Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

Recent accounting and reporting developments

Accounting standards effective in 2023, or early adopted, and relevant to our financial statements are described below:

Reference Rate Reform: ASU 2022-06

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04 to provide temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform. It provided optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, extending the election and application from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024 (originally December 31, 2022). The adoption of, and future elections under, this standard are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as the standard will ease, if warranted, the requirements for accounting for the future effects of reference rate reform. We continue to monitor the impact the discontinuance of LIBOR or other reference rates will have on our contracts and other transactions.

Inflation Reduction Act

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) was enacted and signed into law in the United States. The IRA includes provisions for a 15% corporate minimum tax and a 1% excise tax on net stock repurchases. Both of these taxes are effective in 2023. We do not expect these tax provisions to have a material impact on our consolidated financial results, including our annual estimated effective tax rate. The amount of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock was immaterial in the first quarter of 2023.