MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. New Standards Disclosure
New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, which requires additional disaggregation of the reconciliation between the statutory and effective tax rate for an entity and of income taxes paid. The amendments improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information by jurisdiction. is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company has elected to apply this guidance prospectively in the Income Taxes Note by providing the required disclosures for the period ended December 31, 2025 and continuing to provide the pre-ASU 2023-09 disclosures for the comparative periods.
Accounting Pronouncements to be Adopted
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, which expands disclosures about specific expense categories presented on the face of the statement of operations and addresses requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, and depreciation and amortization) in commonly presented expense captions (such as cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses). ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods thereafter with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2024-03 to the consolidated financial statements.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 12, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 16, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 17, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 16, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 10, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 12, 2016 | |
About New Standards Disclosures
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