New Accounting Pronouncements Issued but not yet adopted
Expense Disaggregation Disclosure. In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)” (“ASU 2024-03”), which improves the disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and addresses requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions such as cost of sales, SG&A, and research and development. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. This standard is not expected to have an impact on any amounts recognized in our financial statements, but will result in more detailed disclosures addressing the categorization of expenses.
Credit Losses. In July 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-05, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets” (“ASU 2025-05”), which provides optional guidance relating to the estimation of expected credit losses on current accounts receivable and current contract assets. This guidance permits entities to apply a practical expedient that assumes current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. ASU 2025-05 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The guidance should be applied prospectively. The impact to the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures is not expected to be material.
Internal Use Software. In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”), which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software costs by increasing the operability of the recognition guidance considering different methods of software development. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or with a modified transition approach. The Company is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance.
Accounting for Government Grants. In December 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities (“ASU 2025-10”) to establish authoritative guidance in U.S. GAAP for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of government grants received by for-profit entities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. ASU 2025-10 should be applied utilizing a retrospective approach, or a modified transition approach. The Company is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance.
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