Netskope Inc New Standards Disclosure
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires enhancement and further transparency on certain income tax disclosures, most notably the tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The Company adopted this ASU for the year ended January 31, 2026, on a prospective basis. See Note 11, Income Taxes, for further details.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
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 clarifies the threshold entities apply to begin capitalizing costs and removes references to software development project stages. The ASU requires that an entity capitalize software costs when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and when it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the intended functions, including consideration of whether there is significant development uncertainty. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning February 1, 2028. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This ASU introduces a practical expedient for the application of the current expected credit loss model to current accounts receivable and contract assets. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning February 1, 2026, and requires adoption on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories underlying certain income statement expense line items. Additionally, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 to clarify the effective date of ASU 2024-03. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning February 1, 2027 and requires either prospective or retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its disclosures.
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.