Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2025, Northern Trust adopted ASU No. 2023-08, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets” (ASU 2023-08). ASU 2023-08 requires entities to subsequently measure certain crypto assets at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in net income in each reporting period, and present crypto assets separately from other intangible assets on the face of the balance sheet and changes in fair value of crypto assets separately from changes in the carrying amount of other intangible assets on the statement of income. ASU 2023-08 also requires enhanced disclosures about in-scope crypto assets and respective activities. As Northern Trust does not hold crypto assets, upon adoption of ASU 2023-08, there was no impact on the consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of income.
On December 31, 2025, Northern Trust adopted ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (ASU 2023-09). ASU 2023-09 enhances disclosures by further disaggregating existing annual income tax disclosures related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. Upon adoption of ASU 2023-09, the impact was limited to certain enhancements within the notes to the consolidated financial statements and did not impact Northern Trust’s consolidated balance sheets or consolidated statements of income. Please refer to Note 20 – Income Taxes for further information.
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2020Feb 23, 2021
2019Feb 25, 2020
2018Feb 26, 2019
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2016Feb 28, 2017
2015Feb 29, 2016

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