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Chapter 9 — Effective Date and Transition

9.3 SAB Topic 11.M Disclosure Requirements

9.3 SAB Topic 11.M Disclosure Requirements

The SEC staff has continued to emphasize the importance of providing investors with disclosures that explain the impact that new accounting standards are expected to have on an entity’s financial statements (“transition disclosures”).4 Such disclosures include information that investors may need to determine the effects of adopting a new standard and how the adoption will affect comparability from period to period. Transition disclosures should include not only an explanation of the transition method elected but also information about the impact that the credit losses standard is expected to have on an entity’s financial statements. The SEC staff has highlighted that, in the past, transparent disclosures about the anticipated effects of a new standard in multiple reporting periods preceding its adoption have prevented market participants from reacting adversely to significant accounting changes. In addition, the staff has indicated that it expects to see robust qualitative and quantitative disclosures about (1) the anticipated impact of new standards and (2) the status of management’s progress with implementation as the adoption date of the new standard approaches.

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See SAB Topic 11.M.