Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

In order to make this report easier to read, DXC refers throughout to (i) the interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the “financial statements,” (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as the “statements of operations,” (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income as the “statements of comprehensive income,” (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as the “balance sheets,” and (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as the “statements of cash flows.” In addition, references throughout to numbered “Notes” refer to the numbered Notes in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, unless otherwise noted.

The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of DXC, its consolidated subsidiaries, and those business entities in which DXC maintains a controlling interest. Investments in business entities in which the Company does not have control, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for by the equity method. Other investments are accounted for by the cost method. Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component within equity in the balance sheets. Net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interests are presented separately in the statements of operations, and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests is presented separately in the statements of comprehensive income. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Certain amounts reported in the previous year have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Certain disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules. These financial statements should therefore be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”).

Use of Estimates

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of the financial statements, in accordance with GAAP, requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expense during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on assumptions regarding historical experience, currently available information, and anticipated developments that it believes are reasonable and appropriate. However, because the use of estimates involves an inherent degree of uncertainty, actual results could differ from those estimates. The severity, magnitude and duration, as well as the economic consequences of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) crisis, are uncertain, rapidly changing and difficult to predict. Therefore, accounting estimates and assumptions may change over time in response to the COVID-19 crisis and may change materially in future periods. Estimates are used for, but are not limited to, contracts accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method, cash flows used in the evaluation of impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets, reserves for uncertain tax positions, valuation allowances on deferred tax assets, loss accruals for litigation, and obligations related to our pension plans. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments necessary, including those of a normal recurring nature, to fairly present the financial statements. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During the nine months ended December 31, 2021, DXC adopted the following Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board:


Date Issued and ASU	Date Adopted and Method	Description	Impact
December 2019 ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”	April 1, 2021 Multiple Methods	This update is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The transition method (retrospective, modified retrospective, or prospective basis) related to the amendments depends on the applicable guidance, and all amendments for which there is no transition guidance specified are applied on a prospective basis.	The Company determined that this standard had no material impact to its condensed consolidated financial statements following adoption.
July 2021 ASU 2021-05, “Leases (Topic 842): Lessors–Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments”	Second quarter of fiscal 2022 Prospective	The amendments in this update modify lease classification requirements for lessors, providing that lease contracts with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate should be classified as operating leases if they would have been classified as a sales-type or direct financing lease and resulted in the recognition of a selling loss at lease commencement.	Upon adoption, on a prospective basis, customer leases with variable payments that would have resulted in an upfront loss when meeting sales type lease classification are classified as operating leases upon commencement or modification. Associated revenues, cost of services, or depreciation are subsequently recognized over their related lease terms or useful life. Before adopting this standard, leases with similar variable payments were classified as sales-type leases. These similar leases resulted in the recognition of upfront losses upon commencement or modification prior to the adoption, even when the overall economics of the lease arrangements were expected to be profitable.

Other recently issued ASUs that have not yet been adopted are not expected to have a material effect on DXC’s consolidated financial statements.