UNITED RENTALS, INC.URI

UNITED RENTALS, INC. New Standards Disclosure

10-KFiled Jan 28, 20262 min read
New Accounting Pronouncements
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, which requires more detailed disclosures about specified categories of expenses (including employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, may be applied prospectively or retrospectively, and allows for early adoption. 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.
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. In July 2025, the FASB issued 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 when estimating credit losses that assumes that 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, and should be applied prospectively. We are currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on our financial statements.
Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2025
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, which requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, prescribes standard categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation, and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We have retrospectively adopted this guidance, which did not have an impact on our financial statements, although it did result in expanded income tax-related disclosures, which are included in note 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Jan 28, 2026Showing above
2024Jan 29, 2025
2023Jan 24, 2024
2022Jan 25, 2023
2021Jan 26, 2022
2020Jan 27, 2021
2019Jan 29, 2020
2018Jan 23, 2019
2017Jan 24, 2018
2016Jan 25, 2017
2015Jan 27, 2016

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