SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC. New Standards Disclosure
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this update are intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The improved disclosure requirements apply to all public entities that are required to report segment information, including those with only reportable segment. In addition to the current requirements, the amendments require all segment profit or loss and asset disclosures to be provided on an annual and interim basis. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and will be effective for interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 with no material effect on its consolidated financial statements other than the additional disclosure requirements, which are included in Note 15.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which provides for improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and the adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements other than adding new disclosures, which are included in Note 8.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which is intended to improve the decision-usefulness of expense information on public companies' income through disaggregation of relevant expense captions in the notes to the financial statements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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. The amendments in this update make targeted improvements to increase the operability of the recognition guidance considering different software development methods. The amendments in this update will be effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this ASU on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 5, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 12, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 26, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 23, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 30, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 10, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Mar 9, 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.