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Dec 8, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Dec 6, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | |
| 2015 | Nov 23, 2015 | |
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.