Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000092122-25-000084
Chunk: 439

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-10-30
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 439
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 however, for current proceedings and/or matters not specifically reported herein or in Notes (B) and (C) to the Condensed Financial Statements herein, management does not anticipate that the ultimate liabilities, if any, arising from such current proceedings and/or matters would have a material effect on such Registrant's financial statements. See Notes (B) and (C) to the Condensed Financial Statements for a discussion of various contingencies, including matters being litigated, regulatory matters, and other matters which may affect future earnings potential.

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

See MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – ACCOUNTING POLICIES in Item 7 of the Form 10-K for a complete discussion of the Registrants' critical accounting policies and estimates, as well as recently issued accounting standards.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Registrants prepare their financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Significant accounting policies are described in the notes to the financial statements in Item 8 of the Form 10-K. In the application of these policies, certain estimates are made that may have a material impact on the Registrants' results of operations and related disclosures. Different assumptions and measurements could produce estimates that are significantly different from those recorded in the financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires entities to enhance consistency in income tax disclosures by improving transparency and comparability for stakeholders. Among other changes, ASU 2023-09 requires additional information in the effective tax rate reconciliation, including disaggregation of certain categories, and greater detail about income taxes paid, including disaggregation by jurisdiction. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Southern Company will apply the guidance on a retrospective basis. The Registrants are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2023-09 will have on their financial statement disclosures.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Overview

See MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY – "Overview" in Item 7 of the Form 10-K for additional information. The financial condition of each Registrant remained stable at September 30, 2025. The Registrants intend to continue to monitor their access to short-term and long-term capital markets as well as their bank credit arrangements to meet future capital and liquidity