Recent Accounting Standards

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

 

FASB ASU 2023-07 – Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, which enhances reportable segment disclosure requirements by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the title and position of the CODM, and extending certain annual disclosures to interim periods. It also clarifies that single-reportable-segment entities must apply ASC 280 in its entirety.

 

This ASU was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with retrospective application required. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 effective January 1, 2025. The adoption resulted in enhanced segment disclosures but did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

 

SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024

 

FASB ASU 2023-09 – Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

 

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, which enhances income tax disclosure requirements by standardizing and disaggregating rate reconciliation categories and requiring disclosure of income taxes paid by jurisdiction.

 

This ASU was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and may be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 effective January 1, 2025. The adoption resulted in enhanced income tax disclosures but did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

FASB ASU 2025-05 – Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets

 

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, which provides a practical expedient that permits entities to assume that current economic conditions as of the balance sheet date will remain unchanged over the remaining life of current (short-term) accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under ASC 606.

 

The Company early adopted ASU 2025-05 effective January 1, 2025, and elected the practical expedient. The amendments were applied prospectively. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

 

FASB ASU 2024-03 / ASU 2025-01 – Income Statement (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, which requires public business entities to disclose, in both annual and interim reporting periods, disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items in a tabular format, along with a qualitative reconciliation to the captions on the face of the financial statements. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 to clarify the effective date for non-calendar year-end entities.

 

The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted and may be applied on either a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of ASU 2024-03/2025-01 on its consolidated financial statement disclosures.

 

 

SURGEPAYS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024

 

FASB ASU 2024-04 – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, which clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion.

 

ASU 2024-04 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for all entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU 2020-06. Adoption may be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2024-04 may have on its consolidated financial statement presentation and disclosures.

 

Other Accounting Standards Updates

 

The Company has evaluated all other recently issued accounting standards not yet effective and has determined that the adoption of such standards is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Apr 15, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 25, 2025
2023Mar 12, 2024
2022Mar 30, 2023
2021Mar 24, 2022
2020Apr 2, 2021
2019May 12, 2020
2018Apr 1, 2019
2017Apr 10, 2018
2016Dec 11, 2017
2015Apr 14, 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.