On April 20th, the XBRL US Center for Data Quality (DQC) announced the opening of the 18th public exposure period for review and comment on five new automated checks, including modifications to rules for filers using the US GAAP taxonomy. The DQC rulesets are intended to improve the accuracy and integrity of XBRL financial reports that use these taxonomies. Continue reading "XBRL US DQC Releases Ruleset 18" »

On April 11th, XBRL US announced the publication of corporate sustainability data in machine-readable XBRL format for Moody’s Corporation and Etsy, Inc. Digitized reports were created using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) XBRL Taxonomy, the publication developed by the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF) to explain how machine-readable environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures are prepared. Continue reading "XBRL US Shares Digitized ESG Reports to..." »

On April 6th, the SEC proposed new Regulation SE under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The rules would establish the process for an entity to register with the SEC as a security-based swap execution facility (SBSEF) and introduce a new form required for registration. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Rules to Reform Registration and..." »

XBRL US will host a webinar entitled “Understanding the New FERC Taxonomy - Time to Focus!”, at which the recently completed Taxonomy from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will be discussed. The FERC Taxonomy has been modified in answer to comments submitted by FERC filers and software providers. The 60-minute webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. ET {expires: 2022-04-14} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Virtual Seminar Focused on the..." »

On March 21st, the SEC announced that it is proposing amendments to its rules under the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act that would make it mandatory for domestic and foreign registrants to include specific climate-related data in their annual reports and registration statements. This data would need to be disclosed in a structured data format. The proposal is open for public comment. Continue reading "SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Improve..." »

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has announced that it will host a webcast designed to provide participants with greater knowledge of how enhancements in the 2022 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy (including those related to recently implemented FASB Accounting Standards Updates) will affect registrant XBRL filings. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET and will be presented live via webcast on fasb.org. {expires: 2022-04-06} Continue reading "FASB to Host Webinar: 2022 GAAP and SEC..." »

On March 3rd, the SEC announced that it is requesting feedback on interactive data collection. Issuers filing registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 and reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are required to submit specified financial information to the SEC and post it on their corporate websites in an interactive data format using XBRL. The interactive data requirement is designed to simplify investors’ ability to evaluate financial information and to help issuers automate regulatory filings and business information processing. The SEC is seeking feedback on the burden of these requirements, as well as the quality of the interactive data itself. Continue reading "SEC Extends Interactive Data Rule, Seeks Comment" »

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host a virtual Q&A-style discussion with the SEC on Filing Fee Disclosures and Payment Methods Modernization, the final rule which comprises new requirements that will impact many reporting entities and SEC submissions. Speakers from the SEC’s Office of Financial Management and its Division of Corporate Finance will cover topics related to disclosure, technical and general issues pertaining to the rule. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 22, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET and will be moderated by Scott Theis, chairman of the XBRL US Domain Steering Committee and Novaworks’ President. {expires: 2022-03-23} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Webinar with SEC to Discuss..." »

The SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has observed that some filers are not appropriately tagging disclosures about their finance lease liability, undiscounted future lease payments, and the excess amount of the undiscounted future lease payments over the finance lease liability (for example, imputed interest). DERA is providing guidance to filers to address some of this mistakes. Continue reading "SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Proper Tagging..." »

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host a virtual meeting for industry leaders to further engage in discussions and plans to establish rules and guidance for public corporations complying with the SEC’s XBRL requirements. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. {expires: 2022-03-24} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Virtual Data Quality Committee..." »

In December 2021, the FASB released a proposed update to the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Financial Reporting Taxonomy (US GAAP GRT) related to a Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) on Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50). The proposed revisions to the taxonomy will include new elements and reference updates. Continue reading "FASB Publishes Proposed Revisions to Future..." »

XBRL US has announced that it will host a webinar to discuss the demand for corporate Environmental Social Governance (ESG) data and what investors expect from public companies reporting about their environmental impact. The SEC is taking action on how companies report information about ESG and climate change, and this webinar will take place ahead of an expected rule proposal on these matters. The one-hour event will take place on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, and will begin at 3:00 p.m. EST. {expires: 2022-01-20} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Webinar: Supporting ESG Data..." »

XBRL US’ Data Quality Committee (DQC) will host a virtual meeting for industry leaders to further engage in discussions and plans to establish rules and guidance for public corporations complying with the SEC’s XBRL requirements. The one-hour webinar will take place on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 and will begin at 12:00 p.m. EST. {expires: 2022-01-20} Continue reading "XBRL US to Hold Data Quality Committee Web..." »

On December 20th, the SEC updated the EDGAR system to Release 21.4. The system now supports the 2021Q4 versions of the taxonomies listed below. With this release, the Closed-End Fund (CEF) taxonomy will be accepted in EDGAR for the first time, and the Document and Entity Information (DEI) taxonomy has been updated to include elements for tagging auditor information. For more information, refer to the final 2021Q4 taxonomies’ Release Notes. Continue reading "SEC Releases 2021Q4 XBRL Taxonomies Update" »

On November 23, FASB issued proposed updates to the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Financial Reporting Taxonomy concerning the Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) on Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. The proposed taxonomy updates are comprised of new elements, element deprecations, reference revisions, and updates to documentation and standard labels. Continue reading "FASB Proposes Updates for Future Taxonomy..." »