ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. New Standards Disclosure

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-02, Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method. These amendments expanded the permitted use of the proportional amortization method, which was previously only available to low-income housing tax credit investments, to other tax equity investments if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, the initial cost of an investment is amortized in proportion to the income tax benefits received and both the amortization of the investment and the income tax benefits received are recognized as a component of income tax expense. ASU 2023-02 was adopted on a modified retrospective basis of transition or, for certain changes, a prospective basis, which resulted in a reduction to retained earnings as of January 1, 2024, of $2.3 million.

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting—Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This amendment is intended to improve disclosures about a public entity’s reportable segments and addresses requests from investors and other decision makers for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses. The amendment applies to all public entities that are required to report segment information in accordance with Topic 280. The amendments are to be applied retrospectively to all periods presented and segment expense categories should be based on the categories identified at adoption. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 effective December 31, 2024. Adoption of ASU 2023-07 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. See Note 22 – Segment Reporting for disclosures required by ASU 2023-07.

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023‑09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires enhanced annual income tax disclosures, including additional disaggregation within the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The ASU is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. Entities may apply the guidance either prospectively or retrospectively.

 

In our Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q for the period ending September 30, 2025, we previously disclosed that we had adopted ASU 2023‑09 using a retrospective transition method. Upon further evaluation of the implementation considerations and in light of the optional transition methods permitted under ASU 2023‑09, management determined that prospective application would provide more decision‑useful information and reduce implementation complexity.

 

Accordingly, effective January 1, 2025, the Company is applying ASU 2023‑09 prospectively, and the enhanced income tax disclosures required by the ASU will first be reflected in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ending December 31, 2025.

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). The amendments improve the disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion) in commonly presented expense captions (such as cost of sales and research and development). The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. We are currently evaluating the impact these changes may have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-08, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses - Purchased Loans. The amendment expands the population of acquired financial assets accounted for using the gross-up approach and aims to enhance comparability, consistency, and better reflect the economics of acquiring financial assets. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted in an interim or annual reporting period in which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. We will adopt the amendment, but it will have no impact on current assets.