Adoption of New Accounting Standards

 

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has adopted this ASU and the additional income tax disclosures are noted in Note 6, Income Taxes.

 

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 26, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 31, 2025
2023Mar 20, 2024
2022Mar 17, 2023
2021Mar 17, 2022
2020Mar 23, 2021
2019Mar 19, 2020
2018Apr 1, 2019
2017Mar 27, 2018
2016Mar 8, 2017
2015Mar 22, 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.