SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. New Standards Disclosure
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”) requiring enhancements and further transparency to certain income tax disclosures, most notably the tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 does not change the recognition or measurement of income taxes under ASC 740. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 on a prospective basis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and other than the presentation of additional disaggregated data in the income tax footnote disclosure, there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements. Prior-period comparative disclosures for the income tax footnote have not been recast to the expanded format required by ASU 2023-09, consistent with the transition guidance in ASU 2023-09.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Apr 15, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 18, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 16, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 14, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 22, 2021 | |
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.